Raymond Lopez

The race for Chicago mayor is a crowded field so far, as six other candidates have announced their intention to challenge Mayor Lori Lightfoot, who announced her re-election bid Tuesday.

The Chicago mayoral race is slowly beginning to take shape, with two key contenders coming to opposing conclusions on Thursday. Here’s what we know so far.

Chicago Ald. Raymond Lopez has announced plans to run for mayor in 2023, with an official announcement set for Wednesday afternoon.

15th Ward Alderman Raymond Lopez is questioning why city officials are focusing on only one area of Chicago during Thursday’s public safety drill. NBC 5’s Regina Waldroup reports

Two people threw bricks through the window of Ald. Ray Lopez’s (15th) office Sunday in Brighton Park on the Southwest Side.

Chicago Ald. Raymond Lopez said on Thursday his home was targeted by “gang bangers” after he was “awakened” overnight to bricks being thrown through the windows of his Brighton Park home and a nearby garage set on fire. NBC 5’s Patrick Fazio reports

Chicago Ald. Raymond Lopez said Thursday he was “awakened” overnight to bricks being thrown through the windows of his Brighton Park home and a nearby garage set on fire. NBC 5’s Chris Hush reports

Chicago Ald. Raymond Lopez said Thursday he was “awakened” overnight to bricks being thrown through the windows of his Brighton Park home and a nearby garage set on fire. Chris Hush reports.

Chicago Ald. Raymond Lopez said Thursday he was “awakened” overnight to bricks being thrown through the windows of his Brighton Park home and a nearby garage set on fire. The 15th Ward alderman wrote on Twitter he believes the incident was because “gang bangers think they can intimidate me & my family b/c I want my residents to be...

Some sidewalks in the Chicago area remained messy Tuesday, days after it snowed—and that’s against the law, as one alderman points out — and neighbors want violators to be held accountable.

An aldermanic candidate in for Chicago’s 15th Ward is backtracking further from remarks he made Monday, suggesting that incumbent Ald. Raymond Lopez might have been responsible for the weekend shooting of a campaign worker in the city’s Englewood neighborhood.

The shooting of a campaign worker in Chicago’s West Englewood neighborhood has led to a heated war of words between the incumbent alderman and one of his challengers in the 15th Ward.

Neighbors demanded answers from police and their alderman Thursday about a series of raids in a South Side neighborhood after a federal agent was shot there.

The city is moving to give Chicago police officers the power to smash car windows if pets are trapped inside the vehicle during extreme weather—and the cops appreciate it.

Another candidate dropped out of the race to replace Rep. Luis Gutierrez on Tuesday, the second person to exit the campaign in as many days.

The Chicago City Council approved a settlement of a lawsuit over red light and speed cameras in the city, and dispersal of the nearly $40 million in money will begin soon.

After a bloody weekend in Brighton Park’s police district–cops, aldermen and residents rallied Monday night–many still questioning what can be done about the gang violence.

Ald. Tom Tunney and Ald. James Cappelman announced Wednesday that 26 additional officers had been added to the force in the Chicago Police Department’s Town Hall District that patrols their wards.

Get to know the candidates and key issues in the 18 wards heading to runoff April 7.