Police were called to disperse a crowd at an Orland Township Together political caucus, headed by township Supervisor Paul O’Grady.
Category: Elections
State Sen. Napoleon Harris blocks Tiffany Henyard to claim Democratic nomination for Thornton Township supervisor
State Sen. Napoleon Harris received the Democratic nomination for Thornton Township supervisor over incumbent Tiffany Henyard.
Jim Dodge’s challenge to Orland Park Mayor Keith Pekau heads to Cook County court
An objection to the candidate petitions of Jim Dodge, hoping to run against Orland Park Mayor Keith Pekau, will be heard next week
Young men swung to the right for Donald Trump after a campaign dominated by masculine appeals
Although much of the electorate shifted right to varying degrees in 2024, young men were one of the groups that swung sharply toward Trump.
Homer Glen Electoral Board removes seven trustee candidates from ballot
The Homer Glen Electoral Board voted to remove seven trustee candidates from the ballot, which negates the need for a primary.
Calumet City Mayor Thaddeus Jones candidacy challenge stalls until judge rules on election board composition
Calumet City Clerk Nyota Figgs is objecting to Mayor Thaddeus Jones’ eligibility to seek reelection next spring.
Polls close in Uruguay’s election, with ruling coalition and opposition headed for photo finish
Uruguayans on Sunday voted in the second round of the country’s presidential election, with the conservative governing party and the left-leaning coalition locked in a close runoff after failing to win an outright majority in last month’s vote.
Donald Trump’s Republican Party is increasingly winning union voters. It’s a shift seen in his labor pick
Working-class voters helped Republicans make steady election gains this year and expanded a coalition that increasingly includes rank-and-file union members, a political shift spotlighting one of President-elect Donald Trump’s latest Cabinet picks: a GOP congresswoman, who has drawn labor support, to be his labor secretary.gon […]
Voters rejected historic election reforms across the US, despite more than $100M push
Two weeks before Election Day, activists from across the country gathered for an online rally heralding the historic number of state ballot initiatives seeking to change the way people vote.
Donald Trump raced to pick many Cabinet posts. He took more time to settle on a treasury secretary
President-elect Donald Trump launched a blitz of picks for his Cabinet, but he took his time before settling on billionaire investor Scott Bessent as his treasury secretary nominee.