Former Chicago Ald. Howard Brookins (21st) was a late entry Thursday in the field of candidates seeking the Cook County ...

Texas Republicans are poised to redraw the state’s congressional map during a special session that starts Monday.

Until recently, the Democratic Socialists of America was barely a blip on the sociopolitical radars of most voters focused on the ever-present machinations of Republicans and Democrats.

Seattle council elections, a new dynamic has been taking shape in which extra deference is given to policy decisions made by ...

Democrats who will run for president in 2028 are already quietly, and not so quietly, making moves. They’re visiting early primary states, workshopping material and formulating plans. This week, it’s ...

So here we are at the outset of named-storm season: more displacement, more societal shunning and worse, all while ...

Several Democratic sources said Illinois Comptroller Susana Mendoza has told them she will not run for a fourth term, opening ...

Illinois Comptroller Susana Mendoza will not seek reelection in 2026, but says she’s “leaving the door open” to running for ...

Asked what advice he would give Zohran Mamdani, Mayor Brandon Johnson alluded to the leftist coalition in Chicago souring on ...

Susana Mendoza won’t seek re-election as Illinois comptroller and is leaving the door open to a 2027 run for Chicago mayor.

As the departure of Ald. Walter Burnett leaves Mayor Brandon Johnson with the challenge of picking his third Zoning Committee chair, the City Council’s Black and Latino caucuses have already begun ...

Mendoza didn't officially announce a mayoral campaign in 2027, but she slammed Mayor Brandon Johnson's leadership.