In the half-century since Mayor Richard J. Daley presided over Chicago’s notorious Democratic machine at the height of its power, nearly 40 aldermen from across the city have ended up behind bars.

Immigration is set to remain a hot-button topic in November’s presidential election ... to St Louis in March after seeing a flyer at a shelter in Chicago, the idea of low-cost living resonated.

Years of exorbitant political spending in Illinois – more than $24.3 million since 2010 – has secured an enormous amount of ...

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson continued his calls to shut down the gunshot detection system ShotSpotter on Monday ahead of an ...

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Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson is exploring other options as the city's contract with ShotSpotter, a gunshot detection ...

and the union provided huge financial support to his 2023 mayoral campaign. Mayor Brandon Johnson looks on as Chicago Public Schools CEO Pedro Martinez speaks during a ribbon-cutting ceremony ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Multiple sources told ABC7 Chicago Friday that Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson has told Chicago Public Schools CEO Pedro Martinez he no longer wants him as head of the school district.

Trustees told NBC Chicago that they are in contact with ... and previously ran against Henyard in the 2021 Dolton mayoral election. He replaces Lewis Lacey, who was serving as the department's ...

CHICAGO — Mayor Brandon Johnson asked CPS CEO Pedro Martinez to hand in his resignation this week, according to a report. The Chicago Sun-Times said Mayor Johnson asked Martinez to step down ...

Supporters of state Assemblyman Kevin McCarty gathered at his East Sacramento headquarters on Saturday for the official launch of his mayoral campaign’s ground operation. Addressing about two ...

CHICAGO (CBS) -- For 22 years, Mayor Richard M. Daley ran Chicago from his fifth-floor office in City Hall—always making sure Chicago was the proverbial "city that works." A new book ...