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

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

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

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 ...

Following an almost year-long search, the Community Commission for Public Safety and Accountability selected LaKenya White, ...

Harvey Mayor Christopher Clark, who was first elected as mayor of Harvey in 2019, and reelected in 2023, has died.

Illinois’ congressional delegation is getting a makeover. In the March 17 Democratic primary, voters will decide who fills five open U.S. House seats in the Chicago area — vacancies created by ...

Jacob Frey warned other mayors that “it will be your city that is next.” President Trump’s border czar, Tom Homan, trying to ...

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