1983: Harold Washington was elected Chicago’s first Black mayor. Washington, a U.S. representative who also served in the ...

With the next Chicago mayoral race still two years away, Mayor Brandon Johnson has $1.16 million in the bank. But some ...

Nydia Velázquez and six other Democrats framed the endorsements of Adrienne Adams, Brad Lander and Zohran Mamdani as a way of ...

"There's a long history of Black political leaders talking to people who may not see us as first class," said Mayor Brandon ...

Chicago’s public school teachers have overwhelmingly approved a four-year labor contract to raise their average salary to ...

HE’S BACK: Former President Joe Biden gave his first major public speech since leaving the White House at the Sofitel Hotel ...

The Chicago Public Schools budget hangs in the balance as Trump's Department of Education targets diversity, equity and ...

The keys to City Hall are up for grabs on Nov. 4, when all 13 City Council seats and the mayor’s office are up for election.

President Donald Trump in January pardoned more than 1,500 people who were convicted of attacking the Capitol as part of an ...

Union members ratified an agreement that would lower class sizes, require hiring hundreds of new staffers, and allocate 10 ...