Comeback kid? Former federal prison inmate and onetime Democratic U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. is getting closer and closer to running again for Congress. Politico's Shia Kapos reports that Jackson is ...

It’s time once again to dive into another round of quick takes on the people, places and events that were being talked about ...

An Austin shooting left a man dead in the 5600-block of West Division Street on Saturday night, the Chicago Police Department said.

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

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 ...

Walter Burnett Is Leaving His Job As Alderman — And His Son Wants To Replace Him: Burnett, Chicago’s longest-tenured alderman and vice mayor, told Block Club he’ll resign by the end of this month and ...

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

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

An entrenched city councilwoman from the Windy City will likely skirt charges of corruption due to her age and poor health. Former alderman Carrie Austin, 76, was […] ...

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