Races for Cook County Board president and assessor as well as a few county board races in Lake County are among the local races to watch in Tuesday’s primary elections.

Gabriella Hoxie is a Republican running for Cook County Board District 15 in the March 17 primary.

Yasmeen Bankole of Hanover Park is running for the Democratic nomination for the 8th Congressional District in the March 17, 2026, primary election.

Brendan Reilly is vying for the Democratic nomination for Cook County Board President in the March 17 primary election.

Toni Preckwinkle is vying for the Democratic nomination for Cook County Board President in the March 17 primary election.

Since unseating Republican congressional stalwart Peter Roskam in 2018, Democrat Sean Casten has been a rock-steady, outspoken advocate in Illinois’ 6th District for party principles and progressive positions on everything from foreign policy to Medi...

Amid clashes with President Donald Trump, JB Pritzker has shifted to an all-channels media strategy — national TV, podcasts and social creators — to shape perceptions of Chicago and raise his national profile heading into 2028.

Former U.S. Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell of Colorado, who overcame a hardscrabble childhood to become the first Native American chairman of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs and a leader of the effort to build the National Museum of the American Indian in Washington, died Dec. 30. He was 92.

As 2025 comes to a close, “Words on Birds” columnist Jeff Reiter takes a look back at the year in birding.

Former U.S. Rep. Marie Newman has endorsed a politcal newcomer over U.S. Rep. Sean Casten in the Democratic primary for Illinois’ 6th District seat.