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Live: Election Night 2026 — Results, Races to Watch and Analysis
Follow live results, race calls and analysis from our politics team as polls close across the country.
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City Council Passes $2.1 Billion Transit Budget After Late-Night Vote
The plan adds three bus rapid-transit lines and keeps fares flat through 2028 — but leaves the downtown tunnel unfunded.
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Early Voting Turnout Hits a Record in the County’s First Weekend
More than 61,000 people voted early on Saturday and Sunday, nearly double the last midterm.
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Firefighters Contain Warehouse Blaze on the East Side; No Injuries Reported
More than 80 firefighters spent the night battling the four-alarm fire, which sent smoke across three neighborhoods.
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State Lawmakers Strike a Deal on Teacher Pay Raises
The agreement would lift starting salaries to $52,000 over three years, paid for in part by a surplus from last year’s budget.
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Opinion: Our Libraries Are the Last Free Indoor Places. Fund Them Like It
Libraries now do the work of community centers, job offices and cooling centers. Their budgets haven’t caught up.
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Winter Storm Tests Plains Power Grid as 2 Million Customers Face Subzero Nights
Grid operators across the central U.S. called on reserve plants and asked residents to conserve power as an arctic storm drove temperatures well below zero from Kansas to Minnesota.
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What the New Redistricting Map Means for Your Neighborhood
Three suburban districts were redrawn. We mapped every change, street by street.
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Opinion: Bring Back the Neighborhood Bus Stop Bench
Small comforts make transit usable for everyone. Start with somewhere to sit.
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Town Hall Meetings Move to Evenings So More Residents Can Speak
The council voted 7–2 to start public meetings at 6:30 p.m. instead of 2 p.m.
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