President Donald Trump has unveiled his latest tariffs, and they could have significant implications for your wallet.
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Minal Desai projected to win Skokie clerk race
Skokie Clerk Minal Desai, who was appointed last year, declared an April 1 election victory in her run for Village Clerk.
Mayor Brandon Johnson landed a teachers union deal. Was it worth it?
Mayor Brandon Johnson’s critics are already pledging to pounce on his close alliance with the teachers union in the 2027 mayoral campaign.
Republicans move ahead with Trump’s ‘big’ bill of tax breaks and spending cuts amid tariff uproar
More than a month after House Republicans surprised Washington by advancing their framework for Trump’s $4.5 trillion in tax breaks and $2 trillion in spending cuts, Senate Republicans voted Thursday to start working on their version.
President Trump’s tariff push is a race against time — and potential voter backlash
President Trump’s expansive new tariff regime reverses a decades-long global trend of lower trade barriers that will likely raise prices for U.S. consumers and threatens to sharply slow the economy.
Illinois joins 18 other states suing to block President Trump’s election order, saying it violates the Constitution
Democratic officials in Illinois and 18 other states filed a lawsuit Thursday against President Donald Trump’s attempt to reshape elections across the U.S., calling it an unconstitutional invasion of states’ clear authority to run their own elections.
Most incumbents return in La Grange, La Grange Park; referenda succeed
Most incumbents to their municipal, park district and library board posts in an election cycle where most candidates ran unopposed.
Federal judge says she will temporarily block billions in health funding cuts to states
A federal judge in Rhode Island says she’ll temporarily block the Trump administration from cutting billions in federal public health dollars.
Four new members win seats on Oak Park Public Library Board
Longtime Oak Park Public Library Board member Matt Furth and fellow incumbent Maya Ganguly appeared to lose their reelection bids.
Blue Island voters back limiting gaming cafes, split on making Western a two-way street
Blue Island voters backed an advisory referendum to limit gaming cafes, but split on making Western Avenue to a two-way street.