John Jones, Fayetteville's first Office of Community Safety director, sat down with the Observer to talk about his goals for ...

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

IMPD Chief Chris Bailey appeared in a video post Friday afternoon on X, once again calling for parents to step up.

Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic nominee in the race for mayor of New York City, moved to distance himself from comments that sparked outrage during the primary.

Trump’s brutal cuts to arts funding demonstrate the vulnerability of a culture sector tied to state ideology. How will Chicago rebuild?

The City Council failed to override Mayor Johnson’s veto of an ordinance allowing for temporary curfews for teens on Wednesday.

Data shows the city has seen 43 homicides in the first half of 2025 — a 19% drop compared to the same period last year.

At least a handful of teams, including Nike-sponsored Missouri Phenom and programs from the Wisconsin Truth, announced they ...

• It is not intersectionality. It is anti-intersectionality, because it erases every other war survivor who isn’t Palestinian ...

Youth organizers expressed gratitude for Mayor Brandon Johnson and the Chicago alderpersons who listened to young people.

OBSERVER Senior Staff Writer - President Trump’s recent federal funding cuts, including more than $820 million in grants, ...