4+ day, 2+ hour ago   (394+ words) Maura Sullivan, an Evanston native who graduated from both Evanston Township High School and Northwestern University, narrowly lost a Democratic primary Tuesday night in New Hampshire’s 1st Congressional District, falling short in her second run for the seat. Sullivan, a Marine…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (378+ words) Evanston author Gilo Kwesi Logan, a diversity and leadership consultant who published a book earlier this year to honor his father, the city’s first Black police chief, is entering the crowded race for Evanston mayor. Logan is the seventh person…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (523+ words) Evanston Public Library staff recommended a 2.5% increase to the library’s property tax levy, as the Library Board kicked off the 2027 budget process on Wednesday. The process begins while a few things remain unclear. For one, it’s not known how much…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (524+ words) SPRINGFIELD — Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul announced Wednesday he has joined a multistate lawsuit against the U.S. Postal Service challenging new rules that purport to give it authority to regulate mail-in voting in federal elections. The suit was filed two…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (565+ words) Evanston attorney Jeff Smith, who ran for mayor in 2017 and is often an active presence in city meetings, told Evanston Now this week he is “exploring and considering” a run for mayor of Evanston. But Smith says he has not…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (1275+ words) SPRINGFIELD — President Donald Trump has been the dominant political force within the Republican Party for more than a decade. But as Illinois GOP faithful gathered Thursday in Springfield for their annual day at the Illinois State Fair, their party’s national…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (1279+ words) SPRINGFIELD — Illinois Republicans are hoping to buck historic midterm election trends by focusing on affordability and Democratic scandals in the Statehouse as they seek to emerge from superminority status. President Donald Trump remains deeply unpopular in Illinois, and midterm elections…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (486+ words) Sam Forstag, a Montana Democrat looking to flip a Republican-held congressional seat in November, will be in Evanston Wednesday for a fundraiser headlined by Evanston Mayor Daniel Biss and former Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel, according to the fundraiser invite. Biss…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (856+ words) SPRINGFIELD — U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren urged Illinois Democrats on Wednesday to unite behind all of the party’s nominees in the upcoming midterm elections so they can win control of Congress and block Republican President Donald Trump from advancing his agenda....

4+ week, 1+ day ago   (315+ words) Former 7th Ward Ald. Jane Grover will enter the race for mayor of Evanston, she announced on Friday, making her the sixth person to run to succeed Daniel Biss as mayor. Biss is set to resign from office just before midnight…...