Brandon Johnson became Chicago mayor-elect on April 4, receiving 52% of the vote over Paul Vallas’ 47%. The runoff election results were certified Tuesday by the Chicago Board of Election Com… ...

CHICAGO — Mayor Lori Lightfoot faces eight challengers in a fierce mayoral election and risks being ousted from City Hall after one term. Here’s why the election, at a time of widespread ...

With days to go before Chicago’s mayoral election — and a virtual certainty that no one will win the seat outright — candidates are focused on turning out their political bases to secure a ...

Mayor Lori Lightfoot is bracing for the very real possibility of a voter rebuke. AP. Chicago isn’t the only city dealing with these problems. But it’s the only one with an election right now.

Who won the Chicago mayoral election? None of the nine candidates won a majority in the officially nonpartisan election Tuesday. That means the top two vote-getters advance to an April 4 runoff.

What’s more, mail-in ballots, which are far outpacing any previous mayoral election in Chicago, could be key. Those ballots can be submitted until midnight on Election Day, and so long as they ...

From left, the Chicago mayoral candidates Ja’Mal Green, Sophia King, Kam Buckner, Willie Wilson, Brandon Johnson, Paul Vallas, Mayor Lori Lightfoot, Roderick Sawyer and Jesús G. García before ...

Chicago voters head to the polls on April 4 for a mayoral runoff election to choose the Democratic nominee. This local race is exposing divisions within the Democratic Party.

Believe it or not, it’s Election season in Chicago, with a 2023 Chicago Mayoral Race as well as other municipal races coming up in just a few short weeks.

A round of political text messages are circulating in Chicago after the mayor’s veto on a youth curfew ordinance. Experts say ...