Chicago Politics

Indiana’s primary election takes place on Tuesday, and multiple statewide elections are on the ballot as Hoosiers choose candidates governor, the U.S. Senate and more.

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson was captured on video apparently running from reporters, including NBC 5’s Chief Political Reporter Mary Ann Ahern, following an event Thursday.

A new bill under consideration by the Illinois General Assembly would aim to discourage the theft and resale of catalytic converters, with the state having one of the worst rates of such thefts in the country.

The default speed limit on many Chicago streets is 30 miles an hour, but safety activists argue that it should be lowered, and some members of the City Council agree.

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s office had a blunt message for the Bears after team officials met with some of his top aides to discuss their new stadium plans.

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson announced an additional $32 million in investments for a program that provided $500 per month in guaranteed income for lower-income households in the city.

The city of Chicago is getting set to host the 2024 Democratic National Convention, which will bring some of the biggest names in the political world back to the Midwest for the first time in nearly 30 years.

Indiana’s primary election is set for May 7, and multiple statewide elections are on the ballot as Hoosiers choose candidates governor, the U.S. Senate and more.

The movement to recall Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson picked up a major endorsement from the Fraternal Order of Police.

The Illinois Senate has passed a bill banning several food additives found in certain candies and sodas, sending the measure to the House.

The Illinois House passed a law Thursday that would ban the ownership of specific “dangerous animals” in the state, including servals and kangaroos.

Dan Boland, of Lakeview, aims to get 56,464 petition signatures to put a mayoral recall ordinance on Chicago’s ballot this fall.

As budget talks take a serious tone in Springfield, one of Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s big promises has been to eliminate the state’s grocery tax. But that money is designated for municipalities and there’s concern that without those funds a hole will form in local budgets.