The proposed budget cuts would be a step backward for the CPD reform process at a pivotal point — just when progress is ...

Lori Lightfoot swept into the office of Chicago Mayor in a surprisingly decisive victory in 2019, the first African American gay mayor made history. In her four years as Mayor, she faced a global ...

DOLTON, Ill. (CBS) -- Fireworks erupted at a village board meeting in south suburban Dolton Wednesday night. Embattled Mayor ...

As mayor, Lightfoot famously warned Black Caucus members who dared ... Johnson faces an almost impossible task in getting the 26 votes he needs for Council approval of what would be Chicago’s largest ...

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San Francisco’s London Breed is the latest is a string of Democratic mayors who’ve faced fierce reelection headwinds due to ...

Chicago voters largely appeared to reject Mayor Brandon Johnson’s education ... JB Pritzker dealt Johnson’s predecessor, Lori Lightfoot, a stunning defeat in 2021 by backing a bill that ...

For the first time in several weeks, the Village of Dolton achieved a quorum and held a public meeting Wednesday night as ...

CHICAGO - Chicago is holding its first school board elections on Tuesday, a key step as the city transitions from a mayor-appointed school board to one elected by voters. Results will begin to display ...

Henyard has denied wrongdoing amid the federal investigation, as well as a separate trustee-sponsored investigation led by former Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot. Henyard also spent some of Wednesday ...

Chicago voters have rejected Mayor Brandon Johnson’s education agenda as only four of 10 candidates endorsed by the powerful teacher’s union will hold seats on the city’s new hybrid Board of Education ...