Local News from Thursday, May 8th, 2025

Auction to Dine With Trump Creates Foreign Influence Opportunity

When the bidding stops Monday, the top buyers of a Trump family crypto coin will win a tour of the White House.

A Warning From Justice Souter: Democracy Is in Peril

Justice David H. Souter, who died last week, said in 2012 that public ignorance of the Constitution could lead to the rise of an autocrat and the death of democracy.

Walz to Speak at 2 Democratic Events, as Jockeying for 2028 Begins

Gov. Tim Walz of Minnesota, the Democrats’ vice-presidential nominee last year, will attend state party conventions in South Carolina and California on May 31.

In Illinois Senate Race, Old Grudges and a Test of Pritzker’s Power

Few policy differences have emerged among the Democrats vying to replace the retiring Senator Richard J. Durbin, while Gov. JB Pritzker’s influence looms large.