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Mike Cummings is a candidate for aldermen in the Southwest Side 19th Ward.

Candidates for 19th Ward on the Southwest Side stake out positions on the left, right and the middle

February 25, 2023 at 5:00 a.m.

Ald. Matt O'Shea is feeling the squeeze from both sides as he runs to return to City Hall representing the Southwest Side political bastions of Beverly, Mount Greenwood and Morgan...

Candidates for alderman in Chicago's 37th Ward: Ald. Emma Mitts, Howard Ray, Jake Towers and Corey Braddock.

There’s major turnover on the City Council, but aldermen on West Side look to keep things status quo

February 20, 2023 at 5:00 a.m.

In an election destined to be defined by new City Council representatives taking over in many Chicago wards, longtime West Side aldermen are looking to buck the turnover trend and...

Los 28 estadios de la MLS 2022: DRV PNK Stadium: Casa del Inter Miami FC en Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Capacidad para 18,000 espectadores.

¿Qué será del Soldier Field sin los Chicago Bears?

February 16, 2023 at 12:01 p.m.

A medida que los Chicago Bears avanzan inexorablemente hacia una posible nueva sede en las afueras, la alcaldesa Lori Lightfoot toma medidas para imaginar un futuro en el Soldier Field...

Bears fans line up to enter Soldier Field prior to a game against the Cincinnati Bengals on Sept. 19, 2021.

What will happen to Soldier Field without the Chicago Bears?

February 16, 2023 at 4:33 p.m.

As the Chicago Bears have marched inexorably downfield toward a prospective new suburban home, so has Mayor Lori Lightfoot taken steps to imagine a future at Soldier Field without them...

Mayoral candidate Jesus "Chuy" Garcia meets supporter Alix Guevera and her daughter Rosa in front of Darwin Elementary School in Chicago on April 3, 2015. Garcia met with parents and children before making a speech focused on funding for public education.

Jesús ‘Chuy’ García congressional campaign says it will return Bankman-Fried money to investors

February 9, 2023 at 7:53 a.m.

Mayoral candidate Jesús "Chuy" García's congressional campaign says it will cut a check for $2,900 to repay clients of a collapsed cryptocurrency exchange the same amount of money the disgraced...

Jeylú Gutiérrez canvasses in the Gage Park neighborhood on Feb. 2, 2023.

The proxy battle to replace Ald. Edward Burke in the 14th Ward is between allies of the indicted outgoing alderman and ‘Chuy’ García

February 4, 2023 at 5:00 a.m.

The two candidates vying to become the first new alderman representing the Southwest Side 14th Ward in more than five decades are new to most Chicagoans, but the political power...

Mueze Bawany, an aldermanic candidate in the 50th Ward, talks about comments he made on social media years ago while at his West Ridge home on Feb. 1, 2023.

50th Ward race: Offensive tweets, including about Israel, threaten challenger’s efforts

February 2, 2023 at 2:24 p.m.

The challenger in a Far North Side aldermanic race expressed regret Wednesday after comments he made on social media surfaced in which he used profanities against the state of Israel...

U.S. Rep. Jesús "Chuy" García, left, and Eddie Guillen appear on a Guillen campaign flyer.

Mayoral challenger ‘Chuy’ García asks aldermanic candidate with ties to Michael Madigan to stop using his image on political mailers

January 27, 2023 at 9:00 a.m.

As Chicago mayoral candidate Jesús "Chuy" García fends off efforts by political opponents trying to tie him to indicted former House Speaker Michael Madigan, his campaign is calling on a...

Marija Tomic is running for alderman in the Northwest Side 45th Ward. The 45th takes in parts of several neighborhoods.

Embattled Ald. Jim Gardiner’s fitness is key issue in race for 45th Ward

January 27, 2023 at 9:10 a.m.

Chicago City Council members running for reelection endure referendums on their time in office, but in the Northwest Side's 45th Ward Ald. Jim Gardiner's critiques from challengers go far beyond...

Incoming House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., center, is acknowledged on the first day of the 118th Congress in the House Chamber of the U.S. Capitol Building on Jan. 3, 2023 in Washington. U.S. Rep. Sean Casten, second from right, claps with his colleagues.

US Rep. Sean Casten joins rest of Illinois delegation watching GOP fight over who becomes next speaker

January 3, 2023 at 5:24 p.m.

As many Americans returned to work Tuesday following the holiday break, U.S. Rep. Sean Casten of Downers Grove was in Washington and joining other Democratic members of Congress waiting to...

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