After last year's budget stalemate, Standard & Poor’s dropped Chicago's bond rating, which determines the city’s borrowing ...

Behind-the-scenes staff acrimony mirrors public tension betwee Mayor Brandon Johnson and Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker.

Johnson will be walking onto his biggest stage yet and rather than being surrounded by friendly backers and fellow ...

For months, Scott Kennedy said her union has tried to work with CTU on its contract demand with Chicago Public Schools, but ...

Ky., opened an investigation into Chicago and three other cities with Democratic mayors, requesting they all appear to answer ...

Chicago mayor to testify about sanctuary status Mayor Brandon Johnson has decided to testify before lawmakers on Capitol Hill next month as part of an investigation into U.S. sanctuary cities. House ...

Hundreds of millions of dollars have been paid in cases involving 3 ex-cops: Jon Burge, Reynaldo Guevara and Ronald Watts. And more than 220 lawsuits are still pending. Beleaguered taxpayers might end ...

Brandon Williams, who lives in the Auburn area ... along with parts of Cortland and Oneida counties. The new district gave Democrats a larger voter enrollment edge, which made Williams ...

Who’s Who 2025 — our authoritative guide to power in Chicago — is here. This year’s edition features more than 464 influential leaders who are shaping Chicago's business, civic ...