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House Speaker Emanuel "Chris" Welch answers questions at a press conference hours after the end of the spring legislative session at the State Capitol, June 1, 2026, in Springfield. (John J. Kim/Chicago Tribune)

Speaker Welch told lawmakers he backed Harry Benton’s reelection to prevent loss of union support

By Rick Pearson

August 5, 2026 at 7:29 p.m.

Speaker Emanuel "Chris" Welch told some lawmakers last month of his concerns in 2024 that...

An Illinois State Police trooper blocks a state office building entry door as members of the Alliance for Community Services attempt to enter in Chicago on Aug. 5, 2026, to talk to or deliver a message to the governor. (Antonio Perez/Chicago Tribune)

Disability advocates march on Gov. JB Pritzker’s office demanding more alternatives to nursing homes

By Evgenia Anastasakos

August 5, 2026 at 6:23 p.m.

Over a dozen protesters attempted to enter the Chicago office of Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker...

Sunlight hits Chicago City Hall on Jan. 29, 2025. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune)

Chicago mayoral election 2027: Who are the candidates so far?

By Alice Yin

August 5, 2026 at 5:00 p.m.

These are the candidates running in the 2027 Chicago mayor's race so far.

Hobart man charged with shooting gun near Lake George

By Post-Tribune

August 5, 2026 at 3:31 p.m.

A Hobart man, 21, faces a felony criminal recklessness charge after an off-duty Hobart police...

FILE – Electronic Arts’ office and studio complex is seen in an aerial view, in Burnaby, British Columbia, on Sept. 29, 2025. (Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press via AP, File)

Video game giant Electronic Arts closes $55 billion go-private sale of its business

By Associated Press

August 5, 2026 at 3:29 p.m.

Video game giant Electronic Arts, maker of popular titles like “Battlefield” and “The Sims,” announced...

The Porter County Courthouse in downtown Valparaiso. (Amy Lavalley/Post-Tribune)

Filing: Decades-old Porter County attempted murder case should be dismissed

By Amy Lavalley

August 5, 2026 at 3:22 p.m.

Fred Pewitt, 51, is asking for a Porter County case, for allegedly shooting at a...

Former Portage Mayor James Snyder, left, smiles while talking with members of his defense team as they leave the U.S. District Courthouse in Hammond, Indiana, Tuesday, March 10, 2026. (Andy Lavalley/for the Post-Tribune)

Former Portage Mayor James Snyder seeks dismissal of near decade-long case

By Alexandra Kukulka

August 5, 2026 at 3:21 p.m.

Former Portage Mayor James Snyder wants a federal appeals court to dismiss his case stemming...

Dolton Mayor Jason House hopes to eventually restore the former Village Hall on Park Avenue, after the Village Board approved historical designation for the building Aug. 3, 2026. (Olivia Stevens/Daily Southtown)

Dolton designates old Village Hall as landmark as part of bid for pope tourism

By Olivia Stevens

August 5, 2026 at 3:16 p.m.

The Dolton Village Board designated the former Village Hall and police and fire stations on...

Portage City Hall. (Doug Ross/Post-Tribune)

Portage council prohibits discharging firearms, other weapons allowed

By Doug Ross

August 5, 2026 at 2:59 p.m.

Republicans on the Portage City Council rejected a plea Tuesday to make shooting BB guns...

FILE – A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifts off from pad 39A with a payload of a pair of lunar landers at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla., Jan. 15, 2025. (AP Photo/John Raoux, File)

Scientists are certain a wayward SpaceX rocket slammed into the moon as predicted

By Marcia Dunn

August 5, 2026 at 2:41 p.m.

A SpaceX rocket that launched a pair of lunar landers slammed into the moon as...

The Washington Monument is seen in the background of the now drained Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, Wednesday, July 29, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)

No evidence? No problem. President Donald Trump pushes ahead on false claims that Reflecting Pool was vandalized.

By Josh Boak

August 5, 2026 at 2:42 p.m.

Trump has historically engaged in exaggeration, but this was a moment in which he wanted...

Omar David Panqueva, known as DJ TUNJO, left, and his husband Santiago Paez at the Sueños Music Festival at Grant Park on May 24, 2026. The couple were detained at Midway Airport by the Department of Homeland Security. (Silvia Paez)

Chicago DJ hosting Karol G tour after-parties arrested with his husband by ICE outside Midway Airport

By Laura Rodríguez Presa

August 5, 2026 at 5:08 p.m.

DHS said agents arrested Omar David Panqueva, known as DJ TUNJO, and his husband for...

A flag can be seen in reflection at the Hammond federal courthouse on Friday, July 10, 2026. (Kyle Telechan/for the Post-Tribune)

Records: Gary teen indicted for threats, messaging minors for explicit photos

By Meredith Colias-Pete

August 5, 2026 at 2:11 p.m.

Charleston Fallon, 19, was indicted in the U.S. District Court in Hammond for Transmission of...