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Joseph “Joey” Ruzevich: 2026 candidate for 6th Congressional District

Feb 25, 2026 6:10 am - Joseph "Joey" Ruzevich of Chicago is running for the Democratic nomination for the 6th Congressional District in the March 17, 2026 primary election.
Sean Casten: 2026 candidate for 6th Congressional District

Feb 25, 2026 6:10 am - Incumbent Sean Casten of Downers Grove is running for the Democratic nomination for the 6th Congressional District in the March 17, 2026 primary election.
Endorsement: Wegman for Democrats for Kane County treasurer

By the Daily Herald Editorial Board
Feb 25, 2026 4:00 am - Kane County Treasurer endorsement: Democrats Connie Cain, Scott Johansen and Penny Wegman
‘We’re winning so much.’ Trump’s State of the Union seeks to calm economic jitters ahead of midterms

By WILL WEISSERT and MICHELLE L. PRICE
Feb 24, 2026 10:28 pm - President Donald Trump declared during Tuesday's marathon State of the Union that “we’re winning so much,” saying he'd sparked a jobs and manufacturing boom at home while imposing a new world order abroad — hoping that offering a long list of his accomplishments can counter approval ratings that have been falling.
Pentagon appeals order blocking Sen. Mark Kelly’s punishment for call to resist unlawful orders

By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN
Feb 24, 2026 9:09 pm - Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is appealing a judge's order that blocks him from punishing Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly, a former Navy pilot, for participating in a video that called on troops to resist unlawful orders, according to a court filing on Tuesday.
From Cabinet secretary to doomsday president: What being the designated survivor is like

By WILL WEISSERT
Feb 24, 2026 9:05 pm - They typically start the day as low-profile Cabinet secretaries. They end it that way, too, God willing. But when the rest of the government is gathered together for a big event, like President Donald Trump's State of the Union address Tuesday night, a designated survivor is kept away to ensure someone in the line of leadership succession stays alive.
A city blanketed in fear: Accountability Commission hears shocking testimony about ICE

By Maggie Dougherty
Feb 24, 2026 8:43 pm - The state commission that has been investigating actions by federal immigration agents heard from health, education and community safety advocates at its third public meeting Tuesday.
Northeast US digs out from brutal snowstorm that disrupted flights and canceled school

By JAKE OFFENHARTZ and MIKE CATALINI
Feb 24, 2026 7:59 pm - Millions across the northeastern United States on Tuesday contended with treks to school and work as they dug out from a major — and in some areas record-breaking — storm that blanketed the region with snow, canceled flights, disrupted transit and downed power lines.
Cartel violence fuels doubts about FIFA World Cup games in Mexico

By MEGAN JANETSKY
Feb 24, 2026 7:54 pm - Hugo Alejandro Pérez was in his house a few miles from the Mexican stadium that is slated to host FIFA World Cup games when gunfire and explosions erupted just outside his door.The 53-year-old restaurant owner was already skeptical about his city, Guadalajara, hosting the international sporting event.
House rejects bill requiring aircraft locator systems to prevent midair collisions like last year’s

By JOSH FUNK
Feb 24, 2026 7:30 pm - The House failed to approve a bill Tuesday that was crafted after last year’s tragic midair collision near Washington, D.C., to require all aircraft flying around busy airports to have key locator systems to prevent such crashes. The collision of an airliner and an Army helicopter killed 67 people in January 2025.

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