Illinois leaders have built a legacy of massive government spending deficits, extortionate taxes, marauding criminals and ...

There will soon be a new boss in the Windy City — Brandon Johnson has been elected the 57th mayor of Chicago, defeating challenger Paul Vallas in a runoff election. The 47-year-old Johnson is a ...

CHICAGO — Former mayoral candidate Paul Vallas told a federal judge ... in our time of immense grief,” he wrote. Vallas lost to Mayor Brandon Johnson in last year’s election.