Mayor Brandon Johnson cast the shift to a unified shelter system as a victory for fiscal prudence, coordination of resources ...

The mayor of Dolton, Ill., Tiffany Henyard, is likely the most controversial mayor ever elected in the town of 20,000, facing ...

Chicago receives more unwanted recognition.

The race for president tops the list of federal, state and local contests in Illinois, where voters have supported the ...

A coalition of activists and local officials, including three of Johnson's City Council allies, sent a scathing letter Monday pushing the mayor to act on a key campaign promise to root out extremism ...

PROGNOSTICATING: Kamala Harris is expected to wipe the floor with Donald Trump in Illinois on Nov. 5, but more interesting for local political watchers is how the outcome will affect the state’s down ...

GOP and Libertarians trying to interrupt Democratic streak in races for Circuit Court clerk, county clerk, County Board and ...

Chicago's deputy mayor for education is taking a leave of absence. Sources told ABC7 Jennifer Johnson is temporarily stepping away from her role for personal reasons. ABC7 Chicago is now streaming ...

After two years and half a billion dollars spent, the city of Chicago's migrant shelter system will close as we know it.

After a large fire tore through a cabinet supplier in New Lenox Thursday, destroying a business that had been in the village ...

The one-time powerful Illinois House speaker and a longtime confidant are charged with racketeering, bribery, conspiracy, and ...

Chicago’s migrant shelters will be shut down at the end of the year and absorbed into an existing system for homeless ...