An ordinance seeking authorization says the mayor wants to use the proceeds for infrastructure improvements, property ...

Looking over his shoulder: Possible mayoral challengers Alexi Giannoulias and Susana Mendoza are also fundraising, though ...

President-elect Donald Trump’s vow to enact mass deportations — and his famous antipathy toward Chicago — have girded local ...

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson and his chief financial officer are talking about revenue as the city suffers a reduced credit ...

The new Chicago Board of Education was sworn in Wednesday morning, marking a historic shift in oversight of the country’s ...

The failed vote was no surprise; even if the amendment had passed, there would have been a 34-vote hurdle to clear a ...

Ratings agency S&P downgraded the city of Chicago’s general obligation debt late Monday, citing structural imbalance in the ...

The gambling firm building a $1.7 billion casino and hotel project on the former Chicago Tribune printing plant faces ...

The board is transitioning from a 7-member appointed panel to a 21-person body; for now, 10 of the members are elected.

This moment is no doubt historic," elected member Ellen Rosenfeld said, "not just for me but for all of us, because this body ...

A letter from community organizations that brought a federal civil rights complaint over the General Iron controversy says ...

The move will increase the city's borrowing costs, including for Mayor Brandon Johnson's proposed $1.25 billion bond issue ...