1951: “St. Valentine’s Day Massacre II.” Sugar Ray Robinson won the middleweight championship from “Raging Bull” Jake LaMotta ...

Behind-the-scenes staff acrimony mirrors public tension betwee Mayor Brandon Johnson and Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker.

Three key Chicago agency leaders — the aviation commissioner, the executive director of OEMC, and the chief administrator of COPA — are stepping down.

Mayor Brandon Johnson swept out Aviation Commissioner Jamie Rhee, COPA chief Andrea Kersten and OEMC director Jose Tirado.

Convicting Michael Madigan is a victory for federal prosecutors that few would have predicted when the former Illinois House speaker was at the peak of his power. Now it's time for lawmakers to be ...

Johnson will be walking onto his biggest stage yet and rather than being surrounded by friendly backers and fellow ...

Fran Sullivan, an Oak Park activist on several fronts and member of the upstart 1972 Illinois Democratic Convention ...

The verdict capped an unpredictable four-month trial that gave jurors an up-front and uncensored look at the practice of behind-the-scenes politics in Chicago and Illinois in the previous decade.

Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan is accused of leading a criminal enterprise over nearly a decade, designed to enhance his political power and financial well-being. Michael McClain, a ...

Illinois politician Mike Madigan made history as the longest serving state House leader in the country. Now, his legacy may also includes corruption.

CHICAGO (CBS) — After 22 years with the ... Williams also covered the mayoral race for the 1989 special election that Mayor Richard M. Daley eventually won, and joined Daley on a trip to London ...

The 78-unit, mixed-income building will have 54 affordable apartments. The finance committee approved $14 million in TIF funds for the project Monday.