Chicago Politics

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.

President Joe Biden will make his way to Chicago on Monday after delivering a speech in Wisconsin, the White House says.

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker is touting a proposal contained within his Fiscal Year 2025 budget to purchase $1 billion in medical debt from hospitals and collection agencies, which would benefit hundreds of thousands of state residents.

The Chicago City Council voted against a measure that would have removed Ald. Byron Sigcho-Lopez from his leadership post after he appeared at a rally over the weekend condemning Israel’s actions in Gaza.

Several members of the Chicago City Council are calling for Ald. Byron Sigcho-Lopez to be removed from his leadership post after he appeared at a rally over the weekend condemning Israel’s actions in Gaza.

Retired Judge Eileen O’Neill Burke has added more than three dozen votes to her lead over former prosecutor Clayton Harris III in the Cook County State’s Attorney primary race, with more than 2,000 ballots added to the unofficial count on Wednesday.

The Chicago Bears and White Sox are both looking for opportunities to move, or rebuild their stadiums, and are likely vying for public funding to help, but a longtime political leader says taxpayers should have a greater say.

New numbers released by the Chicago Board of Elections and Cook County election officials show retired Judge Eileen O’Neill Burke still leading former prosecutor Clayton Harris III, but that lead narrowed ever so slightly on Tuesday.

The Democratic primary in the Cook County State’s Attorney’s race continued to tighten on Monday, but could a recount occur if the vote remains this close?