Chicago's Bronzeville neighborhood was a hub for African American culture and creativity, and although segregation was still ...

Reparations task force established by Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson faces legal challenges from Judicial Watch and the ...

Mayor Brandon Johnson has not named permanent heads of the Chicago Public Schools, Chicago Housing Authority or Chicago ...

With U.S. Rep. Danny Davis retiring at the end of his term, voters in Illinois' 7th Congressional District face a crowded ...

Talbott, 89, was known for his dogged pursuit of the story, chronicling in depth the political fortunes of Jane Byrne, the city’s first female mayor, Harold Washington, Chicago’s first Black mayor and ...

Our strength has never been our size. Our strength has been that we hang together. Since we first won the ballot, Black ...

Mayor Brandon Johnson appointed a longtime LGBTQ advocate and city employee to, what Johnson calls, the nation's first big ...

A man who fought for years to become a small town’s first Black mayor has resigned after his residency was questioned. Patrick Braxton resigned as mayor of Newbern on Jan. 16, according to a ...

The Chicago Tribune Editorial Board endorses Dr. Thomas Fisher for 7th Congressional District, to succeed the retiring Danny Davis.

A new documentary explores the uprising on the city's West Side following the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in ...

Powers is a longtime commissioner who has served on the city’s five-member governing body since 2015. The City of Decatur commission leaders selected Tony Powers as mayor for 2026. He will be the city ...