Tens of millions of taxpayer dollars were approved on Wednesday to pay out settlements to people suing the city of Chicago. The City Council approved $80 million in payouts in seven lawsuits on ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- The Chicago City Council deferred a vote Wednesday on a so-called "snap curfew" for young people. The vote, in a parliamentary maneuver, was delayed until the next meeting on June 18.

The U.S. Department of Justice sent a letter to Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson's office Monday to inform him they've opened an investigation into the city's hiring practices. The letter ...

Ald. Edward Burke at a City Council meeting on April 10, 2019. (Antonio Perez/Chicago Tribune) 2019: 14th Ward Ald. Edward Burke was indicted on 14 counts, including racketeering, federal program ...

Although West Chicago Mayor Daniel Bovey proposed a “pathway forward” this week, his feud with the city council over staffing decisions continues. During his first meeting on May 5 ...

Donation Options Search Search Search Chicago ... Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s decision to suspend parking enforcement during the pandemic and use the stay-at-home shutdown to the city’s advantage ...

In “A Pope, a President and a GOAT” (op-ed, May 13), Collin Levy rhapsodizes about Chicago, writing: “Can you think of another city in the world responsible for a pope, a president and the ...

Donation Options Search Search Search Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson listens during a City Council meeting at ... initiated by former Mayor Lori Lightfoot and continued by Johnson were ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- The Chicago City Council has voted to approve the appointment of Michael McMurray as the city's new aviation commissioner. McMurray is an attorney and former construction executive.

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson says the Department of Justice's new investigation into whether the city hired people solely because of their race won't deter him from touting his administration's ...

1933: Century of Progress — the city’s second world’s fair — opened in Chicago. With a book of plays in front of him, George Halas, head coach of the Chicago Bears for 39 years ...

He describes the new location as being “like” the city, so it’s probably not the Illinois metropolis itself, and as of yet, it’s unclear in what ways the new setting will resemble Chicago.