The question before Brandon Johnson is, how does the freshman mayor come out on top against a reality TV-bred GOP president ...

Democrats accused of corruption are seeking relief from President Trump as he hands out scores of pardons and drops charges ...

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.

Ever since Trump’s new “border czar” announced mass deportations would kick off in Chicago, a bubble of anxiety has been growing in the city of big shoulders.

Calls for the removal of Illinois' Tiffany Henyard intensify after a contentious meeting and allegations of financial mismanagement, with a local community and officials seeking intervention.

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson is on leave from Chicago Public Schools while his administration negotiates its new contract. If Johnson were to return to CPS, he would be guaranteed a six-figure job.

The mayor is laying out his priorities for the year. But what's not on the list are solutions to the big fiscal cliffs for ...

Johnson’s team is laying out its first-quarter priorities. What’s not on the list is solutions to big fiscal cliffs for city ...

When Inspector General Deborah Witzburg's investigators sought access to a room where gifts sent or given to the mayor are ...

The Trump administration launches a nationwide immigration crackdown with brutal outcomes and hidden, lasting consequences.

When gifts are changing hands — perhaps literally — in a windowless room in City Hall, there is no opportunity for oversight ...

A city inspector general’s report says roughly 70 percent of the gifts documented did not list the identity of the gift giver ...