John Byrne

Proving that old Chicago adage “All politics is snowfall,” mayoral candidates on Monday staked out positions on the future legality of parking dibs if they get elected. Flakes were still...

A couple of high-profile Chicago Hispanic officials are launching a new political action committee designed to help political candidates and highlight issues important to Latinos. Incoming U.S. Rep. Jesus “Chuy”...

Mercy Hospital shooter Juan Lopez spent a recent summer interning for a Northwest Side alderman, the alderman said Wednesday. Ald. Roberto Maldonado, 26th, said he was shocked to see Lopez’s...

It’s a tradition of Chicago political pageantry that happens every four years: a long line of aldermen, candidates who hope to replace them, lawyers and campaign staffers snakes through hallways...

Mayor Rahm Emanuel inched forward Friday with his new police academy, a project he pitched as a tangible symbol of his commitment to reforming the troubled department and an anchor...

Mayoral candidate Paul Vallas released a plan Friday to “right-size” Chicago Public Schools amid declining enrollment if elected, but he said he’s talking about reimagining schools to better meet the...

Mayoral candidate Bill Daley wants to create a Cabinet-level crime-fighting post and invest $50 million per year to staff a new City Hall department dedicated to reducing violence, he said...

Affordable housing advocates took aim Thursday at the longtime Chicago City Council tradition of allowing aldermen de facto veto power over most development proposals in their wards, filing a federal...