Residents in several suburban communities can now vote early in upcoming municipal elections. Among the key races is Dolton’s mayoral contest, where incumbent Tiffany Henyard faces a challenge from ...

Behind-the-scenes staff acrimony mirrors public tension betwee Mayor Brandon Johnson and Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker.

The white, male founder and executive editor of a conservative web publication sued Chicago and Bally's in January for not being able to participate in a casino investment offering aimed at women and ...

Chicago’s path to being a sanctuary city began more than 40 years ago. Here’s a look at the leaders and laws that have shaped Chicago’s involvement with the sanctuary movement.

The Illinois Labor Relations Board has twice ruled that the city violated employees' collective bargaining rights by failing ...

Erin Harkey, who was head of DCASE under former Mayor Lori Lightfoot, has been named CEO of Americans for the Arts ...

The city is asking a Cook County judge to reconsider a ruling that an internal panel must meet publicly, saying it would ...

New poll numbers indicate that Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson has a lower approval rating than any sitting politician in the ...

Johnson’s 14% approval rating is lower than the lowest approval rating recorded by his recent predecessors. Rahm Emanuel and Lori Lightfoot had ratings as low as 27% late in their respective tenures.

Josh Kraft, a political newcomer who is running as a Democrat, said his top priority was addressing the city’s housing crisis ...

The meeting is also the first since an independent investigation​ found widespread financial mismanagement in the troubled ...

The activists began their journey from Dolton to the Gold Coast following Monday's village board meeting, after trustees ...