Chicago’s point person on air pollution and extreme heat was pushed out, raising questions about the mayor's commitment to ...
A disgraced ex-municipal comptroller who embezzled nearly $54 million from her northwest Illinois city received a commutation ...
Mayor Brandon Johnson on Sunday was briefing members of the Chicago City Council on his latest ideas to get his 2025 budget approved by year's end.
Some City Council members say Johnson’s budget should include more spending cuts rather than increases to property taxes.
A study of how to improve the county’s property tax system comes as more homeowners complain they’re struggling to pay ...
Judge E. Kenneth Wright Jr. acquired a handful of Chicago homes from the estates of deceased clients when he was a solo law ...
IBM's decision is a huge win for Gov. JB Pritzker, who has for years sought to make Illinois a global leader in quantum ...
Legislators are considering a funding formula that would make Illinois a model for other states to emulate, but would come at ...
Our willingness to spend astronomical figures on major arena shows is having a downstream impact on Chicago’s concert halls.
Advocates hope local sanctuary laws can help protect undocumented immigrants from deportation in coming years. But will they?
President-elect Trump’s designated "border czar" Tom Homan warned Mayor Johnson about his deportation plan, saying, “If he ...
Chicago has a large theater scene, but Aguijón Theater in the Belmont Cragin neighborhood is one of the city’s only ...