2 years in, Mayor Brandon Johnson says he thinks his poll numbers will bounce back
Currently, Mayor Johnson has strong crime numbers to boast about — a 24% drop in homicides since taking office. But his poll numbers are currently terrible.
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Currently, Mayor Johnson has strong crime numbers to boast about — a 24% drop in homicides since taking office. But his poll numbers are currently terrible.
Some small businesses in Chicago said this new way of doing business is the final nail in the coffin for their American dream.
The plan would set up a city-owned nonprofit developer to oversee a $135 million fund to provide loans to developers to build environmentally friendly affordable housing.
The plan would set up a city-owned nonprofit developer to oversee a $135 million fund to provide loans to developers to build environmentally friendly affordable housing.
Critics have said a plan to empower Police Supt. Larry Snelling to impose "snap curfews" with as little as 30 minutes notice would be unconstitutional.
Critics have said a plan to empower Police Supt. Larry Snelling to impose "snap curfews" with as little as 30 minutes notice would be unconstitutional. Tara Molina reports.
A Chicago City Council committee delayed a planned vote Wednesday on a new, much-debated curfew ordinance for teens in the city.
A Chicago City Council committee will vote Wednesday on a new, much-debated curfew ordinance for teens in the city.
The Chicago City Council is set to vote on a the new plan for a youth curfew this summer while Mayor Brandon Johnson heads to Springfield to address the city's budget.
The Chicago City Council plan commission has given the OK for a plan to revitalize the 79th Street corridor in Auburn Gresham.
Victims can now file civil lawsuits against rule-breaking tow operators, and police will have the ability to tow away and impound predatory companies' tow trucks.
A possible compromise deal would allow Police Supt. Larry Snelling or individual district commanders to activate earlier curfews in real time as situations change.
A potential Chicago City Council showdown on how to address the issue of teen takeovers that sometimes turn violent was averted on Wednesday, after a downtown alderman said he's negotiating with the mayor's office on a compromise to overhaul the city's teen curfew law.
Opponents have said an earlier curfew won't make a difference, and will just push the problem of teen takeovers to other neighborhoods.
An alderman representing part of downtown Chicago plans to call for a City Council vote on Wednesday on a controversial curfew plan to keep teens from causing trouble at night.
The Chicago City Council Finance Committee voted on two major settlements Friday, both involving police incidents.
The Chicago City Council Finance Committee voted on two major settlements Friday, both involving police incidents.
The Chicago City Council Finance Committee will vote on two major settlements Friday, both involving Chicago police. The first is for the killing of Dexter Reed, and the second for a chase that injured a St. Louis man on the Mag Mile while he was visiting the city.
Johnson wants early talks and open dialogue with other city leaders, but some members of the City Council said they've been sounding the same alarm for months.
A key City Council committe backed an ordinance that sponsors said would allow police to impound rule-breaking tow companies' trucks.
Chicago's mayor is looking down the financial road and sounding an alarm of sorts for members of the City Council. From the city's own budget deficit, to instability on Wall Street and in Washington, it's setting up to be a challenging budget year for Mayor Brandon Johnson and City Council members.
For years, CBS New Chicago has been investigating rogue towing companies and their schemes to hold Chicagoans' cars hostage for thousands of dollars. On Tuesday, the City Council moved forward with legislation to do something about it.
Chicago aldermen are making another attempt at cracking down on rogue towing companies that victimize drivers, towing their cars from crash scenes and charging exorbitant fees to get them back.
The Chicago City Council approved Mayor Brandon Johnson's pick to be the next 35th Ward alderman at a special meeting Monday.
The Chicago City Council approved Mayor Brandon Johnson’s pick to be the next 35th Ward alderman at a special meeting Monday.
Former Joliet Bishop Ronald Hicks was installed on Friday as the new Archbishop of New York in a ceremony at St. Patrick's Cathedral in Midtown Manhattan.
Two west suburban high schools have something extra to celebrate Sunday, when alumni from their schools make their Super Bowl debuts.
Illinois State Police have arrested a man in connection with a hit-and-run crash on the Edens Expressway earlier this week.
A South Side community came together on Friday, hoping for justice after a woman was shot and killed while her baby was in the back seat of their car earlier this week.
A pedestrian was struck and killed by a Metra UP-NW train Friday afternoon, resulting in residual delays during the evening rush.
The footage is included in a video that promotes false claims that the 2020 presidential election was rigged against Mr. Trump.
The FBI has arrested "one of the key participants" behind the attack on U.S. facilities in Benghazi, Libya, in 2012 that killed four Americans.
A new push to pass a GOP elections bill known as the SAVE America Act is underway in Congress, but Democrats warn the proposal could disenfranchise millions of eligible voters.
As immigration sweeps expand nationwide, the work of justifying detentions is overwhelming federal prosecutors, who are being forced to sideline a range of other cases in order to keep pace.
Marimar Martinez, the Chicago woman shot five times by a Border Patrol agent in October, plans to attend President Trump's State of the Union address to Congress later this month, according to her attorney.
This week marks Identity Theft Awareness Week, and Illinois Comptroller Susana Mendoza emphasized some safety tips Monday for avoiding and dealing with identity theft.
A controversial data center in Naperville, Illinois, could be the cause to pack a city council meeting there on Tuesday night.
Police in the west Chicago suburb of Geneva are warning of a scam involving spoofed phone numbers.
Protesters on Tuesday were cranking up the heat on Peoples Gas over a recently proposed rate hike that would add an additional $10 to $11 a month to utility bills.
A lawsuit filed late last month took Chicago-based McDonald's to task over the McRib sandwich, calling its name a form of false advertising.
Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital announced this week that it is planning to open a new pediatric hospital in the west Chicago suburb of Downers Grove.
It has been nearly six years since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, and one of the many questions doctors are still working to answer concerns the long-term effects.
Leaders from Cook County, the Illinois Department of Human Services, and the Greater Chicago Food Depository denounced changes to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program on Wednesday.
The University of Chicago Medicine Comprehensive Cancer Center has received a grant from The Ralph Lauren Corporate Foundation for a new cancer center.
Chicago's Lurie Children's Hospital said Tuesday that it is no longer initiating gender-affirming medical treatment for minors.
A Near West Side diner known for drawing in Blackhawks fans and players is up for sale.
January may be the coldest time of the year, but Chicago is already looking forward to summer farmers' markets.
A development proposal issued this month calls for the replacement of a building housing a Giordiano's pizzeria in Chicago's Lakeview neighborhood with a new mixed-use building with 28 residential units.
United Airlines flight attendants picketed outside Chicago's Willis Tower Thursday morning as they fought for a new contract.
WSCR-AM, 670 The Score, will begin a simulcast on 104.3 FM next month.
Gamers across the world can now recreate drone strikes in Ukraine from the comfort of their own home, with this newly released game.
The members of Ratboys were teenagers when they met by chance, and now in their 30s, the Chicago band formed by two college friends almost two decades ago appears to be on the brink of something big.
Chuck Negron, a founding member of Three Dog Night whose lead vocals powered a string of hits for one of the top rock acts of the late 1960s and early '70s has died. He was 83.
Bad Bunny used his Grammy acceptance speech on Sunday to denounce U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and call for the end of the ongoing immigration crackdown.
The 2026 Grammy Awards recognized the best of the best in music from last year, with big wins for Kendrick Lamar and Bad Bunny. Here's the full list of winners and nominees.
Former Joliet Bishop Ronald Hicks was installed on Friday as the new Archbishop of New York in a ceremony at St. Patrick's Cathedral in Midtown Manhattan.
The White House has removed a racist social media post shared by President Donald Trump on social media, that included footage depicting former President Barack Obama and former First Lady Michelle Obama as apes. Editor's note: This video contains offensive imagery.
Illinois State Police have arrested a man in connection with a hit-and-run crash on the Edens Expressway earlier this week.
Bitter cold overnight. Lows around 11 degrees.
Two Chicago police officers were injured when their squad car crashed into a barrier in Jefferson Park Thursday night.
Chicago police are investigating after a woman was found dead with a gunshot wound in a West Ridge apartment.
A federal judge in Chicago has ruled key evidence in the Marimar Martinez shooting, including bodycam video and text messages, can be released.
The footage is included in a video that promotes false claims that the 2020 presidential election was rigged against Mr. Trump.
Former Joliet Bishop Ronald Hicks was installed on Friday as the new Archbishop of New York in a ceremony at St. Patrick's Cathedral in Midtown Manhattan.
Two west suburban high schools have something extra to celebrate Sunday, when alumni from their schools make their Super Bowl debuts.
Cynthia Eason recounted the moment Chicago police officers raided her family's home in 2018.
Water bills could be going up in several Chicago suburbs and other parts of Illinois, as Illinois American Water seeks a rate increase to fund infrastructure improvements.
The case involves a Chicago grandmother, her daughter, and her four grandchildren, who all said that Chicago police officers pointed guns at them during the botched raid.
Former Mayor Rahm Emanuel no longer will have to testify about an alleged "code of silence" at the Chicago Police Department, after a federal judge reversed an earlier ruling that would have allowed him to take the stand in a lawsuit over a botched police raid.
John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital of Cook County, the busiest trauma center in Illinois, is sounding an alarm, as doctors brace for an influx of patients because of federal funding cuts under the Trump administration's "One Big Beautiful Bill Act."
Two west suburban high schools have something extra to celebrate Sunday, when alumni from their schools make their Super Bowl debuts.
The 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olympics are underway after the lighting of the Olympic cauldrons and the Parade of Nations at the opening ceremony.
Caleb Williams certainly had plenty of big throws to celebrate in 2025, but it wasn't hard to pick his most memorable one after he launched a 46-yard touchdown pass to DJ Moore to beat the Packers in overtime in Week 16.
Brandon Ingram scored 33 points, Immanuel Quickley had 24 and the Toronto Raptors beat the new-look Chicago Bulls 123-107.
Chicago Bears guard Joe Thuney was named the NFL's top offensive lineman of 2025 on Thursday, winning the inaugural Protector of the Year Award.
A South Side community came together on Friday, hoping for justice after a woman was shot and killed while her baby was in the back seat of their car earlier this week.
A Chicago city employee was found shot to death Friday morning inside an apartment in the West Ridge neighborhood.
Actor Timothy Busfield has been indicted on four counts of criminal sexual contact of a child, officials said Friday.
A burglary crew smashed into a restaurant in Chicago's southwest suburbs, leaving the owner cleaning up a big and frustrating mess.
Six months after a well-known charter boat captain was found dead at DuSable Harbor in downtown Chicago, a man has been charged with his murder.
