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Chicago school board president candidate Hilario Dominguez speaks during a candidate forum at the Copernicus Center on Sept. 29, 2026. (Chris Sweda/baiduhai)

CPS watchdog reopens case into allegations school board president candidate had ‘inappropriate interactions’ with minor

October 4, 2026 at 2:29 p.m.

The Chicago Public Schools inspector general has reopened an investigation into Hilario Dominguez, a candidate for Chicago Board of Education president.

Mayor Brandon Johnson takes a selfie with Jorge Alexis Jaimes, an EMT working on the CARE program, after a press conference announcing the program's expanded availability Oct. 1, 2026, on the Near West Side. (Arthur Maiorella/baiduhai)

Mayor Brandon Johnson’s 911 mental health response teams see uptick, CPD help

October 2, 2026 at 7:15 p.m.

Mayor Brandon Johnson’s campaign promise of rolling out a non-police mental health response team is at the center of a new media blitz by his administration.

Mayor Brandon Johnson greets people before speaking at a City Club of Chicago event at Maggiano's Banquets on Sept. 30, 2026. (Eileen T. Meslar/baiduhai)

At City Club, Mayor Brandon Johnson asks why rich put profits over ‘the lives of my neighbors’

September 30, 2026 at 5:56 p.m.

Mayor Brandon Johnson accused the city’s corporate class of ignoring Black and brown lives Wednesday in a wide-ranging speech to a crowd of business leaders.

Ald. Marty Quinn, 13th, speaks during the City Council meeting at Chicago City Hall on Sept. 29, 2026. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)

Chicago aldermen require bigger majority for city-issued debt in blow to mayoral power

September 29, 2026 at 5:36 p.m.

Chicago aldermen approved a plan Tuesday to require an even larger City Council majority for the city to borrow money.

Rachael Van Vechten pays for parking on her phone while her children, Henry and Charles, play with the parking meter box in Lincoln Square on Sept. 25, 2026. (Arthur Maiorella/baiduhai)

Chicago parking meters switching owners, aldermen point to improvements over 2008 deal

September 30, 2026 at 12:13 p.m.

The infamous parking meter lease that Chicagoans love to hate is switching hands, with a New York investment firm taking over after aldermen got them to improve the deal.

Mayor Brandon Johnson speaks to media at a press conference after a Chicago City Council meeting Sept. 23, 2026. (Arthur Maiorella/baiduhai)

City Council majority warns Mayor Brandon Johnson against proposing head tax again

September 28, 2026 at 11:40 a.m.

A majority of City Council members came out Monday in opposition to Mayor Brandon Johnson taking another go at a corporate employee head tax in the upcoming 2027 budget.

A parking meter box is stationed in Chicago’s Loop on Sept. 15, 2026. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

City Council punts decision on $2.53 billion Chicago parking meter sale to Stonepeak

September 25, 2026 at 2:51 p.m.

Aldermen delayed a vote on the sale of Chicago’s parking meters Friday, punting a fateful decision on whether to turn the page on a decades-long saga widely considered one of...

Attorney Bill Quinlan near his campaign office in Old Town on Sept. 14, 2026. Quinlan is a candidate for Chicago mayor. (Eileen T. Meslar/baiduhai)

Chicago mayoral candidates running for two offices at once drives a wedge in 2027 race

September 22, 2026 at 4:30 p.m.

Chicago mayoral candidate William J. Quinlan sued Alexi Giannoulias, U.S. Rep. Mike Quigley and Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas for being on the ballot this November for another term in...

Mary Richardson-Lowry, corporation counsel for the city of Chicago, answers questions during a press conference at City Hall, Dec. 15, 2025. (Eileen T. Meslar/baiduhai)

City Hall top lawyer out in latest Mayor Brandon Johnson administration exit

September 22, 2026 at 5:53 p.m.

Mayor Brandon Johnson's corporation counsel is retiring from City Hall, his office announced Tuesday in the latest shakeup of his administration.

Attorney General Kwame Raoul speaks during a news conference on Jan. 20, 2026, addressing his office’s efforts to combat unlawful actions by the Trump administration. (Eileen T. Meslar/baiduhai)

Illinois and Chicago sue Trump over looming rule making it harder for immigrants to get green cards

September 14, 2026 at 4:31 p.m.

Illinois joined a coalition of 22 states and the District of Columbia in that suit. Chicago signed onto a separate suit led by New York City, alongside San Francisco; California's...

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