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Mayor Brandon Johnson at the Chicago Scholars' Onsite College and Leadership Forum on Oct. 24, 2023, at Navy Pier.

As Mayor Brandon Johnson invests in mental health, questions linger about funding for other public health crises

October 30, 2023 at 5:00 a.m.

Mayor Brandon Johnson's first budget comes at a crossroads moment for the Chicago Department of Public Health. More than three years after COVID-19 placed the Health Department on the front...

Yolanda Judeh speaks against a future resolution from Ald. Debra Silverstein, 50th, regarding the Hamas attacks on Israel during public comment at the City Council meeting on Oct. 11, 2023, at Chicago City Hall.

Ald. Debra Silverstein’s resolution in support of Israel faces pushback, debate pushed to Friday

October 11, 2023 at 7:33 p.m.

Chicago's City Council is becoming embroiled in the political fallout from the armed conflict between Israel and Hamas, as aldermen prepare to consider a resolution backing Israel following the attack...

U.S. Rep. Jesús "Chuy" García concedes the mayoral race on election night on Feb. 28, 2023, at Apollo's 2000 Theatre in Little Village.

Ald. Ray Lopez running for Congress, taking on Rep. Jesus ‘Chuy’ García in Democratic primary

October 3, 2023 at 4:20 p.m.

Southwest Side Ald. Raymond Lopez will take on U.S. Rep. Jesus "Chuy" García, he announced Tuesday, setting up a Democratic primary in which the challenger tries to paint the incumbent...

Mayor Brandon Johnson speaks during a meeting hosted by the Council of Islamic Organizations of Greater Chicago at its Loop office on Sept. 20, 2023. Johnson's salary would go up more than $4,800, to $221,053, on Jan. 1 under an annual raise tied to inflation unless he opts not to accept the raise.

Most Chicago aldermen primed to take pay bump next year

September 25, 2023 at 6:03 p.m.

Chicago aldermen, Mayor Brandon Johnson and other elected officials have arrived at the autumn moment of truth to decide whether to accept annual raises tied to inflation. Largely free from...

Democratic challenger Junaid Ahmed, left, makes a point as incumbent U.S. Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi listens during the League of Women Voters forum at Gail Borden Public Library in Elgin on June 2, 2022.

Suburban Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi balances Illinois’ more progressive politics as he looks to future

February 9, 2024 at 12:55 p.m.

Stepping to the microphone in an Elk Grove Village conference hall recently, U.S. Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi — a burgeoning voice in Illinois' congressional delegation — made an impassioned argument for...

Convention Chair Minyon Moore, center, cheers at a gathering of Democrat state party chairs and executive directors from across the country at the United Center as part of a trip to Chicago to preview the 2024 Democratic National Convention, Sept. 12, 2023.

Democrats from across the country visit Chicago and United Center less than a year before DNC

March 11, 2024 at 12:40 p.m.

Democratic Party officials from across the U.S. were in Chicago Tuesday to get a taste of what's in store for them and their state delegations when they descend on the...

Ald. Bill Conway, 34th, speaks before a City Council meeting on May 24, 2023, at City Hall.

Asylum-seekers expected to return to hostel in Greektown

March 11, 2024 at 12:45 p.m.

A Greektown hostel is expected for the second time in a year to house migrants as Chicago officials continue trying to cope with busloads of asylum-seekers being sent here. Ald....

Two teens cross the 2000 block of Chicago's West Adams Street with the United Center, right, located nearby, on Aug. 24, 2023. The Democratic National Convention will be held at the United Center in August 2024.

One year from the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, organizers trying to reach historic $90 million goal

August 25, 2023 at 5:18 p.m.

A year is an awfully long time to spend planning a party. Unless you're trying to drum up $90 million to pay for it. Chicago's turn in the national spotlight...

Mayor Brandon Johnson and Interim Superintendent of Police Fred Waller attend the Graduation and Promotion Ceremony for Chicago Police Department's new police recruits and Officers at the Aon Grand Ballroom at Navy Pier, June 5, 2023.

For interim Chicago police Superintendent Fred Waller, stepping in to help new mayor pays off in salary-pension double dip

July 31, 2023 at 5:00 a.m.

Mayor Brandon Johnson is on the clock. He faces an Aug. 12 deadline to select the next leader of the Chicago Police Department from a list of three finalists handed...

Building off of Chicago's labor-first bid to host the Democratic National Convention, Gov. J.B. Pritzker, third from left, along with labor leaders and Chicago stakeholders, gather to discuss and sign the 2024 convention labor agreement at McCormick Place West in Chicago on July 25, 2023.

Democrats gather with union leaders for convention labor agreement

July 25, 2023 at 5:32 p.m.

Mayor Brandon Johnson, Gov. J.B. Pritzker, top Democratic Party officials and a crowd of union leaders enjoyed a kumbaya moment Tuesday with an eye on next summer's Democratic National Convention...

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