Three candidates are vying for a chance to represent the GOP in November's general election.
Hundreds of Cook County and Chicago high school students cast their ballots for the first time at the Loop early voting supersite today.
A megaproject bill for the Arlington Park site passed out of committee, but lawmakers left Springfield until mid-March without acting on it.
Candidate Paul Friedman tells Patch why he should be elected to Congress in Illinois' 9th District on March 17.
A confidential report highlights the stadium's projected $62.9 million gross revenue for the city and park district in 2026.
A bill to assist the Chicago Bears with a move to Indiana passed the state's House of Representatives, and is now in front of the Senate.
Candidate Mark Fredrickson tells Patch why he should be elected to Congress in Illinois' 9th District on March 17.
Residents can share their ideas on improving and utilizing public properties as part of the City's 'Putting Assets to Work' initiative.
New report breaks down the finances of the five largest U.S. cities
Attorney General Kwame Raoul argues the cuts are politically motivated and jeopardize critical health services, including HIV prevention.
Patrick Hastings, a Skokie native, will officially begin his role as the Village's public works director on Feb. 23.
Guevara has been linked to dozens of overturned convictions, accused of repeatedly framing suspects who were later exonerated.
In a filing on Thursday, Parente said the Trump administration is still refusing to back down from its attacks on Martinez.
The son of the civil rights icon tries to bring it up first: A 2013 campaign fraud conviction that ended his 17-year political career.
He was acquitted of a Snapchat murder-for-hire plot targeting Border Patrol agents.
Gov. Pritzker and Mayor Johnson joined nationwide calls to abolish ICE after federal authorities fatally shot a man in Minnesota.
Saturday's "No Kings Protest" includes "significant" public safety preparations and temporary road closures, according to police.
The state filed a lawsuit the next day to block the deployment.
The former Chicago mayor failed to pay thousands in credit card bills, according to court records and a report from The Chicago Tribune.
An array of new taxes will affect people living in and visiting Chicago in 2026.
A lawsuit filed late last month took Chicago-based McDonald's to task over the McRib sandwich, calling its name false advertising.
“We will come back, perhaps in a much different and stronger form, when crime begins to soar again," he wrote.
Conservative Justices Samuel Alito, Clarence Thomas and Neil Gorsuch dissented from the opinion in Tuesday's ruling.
Mayor Brandon Johnson's budget team spent the afternoon presenting and criticizing the alternative budget crafted by the mayor's opponents.
Border Patrol Commander Gregory Bovino had left the immigration deportation effort last month.
A Republican candidate running for Congress in Illinois' 9th District was convicted of a sex crime against a minor, according to a report.
“If CTA does not promptly increase its law enforcement presence, FTA will act, including by withholding federal funds."
A slim majority of city council members say they reject the mayor's idea to tax corporations and use that money for violence prevention.
There's a renewed push for a curfew in downtown Chicago following a deadly mass shooting less than two weeks ago in the Loop.
The program has been under attack after a man with an ankle bracelet was accused of setting a woman on fire on a CTA Blue Line train.
Mayor Alexander: "Everyone deserves a joyful holiday season."
ILHAA calls on industry leaders and customers in the Chicago region to show up to Committee hearing on Dec. 3 to oppose the ban legislation
Chicago residents invited to weigh in on how news shapes democracy today
"I fired 5 rounds and she had 7 holes," the agent who shot her reportedly bragged in a text.
“I think we have to look for ways of treating people humanely, treating people with the dignity," the Chicago-born Pope Leo XIV said.
U.S. District Court Judge Jeffrey Cummings said he is reviewing for potential violations of a consent decree.
Pappas said she plans to "win another term as Cook County Treasurer" and then make an official announcement regarding her mayoral run.
About 300 Illinois National Guard troops will remain in the Chicago area, but are not allowed to conduct operations with homeland security.
Border czar Tom Homan said area residents were so familiar with their rights that making arrests during a different operation was difficult.
The Rainbow/PUSH organization said he is under observation for a neurodegenerative disorder he has been "managing for more than a decade."