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Will you get your full Social Security payout? Here’s what experts say.

By Julie Z. Weil
Sep 02, 2026 9:09 am - The funds saved for the Social Security program are on track to run dry six years from now. By law, on the day the trust fund hits zero (which is currently expected in 2032), all retirees’ benefits immediately drop by more than 20%.
‘Our contingency plans have contingency plans’: Officials preparing for potential changes ahead of Election Day

By Russell Lissau
Aug 26, 2026 1:41 pm - Suburban election officials insist a U.S. Supreme Court decision that preliminarily approves President Donald Trump’s order restricting mail-in voting isn’t affecting their plans for the Nov. 3 midterms.
Special interests have dropped more than $4 million on suburban congressional races

By Russell Lissau
Aug 02, 2026 12:15 pm - Special interest groups have given more than $4 million to congressional candidates running in the North, West or Northwest suburbs this cycle
House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries kicks off 100 days till midterms with affordability agenda

By MIKE CATALINI
Jul 26, 2026 8:05 am - House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries on Sunday will unveil the party's Fighting for an Affordable America agenda, as he kicks off 100 days until the midterm elections and works to focus voter attention ahead of November.
Big gaps between Democratic, Republican campaign coffers in suburban House races

By Russell Lissau
Jul 18, 2026 11:45 am - Democratic congressional candidates running for seats in the suburbs are far better funded than their Republican rivals ahead of the November election, new reports show.
Darline Graham Nordone, sister of Lindsey Graham, chosen to fulfill remainder of his US Senate term

By MEG KINNARD
Jul 13, 2026 8:19 am - Lindsey Graham’s sister, Darline Graham Nordone, has been named as her late brother's temporary replacement in the U.S. Senate after his unexpected death over the weekend.
U.S. Rep. Foster to hold telephone town hall

Daily Herald report
Jun 16, 2026 9:05 am - Democratic U.S. Rep. Bill Foster of Naperville will speak with constituents in a telephone town hall this month.
A new inflation warning from the bond market, adds to Trump’s midterm challenges

By JOSH BOAK
Jun 01, 2026 11:12 am - The world is getting more uptight about lending money to President Donald Trump’s government — causing interest rates to climb in ways that are worsening affordability pressures, hampering economic growth and creating a new risk for Republicans in November’s midterm elections.
Cornyn went to great lengths to avoid Trump's wrath. The Texas senator lost his seat anyway

By THOMAS BEAUMONT and JESSE BEDAYN
May 27, 2026 7:28 am - Texas Sen. John Cornyn became the latest Republican to lose a primary after falling out of favor with a president with little tolerance for dissent and an appetite for retribution. Trump says he’ll stay friends with Cornyn as they watch Ken Paxton become a “fantastic” senator.
Paxton makes his final pitch in Texas US Senate race against Cornyn, buoyed by Trump's endorsement

By JESSE BEDAYN and THOMAS BEAUMONT
May 22, 2026 7:37 am - Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is riding high as he heads into the final days of his Republican primary runoff against Sen. John Cornyn, now with the weight of the president’s backing behind him.

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