Former Chicago alderman Carrie Austin, indicted in 2021 for allegedly receiving home improvements from contractors seeking ...

A former Chicago City Council member who was charged with conspiracy, bribery, and lying to the FBI was deemed medically unfit for trial by a federal judge on Wednesday.

Former Chicago alderman Carrie Austin, indicted in 2021 for allegedly receiving home improvements from contractors seeking city assistance, deemed unfit for trial.

Chicago's longest-serving alderman, Walter Burnett, is stepping down. And, he has a recommendation for who should replace him.

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Evans Reid co-founded the Fellowship Missionary Baptist Church in the 1950s and led its 200-person gospel choir.

On Canada Day, Canadians in Chicago reflect on cross-border tensions What Canada Day means for Canadians living in Chicago as trade wars and political tensions escalate.

The longest-serving member currently on the Chicago City Council is retiring at the end of the month. Alderman Walter Burnett Jr. of the 27th Ward wants his son Walter Burnett III to be appointed to ...

Former longtime Chicago Ald. Carrie Austin may live her remaining days under the cloud of an unresolved federal indictment after a judge Wednesday found her medically unfit for trial.

A federal judge has ruled former Chicago Ald. Carrie Austin is medically unfit to stand trial, four years after she was indicted on bribery charges. In a 19-page ruling on Wednesday, U.S. District ...