“Big Bill” Thompson was the last Republican to be elected mayor of Chicago. A modern political showman without being burdened with many core beliefs, Thompson had something of a pedigree. His father ...

S. Even Mayor William Hale (“Big Bill”) Thompson stopped shouting about Chicago’s virtues to announce that its vices were on the wane. Chief of Police Michael Hughes gave out figures to the ...

DEATH OF DECORUM: Vulgar attacks and bickering erupted during a Chicago City Council committee meeting Tuesday, revealing the deep political divide that continues to rankle the council. The chaos ...

Johnson is naming CPS parent Cydney Wallace to represent parts of five neighborhoods on the partly elected, partly appointed ...

Voters will decide whether Rockingham or Smith will receive the Democratic nomination for mayor when they go to the polls Tuesday to select who will join independents David E. Hood and Ald.

A bill aimed at attracting the Chicago Bears, or another sports franchise, to Northwest Indiana passed out of the Indiana House Ways and Means committee Tuesday with two amendments. House Bill ...

JB Pritzker suffered a rare defeat in Springfield over a hemp bill opposed by Mayor Brandon Johnson, the governor’s chief of staff withdrew from a short-lived effort to convene with Chicago and ...

With no clear frontrunner and no fundraising advantage demonstrated by any of the candidates currently in the race, the battle for the next Detroit mayor is tough to forecast. Mayor Mike Duggan ...

Kim Kardashian is often seen hosting grand birthday parties for her kids, and her daughter Chicago's 7th birthday was no different. Taking to her Instagram Stories on Sunday, the 44-year-old SKIMS ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson is setting up a potential showdown with Congress over Chicago's Sanctuary City Law. Johnson was invited to testify before a congressional committee ...

Chicago’s Mayor Brandon Johnson accused President Donald Trump of "attempting to get us to surrender our humanity" as he ripped the White House Tuesday for the U.S. Customs and Immigration ...

The City of Chicago recently shared a video of its “gift room” after a watchdog group accused Mayor Brandon Johnson of improperly accepting valuable gifts. On Wednesday, the city also ...