Army veteran and business consultant Toni Brooks wants to train tens of thousands of Chicagoans in CPR and conflict resolution — funded by police settlement money.

A new Illinois law lets parents seek second opinions after a Chicago mom spent over a year fighting a wrongful abuse case tied to her son's bone disease.

State regulators want one-year and six-month exit ramps, but 50,000 neighborhood slot machines still won't be covered.

Darren Bailey paid for a billboard truck to circle McCormick Place as Socialism 2026 opened at a Hyatt tied to Pritzker's family fortune.

Terrabis is converting a former Burger King's drive-thru window into a weed pickup lane, with hours running until 2 a.m. most nights.

The Chicago cardinal, two orders of nuns and a Morrison pharmacist say the law forces them to help patients die.

Mayor Brandon Johnson blames council opponents and past mismanagement as pension costs climb $160 million next year.

A new state audit finds DCFS failed to provide 329 of 399 required home safety checklists, even as officials tout gains since 2022.

Aspira wants to sell its $27 million Avondale campus for $11 million, but a federal judge — not the charter operator — will decide who gets the money.

Zoe Ma launched her bid in Bronzeville, aiming to be Chicago's first Chinese American and first Muslim mayor.

A new survey of 475 Chicago public employees shows Johnson ahead of his 2027 rivals, yet deeply unpopular even among union rank and file.

The village board voted 4-0 to move the long-stalled monument to the park where a WWII tank already sits at Toft and Orchard.

CPS now lets unaccompanied youth enroll themselves and drops parent-signature rules for transportation consent.