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Longtime Congressman Bill Foster says he's running again in 2024

U.S. Rep. Bill Foster launched his reelection campaign Wednesday for another term in Illinois’ 11th Congressional District.

Cook County clerk seeks end to historic anti-patronage case

A federal court hearing on Thursday could finish a case that began in 1969, in the era of Mayor Richard J. Daley.

Naperville man says he'll run against Rep. Bill Foster in primary

Naperville resident Qasim Rashid is throwing his hat in the primary ring for the Illinois’ 11th Congressional District seat, seeking to unseat incumbent Bill Foster, D-Naperville.

After governor loss, Darren Bailey announces bid for Congress

In his brief nine-minute campaign announcement, Bailey vowed to fight “a storm of woke nonsense that is eroding our values” and “undermining our principles.”

What US presidents did for the Fourth of July over the years

Here's a look at what some U.S. presidents have done to celebrate the Fourth of July.

The battle over Wisconsin’s top elections office

Meagan Wolfe, the nonpartisan administrator of the Wisconsin Elections Commission, has been a target of conspiracy theorists who falsely claim she was part of a plan to rig the 2020 vote to secure President Joe Biden's victory over Donald Trump in the state.

NASCAR in Chicago: Should street race return in 2024?

The NASCAR Chicago Street Race went off after a long rain delay, but criticism included road closures, police overtime and park limits on the holiday weekend.

Democrats’ 2024 primary calendar remains unresolved. The party insists that’s OK

Months after the Democratic Party approved President Joe Biden’s plan to overhaul its primary order to better reflect a deeply diverse voter base, implementing the revamped order has proven anything but simple.

Chicago elected school board map delay could hurt candidates

Lawmakers missed their own deadline to map out electoral districts and gave themselves an extra nine months.

Trump’s South Carolina rally attracted crowd of 50,000 to 55,000

Former President Donald Trump marked a return to the large-scale rallies of his previous presidential campaigns, speaking to a massive crowd gathered in the streets of a small South Carolina city on a blazing summer weekend.

Highland Park, a year later: Use of ‘red flag’ gun laws jumps

A Tribune analysis of available state data shows that in the year since the Highland Park mass shooting, there has been greater use of state laws intended to prevent people with troubled backgrounds from having firearms.

The Supreme Court just issued its biggest rulings of the year. Here’s what you need to know.

The Supreme Court just finished issuing its biggest decisions of the term, killing President Joe Biden’s $400 billion plan to cancel or reduce federal student loan debts, ending affirmative action in higher education and issuing a major decision that impacts gay rights. The decisions over the past week cap off a term that began in October in which the justices also considered big issues involving voting rights and religion.

Indiana Supreme Court upholds abortion ban

The Indiana Supreme Court ruled Friday that the state’s abortion ban doesn’t violate the state constitution, removing a major hurdle to enforcing the ban Republicans approved last summer.

Chicago appeals to try to stop permit for scrap shredder

Even President Biden has weighed in on the controversial plans for the Southside Recycling plant.

Supreme Court to review a ruling striking down domestic violence federal gun ban

A year after its sweeping gun rights ruling, the Supreme Court agreed Friday to decide whether judges are going too far in striking down restrictions on firearms.

Student loan forgiveness: Supreme Court strikes down Biden’s plan

The 6-3 decision, with conservative justices in the majority, effectively killed the $400 billion plan, announced by President Joe Biden last year, and left borrowers on the hook for repayments that are expected to resume by late summer.

Supreme Court rules for a designer who doesn’t want to make wedding websites for gay couples

In a defeat for gay rights, the Supreme Court’s conservative majority ruled Friday that a Christian graphic artist who wants to design wedding websites can refuse to work with same-sex couples.

President Joe Biden talks Supreme Court and Russia in rare network interview

The nearly 20-minute conversation addressed affirmative action in college admissions and the aftermath of a revolt in Russia.

Wisconsin Republicans’ spending plan sent to Democratic governor

A two-year spending plan that would cut income taxes across the board, increase funding for K-12 schools and cut the University of Wisconsin’s budget in a fight over diversity, equity and inclusion programming was sent to Democratic Gov. Tony Evers on Thursday.

Man arrested with weapons near Barack Obama’s Washington home

He was found with weapons and materials to create an explosive device, though one had not been built, one of the officials said.

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