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Josh Huddlestun bests Teddian Jackson in Hobart mayoral contest

Josh Huddlestun, 33, was leading Tuesday night 66% to 34% over restaurateur and business owner Teddian Jackson. The mayor’s seat was open as incumbent Mayor Brian Snedecor decided to step down after 16 years in the role.

November 08, 2023

Eddie Melton declares victory in Gary mayoral race, touts Mark Spencer as potential State Senate replacement

Democrats appeared to sweep the offices up for grabs in Gary’s municipal elections on Tuesday, according to unofficial results — a predictable outcome in the heavily Democratic city. Nine of the 12 races on Gary ballots were all but decided before Election Day, with only Democrats running in those contests.

November 08, 2023

Republican Jon Costas leading for Valpo mayor; council flips to Dem majority

Republican Jon Costas captured 4,061 votes to Democrat opponent Hannah Trueblood’s 2,890 votes Tuesday for what will be his fifth term as Valparaiso’s mayor, according to preliminary results from Tuesday’s election.

November 07, 2023

House votes to censure Rep. Rashida Tlaib over her Israel-Hamas rhetoric

The House voted late Tuesday to censure Democratic Rep. Rashida Tlaib of Michigan — the only Palestinian American in Congress — an extraordinary rebuke of her rhetoric about the Israel-Hamas war.

November 07, 2023

Ohio voters enshrine abortion access in constitution in latest statewide win for reproductive rights

Ohio voters approved a constitutional amendment on Tuesday that ensures access to abortion and other forms of reproductive health care.

November 07, 2023

Mayor Brandon Johnson saves City Council ally from official rebuke for bullying, threats

Mayor Brandon Johnson broke a council deadlock on a measure to censure Ald. Ramirez-Rosa after the alderman last week threatened and tried to block some fellow council members from entering council chambers to debate a resolution Johnson opposed.

November 07, 2023

President Biden, Illinois and Chicago officials launching a one-stop work permit program for migrants

The program consists of a one-stop work authorization clinic aimed at serving approximately 150 migrants per day.

November 07, 2023

Biden will meet with United Auto Workers president in Illinois on Thursday

Under the deal with the UAW, Stellantis agreed to build a new gas-powered midsize pickup truck in Belvidere, plus open a new electric vehicle battery plant.

November 07, 2023

Mayor Brandon Johnson’s tax increase for homeless services will head to voters

The success of the referendum ordinance is now expected to open the doors to dueling high-stakes campaigns before the March primary election between the Bring Chicago Home coalition and opponents in the real estate industry.

November 07, 2023

Yorkville’s Dallas Ingemunson, longtime GOP stalwart, dies

Dallas Ingemunson, a longtime powerhouse in Illinois Republican politics and mentor to politicians including disgraced former House Speaker Dennis Hastert, has died at 85.

November 06, 2023

City Council ally of Mayor Brandon Johnson resigns leadership positions

After calls from council colleagues to step down over a “bullying” incident at a special City Council meeting last week, Ald. Carlos Ramirez-Rosa has resigned as Mayor Brandon Johnson’s floor leader and head of the powerful zoning committee.

November 06, 2023

Proposal to extend stiffer gun offense penalty joins school tax credit, end to nuke moratorium on agenda of Illinois legislature’s final week

An Illinois law increased minimum prison sentences for repeat gun possession offenders in 2018, but it could expire if state lawmakers don't act this week to extend it.

November 06, 2023

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds will endorse Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis for president, AP sources say

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds plans to endorse Ron DeSantis for president, giving the Florida governor’s 2024 campaign a boost as he struggles to show progress against Donald Trump in the Republican primary, two people familiar with the matter said Sunday.

November 05, 2023

From Chicago machine maestro to indicted alderman, Ed Burke’s corruption trial follows half-century of clout

The longest-serving alderman in Chicago history, Burke now faces high-profile trial on 14 federal charges in a racketeering case that begins Monday.

November 05, 2023

GOP Rep. Ken Buck plans to challenge his party’s direction under Trump as he leaves the House

When the Colorado Republican announced this past week that he would not seek reelection, he began with the type of criticism of Democratic policies that is standard fare for a hard-line conservative.

November 04, 2023

The Trump-DeSantis rivalry grows more personal and crude as the GOP candidates head to Florida

Former President Donald Trump is expanding his support in Florida as he seeks to bury the presidential ambitions of Gov. Ron DeSantis in their shared home state.

November 04, 2023

Haley and Ramaswamy show the rising political power of Indian Americans even as they feud in debates

Though they are polling far behind former President Donald Trump in the race for the 2024 nomination, Haley and Ramaswamy represent the growing political influence of Americans of Indian descent and are a reminder of the nuanced views within the Indian diaspora.

November 04, 2023

War in the Middle East upends the dynamics of 2024 House Democratic primaries

Most members of Congress have stood firmly behind Israel since the Hamas attack last month, but not Cori Bush. The Missouri Democrat called Israel’s response a “war crime” and an “ethnic cleansing campaign,” and was among the few House members who opposed a resolution supporting Israel.

November 04, 2023

In Chicago, Barack Obama calls for a ‘new generation of heroes to strengthen our bonds of trust’

Former President Barack Obama told youth leaders in Chicago that vast changes in the nation and world’s economic structure are needed to deal with artificial intelligence, climate change and income inequality.

November 03, 2023

Federal appeals court upholds sweeping Illinois gun ban

A federal appeals court on Friday upheld Illinois’ sweeping ban on high-powered guns, rejecting an argument that the law violates the Second Amendment rights of residents.

November 03, 2023

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