John Byrne

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot on Thursday repudiated a report her new security chief co-wrote proposing to have National Guard troops patrol high-crime Chicago neighborhoods and said he would relinquish his...

Mayor Lori Lightfoot's new security chief co-authored a report two years ago suggesting that the solution to Chicago's crime problem on the city's South and West sides was this: Bring...

New Mayor Lori Lightfoot's security detail will be headed up by a former U.S. marshal who's married to a city lobbyist for United Airlines, in a departure from Chicago mayors...

As Lori Lightfoot completed her ascension Monday from a long-shot candidate to Chicago's first black woman and openly gay mayor, the former federal prosecutor stood in front of thousands at...

During her inaugural address Monday, Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot received perhaps the most raucous cheers when she put the aldermen seated behind her on notice that she intends to attack...

Lori Lightfoot takes over as Chicago mayor on Monday after a seven-week sprint that saw her try to build an administration she can trust to run the city and promote...

Mayor-elect Lori Lightfoot will seek to shake up the City Council with new chairmen for several of the most important committees she needs to help pass her agenda, but she...

Mayor-elect Lori Lightfoot could need to come up with more than $200 million beyond what Mayor Rahm Emanuel previously estimated in the 2020 city budget to cover higher pension payments...

Mayor-elect Lori Lightfoot's transition team told aldermen Tuesday that she plans to issue an order upon taking office next week attempting to curtail their control over issuing permits and licenses...

Mayor-elect Lori Lightfoot and Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle met downtown Monday for a private lunch to discuss ways the city and county can cooperate as they try to...