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Former UChicago Administrator Christian Mitchell Elected Illinois Lieutenant Governor

Christian Mitchell (A.B. ’08) has been elected to serve as Illinois’s 49th lieutenant governor, joining J. B. Pritzker for his third consecutive term as governor and defeating the Republican ticket of Darren Bailey and Aaron Del Mar. The Associated Press called the race for Pritzker and Mitchell at...

Illinois · 4d

WTTW - Chicago PBS

Nov. 4, 2026 - Full Show

We meet some of the midterm winners who will represent Illinois in Congress. And Chicago voters elected the school board’s president for the first time.

Chicago, IL · 2d

oakpark.com

Don’t harm the single-family lifestyle

I moved here in 1972, renting an apartment in an E.E. Roberts building, the first apartment building allowed to be built in Oak Park at 113 S. Scoville (1902-3). I am now in a house on Grove. Oak Park, Evanston and Hyde Park are unique. Built up after the Chicago...

Oak Park, IL · 3d

Loyola Phoenix

Enacting change on Chicago’s high cost of living

Living a big city life comes with big city prices. With the 2026 midterms underway, affordability and living costs have become critical issues among Chicago voters. Chicagoans aren’t alone in their concern. Illinois governor candidates JB Pritzker and Darren Bailey, and standing Chicago mayor Brandon Johnson, have made affordability a crucial tenet of their campaigns.

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Block Club Chicago

West Lawn Attorney Challenges Ald. Silvana Tabares In 23rd Ward

WEST LAWN — A West Lawn attorney is challenging Ald. Silvana Tabares (23rd) in the February municipal election. Leonardo Rojas-Banda and Tabares both filed nominating petitions for the Southwest Side ward seat this week, according to Chicago Board of Election Commissioners records. Tabares has represented the ward since being...

Chicago, IL · 2d

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Cook County Voters Decide Three MWRD Seats as Flood Fights Mount

Six candidates are competing for three seats on the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago board, with Democratic incumbents Eira Corral Sepúlveda, Precious Brady-Davis and Beth McElroy Kirkwood facing Republican challengers Michelle Pennington, Timothy E. Rueckert and Jill B. Shestokas. The race lands at a moment when the district's flood-control systems have been stretched by intense rainfall, leaving some residents newly worried about water in their basements.

Cook County, IL · 2d

Block Club Chicago

These West Side Students Are Too Young To Vote. They Volunteered To Be Election Judges Instead

WEST SIDE — Alyssa Ruffin spent her 18th birthday checking IDs, verifying addresses and answering ballot questions as election judge at Gregory Math & Science Academy in North Lawndale. Sitting next to fresh coffee and a box of doughnuts, Ruffin provided voters a warm greeting and a helping hand...

Chicago, IL · 2d

illinoislawyernow.com

Landlord with Knowledge of Tenant’s Alleged Infringement Faces Contributory Trademark Liability

Toulabi v. Siddiqui, et al., No. 25 CV 9228, (N.D. Ill. Aug. 24, 2026) (Daniel, J.). Judge Daniel granted-in-part and denied-in-part defendants Siddiqui’s and TLC Consultants’ (“TLC”) Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(b)(6) motions to dismiss in this Lanham Act trademark case involving the REZA’S restaurant mark. The Court dismissed plaintiff Toulabi’s dilution claims, but the other challenged claims survived.

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Brookfield residents vexed by Oxford House presence

Neighbors along and near the 3600 block of Brookfield’s Sunnyside Avenue are perplexed about the presence of a former Airbnb rental home that recently became a “shared residence” where people in recovery from substance abuse support each other. Known as an Oxford House, the property at 3626...

Brookfield, IL · 4d

khqa.com

Illinois voters to weigh in on state separation referendum

ILLINOIS— Voters in parts of western Illinois will see a referendum on their ballots Tuesday asking whether counties outside of Cook County should pursue forming a new state. The referendum will appear on ballots throughout McDonough County and in certain townships in Adams County. The question asks voters whether...

Illinois · 4d

hoodline.com

CHA Unveils Final Plan for 4,100 Homes at Cabrini-Green

The Chicago Housing Authority has released its final blueprint for redeveloping the last of the land once occupied by Cabrini-Green, calling for approximately 4,100 mixed-income homes spread across 43 acres and 16 former public-housing sites on the Near North Side. The framework, known as Cabrini NOW, divides that land into four distinct zones — Rowhomes, Division, Larrabee and Sedgwick — each with its own mix of building types, unit counts and green space.

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Attorney Joan D. Clay, Esq., Founder and CEO, The Village Legal and Community Project…

By nature, a leader and one to take up for those who are unable to defend themselves, Attorney Joan D. Clay, Esq., has devoted over half of her legal career to public interest law and to utilizing her expertise to make the legal system more accessible to those who need it most.

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Block Club Chicago

Johnson, Other Candidates Face Challenges To Nominating Petitions For Mayor’s Race

DOWNTOWN — Mayor Brandon Johnson and many of his challengers running for mayor next year are facing formal objections to the validity of their nominating petitions, which every candidate must file to gain a spot on the Feb. 23 ballot. Other mayoral candidates who had their candidacy challenged on...

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Christian Mitchell Could Make Illinois History. He Says Trump Is ‘A Bully’ And Illinois Won’t Bow Down

This week, Illinois might elect a Black man as lieutenant governor for the first time in the state’s history.

Illinois · 4d

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Ken Chenault and Valerie Jarrett unite for a powerful Chicago conversation

What does it take to rise to the highest levels of corporate America while navigating the realities of race, opportunity and leadership in a country still wrestling with its promises of equality?. For Ken Chenault, the answer comes from a lifetime of experience, difficult decisions and an unwavering commitment to...

fox32chicago.com

Election predictions and analysis with Bret Buganski

FOX 32 reporter Bret Buganski takes a look at some key races in the U.S. that could decide which party controls Congress.

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CBS Chicago

Chicago selects 50-foot spruce from Kane County as Christmas tree

Officials have picked the official 2026 Chicago Christmas tree, which will make a trip eastward from the suburbs.

Chicago Public Radio

Grammy winner Che ‘Rhymefest’ Smith reelected in South Side District 10a Chicago School Board race

District 10a neighborhoods: South Shore, Woodlawn, Greater Grand Crossing, Hyde Park, Kenwood, South Chicago, Douglas, Oakland. Che “Rhymefest” Smith, the Grammy Award-winning hip-hop artist turned activist and politician, sailed to victory Tuesday to keep his seat on the first fully elected Chicago Public Schools board. Smith was reelected...

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Chicago, IL Expands Food Scrap Drop-Off Program To Eight More Library Locations

Chicagoans can now drop off food scraps at 21 Chicago Public Libraries after the city expanded its free composting program to eight additional branches last week. The expansion brings the total number of spots in Chicago’s Food Scrap Drop-Off program to 40 sites throughout the city. The city’s Department...