Mayor Brandon Johnson called 2024 a breakthrough year for Chicago, claiming some crime rates are at their lowest in a decade.

Former President Jimmy Carter’s ties to the Chicago area ran deep. He visited multiple times during his campaigning years, usually staying in the homes of local politicians or supporters from Chicago ...

Good morning, Chicago. Mayor Brandon Johnson and aldermen got their 2025 city budget passed just under the wire — and just in time for Chicagoans to start paying more as the calendar flips to 2025 for ...

Following the passing of former President Jimmy Carter at 100 years old on Sunday, tributes poured in from around the world, including from Illinois elected officials.

Mayor Brandon Johnson declined to resign his position with Chicago Public Schools after a high-ranking CPS official raised ethics concerns about a potential conflict of interest, according to a memo ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Mayor Brandon Johnson announced a new president for the Chicago Board of Education, along with five more appointments to the board on Monday night. Johnson appointed Sean Harden ...

CHICAGO — Mayor Brandon Johnson’s 2025 budget plan made it through the City Council on Monday, a hard-fought victory for the mayor that spares City Hall an unprecedented government shutdown ...

(The Center Square) – Mayor Brandon Johnson and the Chicago City Council still don’t have a budget agreement. Reports surfaced early Friday that the mayor did not have enough votes to pass a ...

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson, shown at a City Council meeting, has called off a Council vote on his 2025 city budget, which had been set for Friday. Pat Nabong/Sun-Times file photo Share After a ...

As the deadline looms, Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson has called off Friday's already delayed, final vote on the city's 2025 budget proposal, which was set to take place at a City Council meeting.

"Sean Harden is a proven leader with a bold vision for what education can achieve," Mayor Brandon Johnson said in a news release. "His deep ties to ... his family and his wife the best.