Mayor Brandon Johnson recently issued the first veto by a Chicago mayor in 19 years. But mayoral vetoes once were common. A ...

The mayor praised Chicago police commanders for effectively deploying resources, as well as community violence intervention ...

County data show that Chicago could be on track to record fewer than 500 homicides this year, which would be the lowest total ...

Dueling campaigns with conflicting statistics are debating whether Chicago restaurants face a crisis due to a 2023 ordinance ...

House Speaker Mike Johnson criticized Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson for opposing immigration enforcement, saying he was "on ...

Protesters, including Cota Truss, left, interrupt and chant “not legit” as Mayor Brandon Johnson debuted his new Chicago Board of Education on Oct. 7, 2024, at Sweet Holy Spirit Church in Chicago.

Who is Running For Mayor of Chicago? What to Know About the 9 Candidates as Election Day Nears The first round of the election is slated for Feb. 28 ...

CHICAGO – Voters chose a progressive former teacher over a tough-on-crime former public schools executive to lead the nation's third-largest city, capping off a mayoral election season that has ...

Brandon Johnson was sworn in as mayor of the nation's third-largest city Monday at a ceremony attended by Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker and U.S. Sens. Tammy Duckworth and Dick Durbin. Johnson, 47, a ...

CHICAGO — Mayor Lori Lightfoot of Chicago lost her bid for a second term on Tuesday, a resounding defeat that reflected widespread dissatisfaction from voters over her handling of crime and ...

As Chicago emerges from a pandemic, copes with fallout from civil unrest and addresses crime, the race for Chicago mayor in 2023 is shaping up to be hotly contested. Here’s a look at the race as ...