A Cook County judge rescheduled Thursday’s hearing regarding the alleged obstruction of Chicago Public Schools chief Pedro Martinez until late January.
CPS CEO Pedro Martinez injunction hearing postponed by judge
Category: Elections
Will County judge rejects effort to restore Homer Glen candidates to April ballot
Will County Judge Ben Braun dismissed an appeal from eight Homer Glen trustee candidates removed from the ballot.
Judge restores opposition slate in Tinley Park after ‘clearly erroneous’ Electoral Board ruling
Cook County Judge John Tully Jr. returns Michael Maloney’s slate challenging Tinley Park Mayor Michael Glotz to April 1 ballot.
Lake County’s congressional delegation hoping for bipartisanship; ‘There is an opportunity … but if not it will be a challenging session’
U.S. Reps. Brad Schneider, D-Highland Park, Jan Schakowsky, D-Evanston, Bill Foster, D-Naperville, and Mike Quigley, D-Chicago, took their oath as members of the House of Representatives in the 119th Congress Friday in Washington to serve another two years representing their districts.
No Jan. 6 disruptions are expected as Trump’s win boosts Republicans’ faith in elections — for now
This year, the only turbulence preceding the quadrennial ratification of the presidential election resulted from House Republicans fighting among themselves over who should be speaker.
How Congress will certify Donald Trump’s Electoral College victory on Jan. 6
The congressional joint session to count electoral votes on Monday is expected to be much less eventful than the certification four years ago that was interrupted by a violent mob of supporters of then-President Donald Trump who tried to stop the count and overturn the results.
Why are US flags being flown at half-staff on Inauguration Day?
The U.S. flag code lays out parameters for lowering the U.S. flag to half-staff, including a 30-day period for current or former presidents to cover flags at federal government buildings and their grounds, as well as at U.S. embassies and other facilities abroad, including military installations and vessels.
Nearly 200 absentee ballots went uncounted in Wisconsin and officials want to know why
Nearly 200 absentee ballots somehow went uncounted in Wisconsin’s liberal capital after the Nov. 5 election, prompting state election officials to launch an investigation.
Chicago church stops hosting in-person Spanish services amid fears of mass deportations from Trump administration
Lincoln Methodist Church moved its Spanish services online after the threats of mass deportations from the incoming Trump administration.
Tech titans trying to engage Trump through Mar-a-Lago trips
A steady stream of some of the biggest names in technology — Meta Platforms Inc.’s Mark Zuckerberg, Google co-founder Sergey Brin and Amazon.com Inc.’s Jeff Bezos — have all made pilgrimages to Trump’s Mar-a-Lago club in Florida to meet with the president-elect.