As CPS budget deadline looms, interim chief resisting $300 million loan
Classes start in less than a week for Chicago Public Schools students, and in less than a day, the district will unveil its budget proposal for the upcoming school year.
Trump says he'll "end" no cash bail in Chicago, threatens to send Guard here
President Trump again singled out Chicago while announcing he was deploying the National Guard to Washington, D.C. Monday.
Raoul to Texas politicians: You can't just come arrest Democrats in Illinois
Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued a stern warning to Texas Governor Greg Abbott and other Texas Republicans who said they will send law enforcement to arrest Democrats who left the state over the GOP redistricting plan.
Pritzker: Redrawing Illinois map "on the table" as response to Texas redistricting
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker said he's considered redrawing the state's congressional map in response to the Texas redistricting push to give Republicans 5 more seats, saying "everything has to be on the table."
Dozens of Texas Democratic lawmakers head to Illinois in protest
Pritzker has arranged for roughly 30 Democratic lawmakers to stay in Illinois for the week. Politico was first to report the lawmakers had left the state.
Rep. Danny Davis to announce he won't run for re-election, sources say
Congressman Danny Davis (D-Ill.), who represents downtown Chicago, parts of the South and West sides, and many western suburbs, will not be running for re-election in 2026.
Mayor weighing corporate head tax, social media ad tax to balance budget
The city of Chicago has a massive $1.1 billion budget gap to fill for 2026, and with Mayor Brandon Johnson promising not to once again pitch a property tax hike, the mayor said Tuesday he's looking at creative ways to raise tax dollars.
Pritzker signs 2 gun safety laws amid drop in crime in Chicago
Pritzker acknowledged there is no one reason Chicago's homicide rate is down 3% from last year, shootings down 40%, and carjackings down 50%.
Chicago FBI head Doug DePodesta talks triumphs, challenges
Partnerships between police agencies are what DePodesta thinks is behind the 30% drop in homicides in Chicago and the 40% drop in gun violence.
Pritzker says Illinois is seeing drop in violent crime with Chicago
The crime numbers are shaping up to be the story of the summer in the city. Through this past weekend, homicides are down 30% from the same time period last year in Chicago.
Mayor Johnson signs executive order to curb smoking on CTA
While smoking is already banned on the CTA, a group of Chicago alderpeople called for stricter enforcement of the ban last month.
Former ComEd CEO sentenced to 2 years for bribery charges
Former ComEd CEO Anne Pramaggiore was sentenced to two years in prison Monday for bribery charges connected to former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan.
Chicago family goes viral giving Pope Leo XIV "Da Pope" T-shirt
Marcel and Ann Muñoz were decked out with their three kids in shirts reading, "Da Pope" when they went to see Pope Leo XIV give mass in Italy.
City Council upholds Mayor Johnson's veto of "snap curfew" ordinance
The City Council drove the final nail in the coffin for a controversial "snap curfew" ordinance, upholding Mayor Brandon Johnson's veto of the measure that would have allowed police to impose a youth curfew anywhere in Chicago on as little as 30 minutes' notice.
With violent crime falling in Chicago, advocates seek to grow successful programs
Leaders from various groups helping disrupt crime met to discuss what has been going on this summer in Chicago, and how to grow programs that are clearly working.