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Chicago’s City Council has easily approved a $16.7 billion budget that includes a roughly 30% increase in city spending for an array of programs because of a hefty infusion of federal funds

Chicago unveiled the newly-renamed Jean-Baptiste Pointe DuSable Lake Shore Drive Thursday afternoon.

Lawmakers are considering whether to put a statue on state Capitol grounds of Ronald Reagan, the Illinois native who served as the country’s 40th president

The race to challenge Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker got another contender on Thursday, as businessman Jesse Sullivan announced that he will run for the Republican nomination for next year’s election.

The race to challenge Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker got another contender on Thursday, as businessman Jesse Sullivan announced that he will run for the Republican nomination for next year’s election. NBC 5 Political Reporter Mary Ann Ahern spoke to Sullivan about his candidacy.

Perhaps it was just a coincidence, but Chicago’s North Lawndale was the place to be for both Gov. JB Pritzker and Mayor Lightfoot Lightfoot on Monday – but not together.

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker was joined by former Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel Monday during a visit to a business development center in North Lawndale. Meanwhile, current Mayor Lori Lightfoot spoke at a separate event focused on improving the neighborhood. NBC 5’s Mary Ann Ahern reports.

The Chicago City Council on Friday voted to rename the city’s iconic Lake Shore Drive in honor of Jean Baptiste Point DuSable, a Black trader who is widely regarded as Chicago’s founder.

The Chicago City Council on Friday voted to rename the city’s iconic Lake Shore Drive in honor of Jean Baptiste Point DuSable, a Black trader who is widely regarded as Chicago’s founder.

The Chicago City Council on Friday passed an ordinance to change the name of Outer Lake Shore Drive to Jean Baptiste Point du Sable Drive. NBC 5’s Charlie Wojciechowski reports.

The Chicago City Council on Friday passed an ordinance to change the name of Outer Lake Shore Drive to honor Jean Baptiste Point DuSable.

Chicago City Council is scheduled to reconvene Friday after a chaotic meeting two days earlier ended abruptly, leaving several matters unresolved as members battled with Mayor Lori Lightfoot.

Twenty-two members of Chicago City Council sent a letter to Mayor Lori Lightfoot Thursday asking her to “honor and consistently follow” the body’s rules of order after a meeting the day before devolved into chaos before abruptly adjourning. NBC 5’s Mary Ann Ahern has the latest details.

Twenty-two members of Chicago City Council sent a letter to Mayor Lori Lightfoot Thursday asking her to “honor and consistently follow” the body’s rules of order after a meeting the day before devolved into chaos before abruptly adjourning.

Tensions were running high at Wednesday’s meeting of the Chicago City Council, and NBC 5’s Mary Ann Ahern has all the latest details.

It’s been a debate that has divided Chicagoans and political leaders, but Wednesday could finally see a resolution to the issue, as the City Council is set to evaluate whether Lake Shore Drive should be renamed in honor of the city’s first non-native resident. NBC 5’s Alex Maragos has the details.

Chicago City Council met Wednesday but did not take up the controversial proposal to rename part of Lake Shore Drive.

As Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot marks the halfway mark of her term in office, approximately 200 protesters gathered in the city’s Logan Square neighborhood to press their case that she has failed on multiple issues that she promised results on when she took office. Protesters marched from the Logan Square monument to the mayor’s block on Wednesday night, with...

Longtime NBC 5 political editor Dick Kay passed away on Thursday. NBC 5’s Mary Ann Ahern reports

Arraignment dates have been set for former Chicago Ald. Ricardo Munoz and current Ald. Patrick Daley Thompson in connection to separate federal charges filed against the lawmakers. Munoz, who was indicted Thursday on federal fraud charges, will next appear in court on Wednesday, while Daley Thompson, who faces charges related to a bank in the Bridgeport neighborhood, will appear in…