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A rally scheduled for Thursday for Brandon Johnson’s mayoral campaign has now moved locations, with organizers expecting a significant crowd.

Mike McLain, John Hooker, Jay Doherty and Anne Pramaggiore are charged with corruption and conspiracy for allegedly bribing the powerful former speaker with favors to keep him from killing or “bricking” legislation favorable to the utility.

New plans from the Chicago Department of Transportation detail how the city is working to make biking in the city safer, complete with more than 150 miles of new bikeways and additional protected bike lanes in the coming years.

The Chicago Cubs have made their new contract extension with infielder Nico Hoerner official, with the two sides agreeing to a three-year deal.

Spring is going to be out in full force in the coming days across the Chicago area, with multiple chances of severe thunderstorms looming as a strong cold-front approaches.

The Chicago Cubs will square off with the Milwaukee Brewers on Thursday afternoon at Wrigley Field, but will Mother Nature cooperate and allow the game to be played as scheduled?

Former Chicago Police Department superintendents Eddie Johnson, Garry McCarthy and Jody Weis shared their perspectives on the city’s public safety crisis and their advice for the next mayor and police superintendent during a discussion led by NBC Chicago news anchor Stefan Holt.

After saying they were ending an “exhaustive” search for missing 21-year-old U.S. Navy servicemember Séamus Gray, authorities in Waukegan resumed their search efforts this week and, most recently, centered their efforts on Lake Michigan waters.

Paul Vallas’ war room expects Tuesday’s mayoral runoff to be so close, the winner may not be known until days after the election, when most of the mail-in ballots are counted.

NASCAR champion Kurt Busch touched down in Chicago for 48 hours of sports-filled fun, and says he’s hoping that a return trip will be in the cards for this summer for the upcoming NASCAR Chicago Street Race.

City officials and developers broke ground on $3.8 billion mixed-use community project in Chicago’s Bronzeville neighborhood Wednesday.

Purdue University enacted a ban on TikTok on the school’s Wi-Fi network, citing privacy concerns as the social media giant faces increased scrutiny from state and federal government officials, according to The Purdue Exponent, the school’s student newspaper.

Cardinal Blase Cupich, head of the Archdiocese of Chicago, is asking Catholics in the area to pray for the recovery of Pope Francis, who was hospitalized this week due to a pulmonary infection.