After President Joe Biden’s decision to drop out of the race, I’m reaffirming my prediction that despite primary turnout, it’s wrong to write off young voters.

While Chicago saw low turnout during its uncompetitive Democratic primary, young people will vote when there’s something to show up for. Now we’re seeing that come to life. If recent social media activity is any indication, Generation Z will turn out to vote in November. Candidates can shore up support by using their social media platforms to appeal to Gen Z’s policy preferences.

Vice President Kamala Harris, a daughter of immigrants who rose through the California political and law enforcement ranks to become the first female vice president in U.S. history, formally secured the Democratic presidential nomination on Monday — becoming the first woman of color to lead a major party ticket.

More than four years after her first attempt at the presidency collapsed, Harris’ coronation as her party’s standard-bearer caps a tumultuous and frenetic period for Democrats prompted by President Joe Biden’s disastrous June debate performance that shattered his own supporters’ confidence in his reelection prospects and spurred extraordinary intraparty warfare about whether he should stay in the race.

Consumers and business owners may be dealing with rising costs after Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed several bills into law.

Friday, Pritzker announced he signed 59 measures into law, impacting education, insurance, employers and more.

A judge on Monday ruled that Google’s ubiquitous search engine has been illegally exploiting its dominance to squash competition and stifle innovation, a seismic decision that could shake up the internet and hobble one of the world’s best-known companies.

The highly anticipated decision issued by U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta comes nearly a year after the start of a trial pitting the U.S. Justice Department against Google in the country’s biggest antitrust showdown in a quarter century.

A new Green Line station opened Monday at Damen Avenue on the Near West Side, offering a rail connection to the United Center in time for the Democratic National Convention, which kicks off in two weeks.

Mayor Brandon Johnson helped cut the ribbon on what officials celebrated as a “visually compelling” station that closes a 1.5-mile gap on the Green Line, the only L line that serves both the South and West sides.

The end is in sight for the Illinois grocery tax.

Governor J.B. Pritzker signed a bill into into law Monday sunsetting Illinois’ 1% sales tax on grocery items to be consumed off-premises.

The city of Pekin is buying land to extend its city limits and connect Veterans Drive to a major highway.

The $14 million purchase was approved by the council with a vote of 4-3 on July 22. The city will be purchasing the 1,000-acre tract known as Lutticken Farm. The area is mostly home to agriculture and a few homes.