No Republican, meanwhile, has won statewide office since Rauner in 2014, and few have come especially close. This puts the focus for replacing Mendoza on the Democratic primary process. The ...

The City Council drove the final nail in the coffin for a controversial "snap curfew" ordinance, upholding Mayor Brandon ...

Johnson turned to Burnett last summer only after the post had been vacant for 10 months following Ald. Carlos Ramirez-Rosa, ...

It’s been widely speculated that Mendoza is eyeing a run to unseat sitting Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson in 2027.

Illinois Comptroller Susana Mendoza said Wednesday she would not run for a fourth term in 2026, leaving the door open for a ...

Illinois Comptroller Susana Mendoza said Wednesday she would not run for a fourth term in 2026 as the state’s top fiscal ...

An educator urges his counter-parts in other cities to draw the lessons from the betrayal in Chicago and wage a ...

Opponents of an ordinance that would legalize “granny flats” and coach houses blocked a vote Wednesday, stalling the legislation backed by Mayor Brandon Johnson. Johnson’s administration and City ...

Youth organizers expressed gratitude for Mayor Brandon Johnson and the Chicago alderpersons who listened to young people.

Data centers help run artificial intelligence models, but also consume energy at a rate equivalent to thousands of households ...

Burnett, 61, is the dean of the City Council, having represented the 27th Ward on the West Side since 1995. He's also the ...