Looking over his shoulder: Possible mayoral challengers Alexi Giannoulias and Susana Mendoza are also fundraising, though ...

The new Chicago Board of Education was sworn in Wednesday morning, marking a historic shift in oversight of the country’s ...

The failed vote was no surprise; even if the amendment had passed, there would have been a 34-vote hurdle to clear a ...

Ratings agency S&P downgraded the city of Chicago’s general obligation debt late Monday, citing structural imbalance in the ...

Outgoing Chicago Transit Authority President Dorval Carter capped his nearly 10-year run leading the massive agency at a ...

The new board members took their oaths of office and met for the first time Wednesday, many expressing optimism and hope ...

The gambling firm building a $1.7 billion casino and hotel project on the former Chicago Tribune printing plant faces ...

The board is transitioning from a 7-member appointed panel to a 21-person body; for now, 10 of the members are elected.

Alders on Wednesday approved more than $35 million to settle six police misconduct lawsuits, blocked a vote to amend the city ...

This moment is no doubt historic," elected member Ellen Rosenfeld said, "not just for me but for all of us, because this body ...

A letter from community organizations that brought a federal civil rights complaint over the General Iron controversy says ...

The move will increase the city's borrowing costs, including for Mayor Brandon Johnson's proposed $1.25 billion bond issue ...