Former CPS CEO Janice Jackson is joining the Aspen Institute to lead its Education & Society Program, amid talk she could challenge Mayor Brandon Johnson.

Two big hanging Chicago political questions will get an answer later this morning when Illinois Comptroller Susana Mendoza is expected to announce if she’ll seek a third term in that job — or instead ...

The City Council could vote to override Mayor Johnson’s veto of an ordinance allowing for temporary curfews for teens on ...

Mayor Brandon Johnson will officially present his veto of a curfew ordinance at Wednesday's City Council meeting.

Dozens of people gathered in Chicago’s Austin neighborhood Tuesday night to remember hundreds of people who died during the ...

Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic nominee in the race for mayor of New York City, moved to distance himself from comments that ...

The mayor said he wants to improve public safety and aesthetics of retail corridors, but City Council members blasted more ...

A "granny flat" ordinance passed a City Council committee Tuesday.They are homes built on the same property as a main house, to provide extra living space.ABC7 Chicago is now streaming 24/7. Click ...

Mendoza, credited with retiring a multi-billion-dollar bill backlog for the state, has positioned herself as a fierce critic ...

Homicides in Chicago are down 57% so far in 2025 over the same period of time in 2024, and Mayor Brandon Johnson wants to spread the good word. Political Reporter Chris Tye reports.

Thirty years after a heat wave left more than 700 people dead, Northwestern researchers asked residents to rank solutions for ...

Mayor Brandon Johnson wants to call for a vote Wednesday on an ordinance that would legalize accessory dwelling units across ...