Chicago heat wave, which took place 30 years ago this week, remains the Chicago area's deadliest weather disaster.

The measure unanimously endorsed by the Ethics and Government Oversight Committee had the support of both Inspector General Deborah Witzburg and Corporation Counsel Mary Richardson-Lowry after ...

Aldermen advanced an ordinance Monday that restricts when the city’s Law Department can attend investigative interviews.

Chicago ended 2024 with a $161 million deficit. And a state bill boosting benefits for police and fire pensioners through ...

Ald. Matt Martin (47th Ward) will ask the Ethics Committee on Monday to advance a proposal designed to prevent the city’s top ...

Era Patterson is appointed to lead Chicago's Office of Public Safety Administration by Mayor Brandon Johnson, bringing ...

The longest-serving member currently on the Chicago City Council is retiring at the end of the month, and he wants his son to be appointed to replace him. Some critics say this could be another ...

Walter Burnett Jr.’s departure from the City Council strips Mayor Brandon Johnson of a trusted bridge-builder with deep ties ...

Chicago Mayor Johnson's youth employment efforts see success as 29,000 secure jobs through One Summer Chicago.

On the heels of a wave of recent violence, including a mass shooting in the River North neighborhood last week, a temporary emergency assistance center was opened to offer support services for ...

Mayor Brandon Johnson said more than 28,000 young people have been hired by the city through the One Summer Chicago program ...

Jobs for young people have grown by 40% under Mayor Brandon Johnson, who pitched the program as a key anti-violence initiative.