Poll finds few Chicago voters want Mayor Brandon Johnson to run for re-election
Mayor Brandon Johnson has yet to announce if he'll seek re-election next year, but a new poll reveals he faces a tough road ahead if he does run for another term.
Changes atop Chicago's police, FBI, and Secret Service spark safety concerns
As the heads of the FBI, Douglas DePodesta, and the Chicago Police Department, Larry Snelling, are leaving their post, there is now a new concern about how that could make the city less safe.
Judge takes U.S. Attorney Andrew Boutros to task over court order
The area's top federal prosecutor, U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois Andrew Boutros, was called before a judge Thursday for violating a secrecy order.
Pritzker signs Illinois artificial intelligence accountability bill
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker on Monday signed legislation aimed at holding artificial intelligence companies accountable.
Douglas DePodesta leaving FBI Chicago
Special Agent-in-Charge Douglas DePodesta, who has led FBI Chicago for the past three years, is leaving his post on July 6.
Aroma Park didn't qualify for FEMA funds after tornadoes, mayor says
CBS News Chicago learned it wasn't White House favoritism or even a rejection by FEMA that led to the decision.
DHS chief signals shift to quieter ICE tactics in Illinois and Chicago
Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin has said agents will take a less public-facing approach, and the chair of the Illinois Accountability Commission says he is already hearing signs of a new arrest uptick.
Obama's 2008 movement has never been duplicated, political insiders marvel
A look back at the key turning points in Barack Obama's political career, from his early days as a state senator representing Hyde Park to two terms in the White House.
Buttigieg and Clinton speak at 1st Rainbow PUSH convention since Rev. Jackson's death
Two political heavyweights were in town on Thursday for this year's Rainbow PUSH convention, the first since the passing of founder Rev. Jesse Jackson.
Preckwinkle blames latest property tax bill delay on "residual effects" from last year
Four months after saying "it's a lock" that property tax bills would go out on time this year, Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle has announced second installment bills will be approximately two months late.
2 Illinois lawmakers offer new proposals to keep Bears from moving to Indiana
Two Illinois lawmakers are pushing new efforts to keep the Chicago Bears from leaving for Indiana, as the mayor of Hammond says the exact site for a new Bears stadium in the Hoosier state is still in flux.
Iraq World Cup player detained at O'Hare, team photographer denied entry to U.S.
Two members of Iraq's World Cup delegation were detained at O'Hare International Airport late Friday night. One of them was sent back home.
Can't stomach Malört? Maybe its barrel-aged version is for you.
The maker of Jeppson's Malört – the infamous Chicago liquor known for how difficult it is to get down – is offering a new version that might be a little easier to drink.
Antonio King is City of Chicago's first executive-level director of LGBTQ+ affairs
This Pride Month, a first-of-its-kind change is under way in Chicago, as Mayor Brandon Johnson has made his director of LGBTQ+ affairs an executive-level position.
Spencer Leak Jr., vice president of Chicago's Leak & Sons Funeral Homes, dies at 56
Spencer Leak Jr., vice president of the renowned Leak & Sons Funeral Homes, has died, family confirmed.