No Republican, meanwhile, has won statewide office since Rauner in 2014, and few have come especially close. This puts the ...

The House gave final approval to President Donald Trump’s request to claw back about $9 billion for public broadcasting and foreign aid early today as Republicans intensified their efforts to target ...

As the departure of Ald. Walter Burnett leaves Mayor Brandon Johnson with the challenge of picking his third Zoning Committee chair, the City Council’s Black and Latino caucuses have already begun ...

A Chicago protest dubbed the "Make Good Trouble Rally" on July 17 in honor of late U.S. Rep. John Lewis was held in Daley ...

Asked what advice he would give Zohran Mamdani, Mayor Brandon Johnson alluded to the leftist coalition in Chicago souring on ...

Illinois State Comptroller Susana Mendoza announced she will not seek re-election in 2026 and called for stronger leadership ...

At Wednesday’s meeting, council members shared heartfelt tributes to the Council’s current longest-serving member.

In spite of that apparent progress, more people were unhoused in Chicago in January 2025 than at any point since officials ...

As Alderman Walter Burnett steps down from the Chicago City Council, political deadlock is expected after the last effort to ...

The Chicago City Council passed a “snap” curfew ordinance on June 18 that allows the superintendent to impose short-notice ...

Mayor Brandon Johnson returns to WBEZ 91.5 on Thursday to answer listener questions live on the midday talk show Reset with ...

On the week of the 30th anniversary of the 1995 Chicago Heat Wave, Mayor Brandon Johnson and City of Chicago officials are ...