Cook County Board of Review Commissioner Samantha Steele’s long-awaited DUI trial finally began Monday.

Cook County Commissioner Tara Stamps says public comments by the pro-Trump Chicago Flips Red group have crossed the line into threats, harassment and intimidation.

President Donald Trump is waging a retribution campaign against some fellow Republicans in Tuesday’s primary in Indiana.

Lake and Porter County officials reported a record number of voters casting ballots during early voting for the 2026 primary election.

Dozens of election inspectors picking up election day credentials and equipment at an event Saturday at the Lake County Government Center.

Chet Dobis, a Democrat who hung up his political career in 2012 after 42 years as a state representative from Merrillville, died Saturday.

Voters in a competitive Central Michigan district will decide control of the chamber on Tuesday in a special election to fill the seat last held by Democrat Kristen McDonald Rivet, who’s now a congresswoman.

An online petition started by a Clarendon Hills resident calls for the village to adopt a recall ordinance over the village’s plaza plan.