John Byrne

Former Chicago Ald. Edward "Fast Eddie" Vrdolyak was sentenced Friday to 18 months in prison in a tax scheme related to his receipt of millions of dollars in Illinois tobacco...

Most companies that have expressed interest in building and operating a Chicago casino would want to do so downtown, according to a summary of responses released by Mayor Lori Lightfoot's...

Two plans designed to slow the destruction of buildings in parts of the fast-gentrifying Pilsen neighborhood failed Tuesday, one opposed by the local alderman and one he supported. An ordinance...

Mayor Lori Lightfoot scored a relatively narrow but important victory Tuesday as the City Council adopted her $12.8 billion budget for 2021 that relies on a property tax hike and...

Aldermen advanced Mayor Lori Lightfoot's 2021 spending package Thursday, setting up an up-or-down vote on the full budget next week. After the Finance Committee on Wednesday passed the mayor's controversial...

Mayor Lori Lightfoot's proposed $94 million property tax increase easily cleared a key City Council hurdle Wednesday, a good sign for the mayor as she tries to line up 26...