Elections

Tishaura Jones’ loss in last month’s mayor’s election is part of a trend in St. Louis-area politics over the past few years. After ascending to some of the most powerful posts in local government, several Black female political figures either left office or were defeated.

The former alderwoman will have to navigate an independent aldermanic board and a major change to the management of the city’s police department.

St. Louis voters elected a new leader and 3 newcomers to the city's public school board.

Ferguson residents will vote on who will serve the city's three wards April 8. Some residents have questioned if one candidate is living in the ward he’s representing.

Page calls the proposal to give the county council the power to fire directors a power grab.

Less than 18% of the city's registered voters participated in the election, according to unofficial final results — down from about 22% in 2021's mayoral primary.

Eleven candidates are running for three seats on the Board of Education for the St. Louis Public Schools. The election will be held on April 8.

It's been a wild year rife with protests, innovation, petty scandals, insects, celestial happenings — and much more.

The biggest political guessing game in Illinois is whether Durbin will seek a sixth term in 2026.

Their conflict started when Betts fired Alfred Montgomery, then a sheriff’s deputy, after he announced his first (and unsuccessful) run for the position in 2019.