The City Council drove the final nail in the coffin for a controversial "snap curfew" ordinance, upholding Mayor Brandon ...

From July 12 to 15 in 1995, the heat index soared above 120 degrees, killing 739 people in the deadliest natural disaster in ...

Unfortunately, local mayoral races are starting to take on features more typically associated with campaigns for federal ...

Illinois Comptroller Susana Mendoza said Wednesday she’ll give up her statewide office as she considers her “next biggest ...

Burnett, 61, is the dean of the City Council, having represented the 27th Ward on the West Side since 1995. He's also the ...

The issue has been debated for years since Anjanette Young was handcuffed and forced to stand naked while a team of police officers mistakenly raided her home.

After almost a decade, Illinois State Comptroller Susana Mendoza will not seek another term as the state’s chief financial ...

Illinois Comptroller Susana Mendoza will not seek reelection in 2026, but says she’s “leaving the door open” to running for mayor of Chicago.

Mayor Brandon Johnson will officially present his veto of a curfew ordinance at Wednesday's City Council meeting.

While national rhetoric leans on fear and force, mayors in cities like Chicago, Baltimore, and Birmingham are reducing homicides through data, community investment, and strategic prevention—not just ...

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson joins Lisa Dent to weigh in on Ald. Walter Burnett Jr.’s suggestion that his son replaced him ...