Mayor Harold Washington is buried in a cemetery that was once for “whites only.” Protests and legislative fights desegregated ...

Five people say they are running or interested in running to replace U.S. Rep. Robin Kelly in 2nd Congressional seat ...

🌽WE’RE ALL EARS: Rahm Emanuel wrote the book on cities — literally, it was called “The Nation City: Why Mayors Are Now ...

Steve Bertrand has reached a career milestone: 40 years with WGN Radio. A trusted voice in the newsroom, Bertrand is known for his quick-witted commentary. He has hosted several shows including ...

State Rep. Eva-Dina Delgado is carrying the legislation that is “a modified version of legislation backed by labor groups that would leverage and reshape the existing RTA, rather than creating a new ...

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

Chicago Democratic Mayor Brandon Johnson echoes Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker’s warning and highlights President Donald Trump’s ...

In their own party, Emanuel, 65, is an old warrior whose time as a wise man may have passed.  Pritzker, 60, is a fresher face ...

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

Although the courts put a restraining order on the administration's efforts to dismantle the federal Institute of Museum and ...

CHICAGO — On a good day, Christopher Crotwell said he will usually leave his job of eight years at Harold Washington Library feeling sad. On a bad day, he will leave feeling angry. Crotwell ...

A real hunger is developing for new leadership in the Chicago mayor's office, and U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin’s retirement ...