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

Former Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel strongly implied he would run for the 2028 Democratic presidential nomination. He previewed a “rough and tumble” campaign based on candor in an ...

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.

Pope Leo grew up in a small brick house in the Chicago suburb of Dolton which is now up for auction. The village's board of ...

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

Another example is the 2023 election of teacher union honcho Brandon Johnson, 49, to be mayor of Chicago over former school board head Paul Vallas, 72. As the New York Times' exquisite graphic maps of ...

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.