Mayor Brandon Johnson is preparing for his upcoming showdown with a congressional committee investigating sanctuary cities. He is also counting on state help to deal with some pressing needs in ...

One Illinois lawmaker is proposing the state government create its own version of DOGE, following the lead of Elon Musk, to take a sledgehammer to waste and excessive spending in Illinois' budget.

In his first public comments since the announced departure of three city agency bosses, Johnson said, "there might be more ...

Johnson’s defense came after he told the crowd at a South Side church event he wished he “would have cleaned house faster” while suggesting he would start getting rid of people.

Over the past decade, the job description for the mayor of Chicago has included a new duty: responding to Donald Trump. The question before Brandon Johnson ... Gov. JB Pritzker, a rumored hopeful ...

The Justice Department alleges that a state law that allows noncitizens to obtain driver’s licenses is unconstitutional.

Judge declines to extend ‘swipe fee’ injunction to credit unions, applies it to out-of-state banks - “A federal judge on Thursday declined to ...

Last week was another busy week for the White House, with several notable Executive Orders and more agency leadership changes ...

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

The suit alleges that “sanctuary laws” like Chicago’s Welcoming City Ordinance and Illinois’s TRUST Act, which limit local ...