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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…

On Thursday, two Chicago aldermen were separately indicted including Ald. Patrick Daley Thompson for allegedly taking a secret ‘under the table’ loan and former Ald. Ricardo Munoz who is accused of using money from a political fund for personal expenses. NBC 5’s Mary Ann Ahern reports.

After a closely contested race, Rep. Robin Kelly has been elected as the new chair of the Democratic Party of Illinois, narrowly edging out Chicago’s 8th Ward Ald. Michelle Harris. Kelly, who serves on the committee from the 2nd district that she has represented in Congress since 2013, edged out Harris by just over 3% in the weighted vote, with…

Chicagoans could be fined for driving as little as 6 miles per hour over the speed limit starting Monday, as stricter speed camera enforcement rules are now in effect.

Chicagoans could face fines for driving as little as 6 miles per hour over the speed limit starting Monday, when stricter speed camera enforcement rules go into effect.

Chicagoans could be fined for driving as little as 6 miles per hour over the speed limit beginning Monday, when stricter speed camera enforcement rules proposed by Mayor Lori Lightfoot go into effect.

Just hours after former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan announced that he was stepping down as chairman of the state’s Democratic Party, Rep. Robin Kelly (D-IL) announced that she will seek to replace him in that role. Kelly, who has represented the second congressional district in Illinois since 2013, says that the unique make-up of her district, which includes parts…

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot spent millions of federal COVID-19 relief money on the personnel costs of the city’s police department

Former President Barack Obama posted a tribute on Instagram to his wife, Michelle Obama, on Sunday for her 57th birthday.

The City of Chicago announced Friday that officials will begin issuing warnings to drivers traveling six to 10 miles per hour over the speed limit in Automated Speed Enforcement zones.

Former First Lady Michelle Obama called attention on Twitter Thursday to the racial disparities she said were present during the U.S. Capitol riot Wednesday that sent members of Congress and their staffs fleeing for cover.

Calling it a “moment of great dishonor and shame for our nation,” former President Barack Obama called on Republican lawmakers to speak out against President Donald Trump after a group of his supporters stormed the United States Capitol on Wednesday, sending members of Congress and their staffs fleeing for cover. The former president issued a statement on Wednesday, saying that…

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker has called on Congress to impeach and remove President Donald Trump from office after supporters of the president stormed the United States Capitol during a joint session to count the electoral votes from the 2020 presidential race. Blaming Trump for “inciting” the rioters, Pritzker says that the “heart of our democracy is under siege,” and that…

Despite running on a platform to reform the city of Chicago’s fines and fees program, Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s 2021 budget package includes a controversial rule change that could cost some drivers. Among the modifications included in the budget, which was approved by the Chicago City Council in late November, is new speed camera fines. The plan states those driving...

After former Vice President Joe Biden was projected as the winner of the 2020 presidential election, celebrations broke out in Chicago and cities around the rest of the United States. Biden, who was projected as the election’s winner by NBC News and other media outlets Saturday, will deliver a statement later in the evening, but the celebration is already on…

After suffering a political defeat as Illinois “Fair Tax Amendment” was rejected by voters on Tuesday, Gov. J.B. Pritzker laid out some of the “painful” steps the state may have to take in order to move forward from that loss. Pritzker, a vocal and financial backer of the measure that would have allowed the state to institute higher tax...

First Responders see us  — and take care of us — on our worst days, and whether it’s police, firefighters, or paramedics, in the year 2020 those first responders have had to handle the pandemic, the civil unrest and looting, and are bringing all of those experiences with them when they cast their ballots.   Chicago Fire Department Lt. Brian...

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot has a tough sell ahead as she tries to convince at least 26 Chicago aldermen her budget plan — a mix of higher taxes and fees — is the best way to fill a $1.2 billion hole in the city’s budget. Among the changes included in the plan, Lightfoot is proposing new speed camera fines. The…