The failure of at least 34 members of the Chicago City Council to vote to reject Mayor Brandon Johnson’s action means the first mayoral veto in 19 years will stand.

opening the door for her to challenge Brandon Johnson in what would be her second bid for Chicago mayor. “I am announcing today that I will not be running for another term as your comptroller,” she ...

Mayor Brandon Johnson officially vetoed the curfew ordinance earlier during Wednesday's Coty Council meeting.The Council's attempt to override the mayor failed just after noon with a 27 to 22 vote.The ...

Illinois Comptroller Susana Mendoza said Wednesday she’ll give up her statewide office as she considers her “next biggest ...

Aldermen voted 27 to 22 last month to pass the curfew measure. But Mayor Brandon Johnson quickly vetoed it, calling it “counterproductive” to addressing crime.

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson joins Lisa Dent to weigh in on Ald. Walter Burnett Jr.’s suggestion that his son replaced him ...

Democratic elected officials can help save themselves and their party by making it clear that Mamdani does not speak for them ...

Susana Mendoza won’t seek re-election as Illinois comptroller and is leaving the door open to a 2027 run for Chicago mayor.

Illinois Comptroller Susana Mendoza’s decision not to seek a fourth term as the state’s chief fiscal control officer is ...

Susana Mendoza announced she will not run for a fourth term as Illinois comptroller. She made the announcement at a press ...

How long will Chicago align its policies and imagination with the racial stereotype that young Black folks aren’t children and are somehow inherently dangerous and other?

The City Council needs 34 votes to override Mayor Brandon Johnson’s veto of an ordinance that would allow the police to enact ...