1983: Harold Washington was elected Chicago’s first Black mayor. Washington, a U.S. representative who also served in the ...

The East Chicago mayor and council are split on their support of the Lake County Convention Center potentially being built in ...

William Kohles, 44, of Grand Rapids, Michigan, was found guilty of two counts of threatening a public official.

Johnson wants early talks and open dialogue with other city leaders, but some members of the City Council said they've been ...

An ordinance is expected to be introduced Wednesday. City Hall promised President Joe Biden’s administration that it would ...

Chicago’s public school teachers have overwhelmingly approved a four-year labor contract to raise their average salary to ...

This is the 13th year that Chicago has had more murders than New York, Houston and L.A. There were 573 homicides were ...

Two states and the largest cities within them had nearly opposite reactions after President Trump reiterated his plans to ...

Union leaders announced Monday that 97% of members who voted approved the deal, noted as historical levels of support.

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson is looking ahead and trying to get in front of another projected shortfall for next year.

A transportation nightmare is looming over Chicago, where a $730 million hole in the regional mass transit budget could force ...