State Rep. La Shawn Ford declared victory Tuesday evening in the Democratic primary to succeed U.S. Rep. Danny Davis.

Cohen does see the momentum for a turnaround, with what he calls the People’s Pledge, where candidates challenge their colleagues to reject super PAC money in primary elections. It has happened in a ...

In Australia, Guzman y Gomez is a juggernaut. But cracking Chicago, let alone the rest of the US, is proving a challenge for ...

Illinois Democrats ushered in a new generation of lawmakers Tuesday night, picking five new nominees for Congress in open ...

A proposal that affects restaurants and how its workers are paid is set to be considered at Chicago City Hall on Wednesday.

It was busy day at Chicago City Hall Wednesday, with a showdown over minimum wage for tipped workers.

A bid to halt the phase-out of Chicago's subminimum wage for tipped workers is expected to get a vote by the City Council on Wednesday, but Mayor Brandon Johnson is standing behind one of the first ...

With the backing of hotel owners and the Illinois Hotel & Lodging Association, the city’s tax on hotel rooms downtown, near McCormick Place, the Illinois Medical District and Hyde Park will rise from ...

Choose Chicago will get revenue to market Chicago to tourism competitors after the City Council Wednesday agreed to raise the hotel tax to 19% at hotels in all or parts of 14 different wards, ...

The move sets the stage for Mayor Brandon Johnson's third veto of his first term. Johnson said this week it would be “not only tone deaf, but irresponsible” for the City Council to stop what was ...

The Democratic primary for Illinois comptroller remained too close to call Wednesday as state Rep. Margaret Croke maintained a slim lead over state Sen. Karina Villa. With an estimated 92% of votes ...

The Federal Reserve on Wednesday kept interest rates unchanged, as expected, but noted the “uncertain” impact to the US economy from the US-Israeli war with Iran.