Democratic Chicago-based Illinois Representative Kam Buckner is stepping up to do the job that Mayor Brandon Johnson has struggled with: buying time to keep the Bears from leaving the lakefront for ...

Construction officially began Monday on a 60-mile transmission pipeline that will bring Lake Michigan water to a half-dozen ...

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson joined with Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle and other elected officials for the ...

Two years ago, Chicago voters dumped their unpopular incumbent mayor, Lori Lightfoot, a standard-issue Democratic progressive ...

West Humboldt Park in Chicago begins a new mixed-use development focused on affordable housing and sustainability.

Pride Month in Chicago kicked off Sunday with a brunch hosted by Equality Illinois. The event celebrated the LGBTQ+ community ...

The last-minute budget push in Springfield could also bring a last-minute change to the way the Chicago Public Schools Board ...

The causes and solutions to gun violence are difficult to quantify—or control. One thing is clear: gun violence is highest in ...

Winfred Wilson was struggling to make ends meet on less than $700 a month, so he moved in with his daughter, gave up his car ...

Big issues for Illinois legislative session’s final week include public transit, pension reform and Bears - “Illinois lawmakers head into ...

Johnson currently sits at about a 6.6% approval rating. No, that is not a typo. Nearly 80% of Chicagoans disapprove of ...

Mayor Brandon Johnson has blasted Trump’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), comparing it to pre-WWII Nazi Germany ...