Chicago might have just avoided a property tax hike, but city leaders couldn’t figure out how to pass the 2025 budget without other tax and fee increases. Here’s what the city should do to avoid repeating the same budgeting mistakes next year.

Donald Trump's administration was said to be planning to send up to 200 officers to the city on the new presidency's second day.

Gov. J.B. Pritzker and Mayor Brandon Johnson have both said they are prepared to confront President-elect Donald Trump's policies head-on. But it is unclear how Trump will make good on his promises of retribution,

The Land of Lincoln still isn't at the point where people can feel fully confident that lawmakers aren't making decisions based on who gave them political donations.

Chicago was waking up to a bitter cold morning Monday, with sub-zero temperatures and wind chills as low as -15. And it's only going to get colder from there.

CHICAGO (CBS) — At least one person was killed and 10 others were wounded in weekend shootings across the city as of Sunday afternoon. The ages of the victims range from 19 to 41. In the first shooting of the weekend, a 29-year-old man was shot in his shoulder just before 10 p.m. in the 8700 block of South Racine Avenue.

The National Weather Service issued two advisories from 6 p.m. Sunday to noon Monday, and from 9 p.m. Monday to noon Tuesday.

Indiana legislators would like to redraw the Indiana-Illinois border to absorb parts of Illinois, but the proposed action would face roadblocks on the Illinois side, which would prevent a border

The outcome of former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan’s corruption trial will be watched closely well beyond the federal courthouse, with the verdict representing a potential

Chicago Public Schools and the Chicago Teachers Union sent a letter reaffirming their commitment to being a sanctuary place for all students, parents, and employees.

After years of warm relations with the Biden White House, a new, grim reality sets in for Illinois when Donald Trump is inaugurated Monday.