Chicago Tribune

Illinois Senate President Don Harmon disagrees $4 million he took in political donations was improper

Senate President Don Harmon disagrees with Illinois election officials who said he collected millions of dollars more in campaign contributions last year than he was allowed to under a state law designed to curtail big-money influence in Illinois politics.

State Senate President Don Harmon shakes hands with colleagues Jan. 8, 2025, at the Illinois State Capitol after being reelected to his position. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune)

Northwestern University President Michael Schill attends a faculty senate meeting on April 9, 2025, where a packet of letters of support from law professors, legal organizations and alumni across the country asking the university to take stand against the federal government was given to Peter Barris, chair of the board of trustees. (Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune)

Northwestern University’s federal funding freeze: What we know so far

President Donald Trump makes remarks during an ambassador meeting in the White House in Washington on March 25, 2025. Trump last month signed an executive order that targeted the prominent Chicago-based Jenner & Block law firm where Andrew Weissmann, who served in a senior role in an investigation into possible Russian interference in the 2016 election, once worked. (Doug Mills/The New York Times)

Chicago-based law firm fights Trump executive orders

Ald. Gilbert Villegas, 36th, speaks during a City Council meeting at Chicago City Hall on Sept. 18, 2024. Villegas served in the U.S. Marines. (Tess Crowley/Chicago Tribune)

Chicago aldermen move to ban Jan. 6 rioters from city work

MMR virus vaccine (measles, mumps, rubella) at Logan Square Health Center on May 9, 2019. (Antonio Perez/ Chicago Tribune)

Illinois unveils online tool showing measles vaccination rates by school

Latest Headlines

Democratic-led Illinois Supreme Court rejects GOP challenge to legislative maps that kept Democrats in control

2 hours ago
Body in suburban forest preserve; identity and cause of death unknown

2 minutes ago
Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 shoots up in early trading, gaining more than 2,000 points

16 minutes ago
Justin Fields says confidence never wavered despite benching last season: ‘Everything happens for a reason’

44 minutes ago
LeBron James becomes the first professional male athlete to have his likeness depicted in a Ken doll

1 hour ago
Column: Kyle Tucker’s hot start has fueled North Side optimism while helping the Chicago Cubs hide their warts

1 hour ago
Andrew Benintendi lands on 10-day IL with a left adductor strain, leaving a void in Chicago White Sox lineup

1 hour ago
Sign up for email newsletters
Sign Up

Opinion

A Cook County investigator places an electronic monitoring device on a detainee before their release inside discharge facility in the basement of division V at the Cook County Jail on April, 12 2018. (Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune)

Editorial: Eileen O’Neill Burke puts judges on the spot to keep Cook County residents safe

Cook County's top prosecutor says electronic monitoring isn't keeping the public safe when used for...

Immigration

Venezuelan migrants deported from the United States arrive at Simon Bolivar International Airport in Maiquetia, Venezuela, Sunday, March 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Cristian Hernandez)

Trump touts Supreme Court deportation ruling as a major victory, but legal fight is far from over

The Trump administration is touting a Supreme Court ruling allowing it to resume deportations under the Alien Enemies Act as a major victory, but the immigration fight is far from over.