Nebraska Senator and billionaire Pete Ricketts fought off a challenge from independent candidate Dan Osborn, Decision Desk HQ projected, offering a rare bright spot to Republicans dealing with major loses across farm country.

Adam Hamilton flipped a US Senate seat in Kansas, capitalizing on anger over President Donald Trump’s tariffs and high fuel prices generated by the Iran war to become the first Democrat since 1932 to be elected to the chamber from the Great Plains state.

Republican biotech entrepreneur and former presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy is facing bipartisan backlash over a $4 million advertisement he supported against his Democratic opponent in the campaign to be Ohio’s next governor.

Even at the time, it was considered an unconventional alliance: Mark Walter committing $160 million through his education-focused nonprofit to help a Chicago credit investment firm comply with Dodd-Frank regulations in return for funding.

Morningstar Inc. will move its headquarters into Google’s new office building in Chicago, giving a boost to a marquee project in a once-neglected part of downtown.

Brandon Johnson will seek a second term as mayor of Chicago, beginning a potentially uphill battle to stay in office after his opponents have already raised millions ahead of next year’s race.

Moderate Democrat David Crowley defeated Democratic Socialist Francesca Hong in Wisconsin’s primary for governor, an upset in a race that had become a test of the party’s ideological direction.

The Democratic primary for Wisconsin governor, widely seen as a key test of the progressive wing’s strength, was too close to call late Tuesday, with Democratic Socialist Francesca Hong locked in a tight race against establishment-backed David Crowley.

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson is pushing for a temporary moratorium on data centers, and signed an executive order on Tuesday to create new rules for any future developments.

Francesca Hong wants to tax the rich and abolish ICE, and she’s drawn recent criticism for expressing disdain for a cherished American holiday.

The field of candidates running to replace Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson next year is growing, setting the stage for a contentious election that will see progressive and moderate Democrats battle to lead the third-largest city in the US.

President Donald Trump celebrated on social media after Indiana State Senate president Rodric Bray said he wouldn’t stand for re-election to the post, after Bray defied him over redistricting US House seats to give the party an advantage in this year’s midterms.

For almost two decades, Chicago has been stewing over a $1.15 billion deal to lease 36,000 parking meters to an investor group led by Morgan Stanley. Now, with the meters set to change hands, the city council is seizing on an opening to push back.

New York-based Stonepeak Partners will pay $2.5 billion to buy the remainder of a lease of Chicago’s parking meters, according to a spokesperson for the firm.

A Blackstone Inc. loan on an office tower in the heart of Chicago’s financial center has gone into default, the latest sign of the persistent challenges landlords face after the city’s commercial real estate values tumbled in the wake of the pandemic.

Former president calls for civility, inclusivity as he unveils $850 million campus

The 44th president returns to stage with his party facing critical midterms.

Ken Griffin and his Citadel financial empire left Chicago for Florida in 2022. Boeing Co. said it would relocate its headquarters to Virginia around the same time. Now the Chicago Bears, the city’s iconic football team, say they’re moving across the state line to Indiana.

St. John’s University has officially sold its Staten Island campus for $30 million to Wagner College, according to documents from the New York City Office of the City Register.