The Chicago City Council, long derided as a mayoral puppet, is increasingly operating independent of the wishes of the ...

Mayor Harold Washington is buried in a cemetery that was once for “whites only.” Protests and legislative fights desegregated ...

Another high-ranking member of Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson's administration is exiting City Hall. City Chief Operating ...

The diesel sheen remains visible on the water in Harbor East, where 5,000 gallons of fuel spilled on June 4, as estimates ...

“Over the past several years, she has played a key role in advancing initiatives that have strengthened the local economy, attracted new businesses, and improved long-term planning. As ...

Morningstar founder Joe Mansueto chose to build his own stadium at The 78 in part because it's the political path of least resistance, though it will require tens of millions in subsidies for ...

President Trump ordered the Marines to Los Angeles as the police broke up demonstrations against his immigration crackdown. California’s governor called sending in the Marines “a blatant abuse of ...

More than 28 abandoned and boarded up schools in one Midwest city contribute to urban blight — and in some cases have served ...

The modern iteration of the city, of course, is not just shaped by its urban renewal, but by the never-healing scar of being ...

A Chicago police officer shot and killed a fellow officer during a tactical operation Thursday night, police said. CPD said ...

The federal government recognized June as Pride Month under three Democratic presidents. Two Republican presidents did not ...

As the nation’s capital cleans up from the culmination of World Pride this past weekend, focus now shifts to a very different ...