Advocates are still split over the best way to help people who are homeless, as cities enforce public camping bans.

A former lawmaker and deputy governor, Christian Mitchell now oversees civic engagement at the University of Chicago. Current ...

A majority of Americans oppose both Trump’s adventurism abroad and his aggression at home. Who can unite them?

Because of a change in state law, residents of the Iowa Quad-Cities who want to set off consumer-grade fireworks will have ...

Some 700 Marines have arrived to join National Guard troops in Los Angeles. California Gov. Gavin Newsom asked a court to ...

The pool at River Park sits empty and closed on June 16, 2022, in Chicago. The city has struggled with lifeguard shortages for years post-pandemic, prompting the closure of dozens of pools and ...

He’s a democratic socialist, an immigrant and a Muslim — and those traits helped carry him to a resounding New York mayoral ...

Follow the latest news and live coverage of Sean "Diddy" Combs' verdict. Combs was acquitted of racketeering and sex ...

NYC is using ranked choice voting in its Democratic mayoral primary election, a system that takes some explaining. Here’s how ...

New York City Comptroller and Democratic mayoral candidate Brad Lander was arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement ...

Here’s why Pasadena’s City Council said a former school campus can’t be a ‘landmark’ Housing advocates and district officials pushed for denial of landmark status to make a proposed ...

After a year and a half in office, Seattle City Councilmember Cathy Moore announced today that she’s stepping down. Her resignation goes into effect July 7. PubliCola’s Erica C. Barnett first ...