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 ...

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

Acting ICE Director Todd Lyons scorched Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson on Thursday, slamming his "disgusting" claim that ...

Susana Mendoza announced she will not run for a fourth term as Illinois comptroller. She joined CBS News Chicago to talk about what's next.

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 ...

Chicago Inspector General Deborah Witzburg announced she will not seek another term. The decision comes after Chicago's City ...

Chicago is the flagship city for the 'Good Trouble Lives On' demonstrations Thursday honoring the late civil rights leader ...

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

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

It is intolerable to us that anyone who disgraces the Justice Department would be promoted to one of the highest courts in ...

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

Ward Alderman Brian Hopkins joins Lisa Dent to discuss Chicago City Council not getting the votes required to override Mayor ...