Johnson unveils Chicago’s first chief homelessness officer, takes more shots at ‘wicked’ adversaries of Bring Chicago Home

Mayor Brandon Johnson debuted his pick for Chicago’s first chief homelessness officer during a Monday news ... historical political background that precipitated the Bring Chicago Home referendum. Read More

Fox News Politics: Too much democracy

Democrats across the country have become increasingly concerned over the amount of support Trump is pulling from usually reliable demographics and donors have been bickering over an internal memo ... Read More

Chicago mayor urges Biden to grant work permits to half million illegal immigrants

"I want to make this emphatically clear: Chicago will never turn its back on people who wish to call the city of Chicago their home ... who covers politics. She leads Fox News Digital coverage ... Read More

More than 2,000 Chicago Park District employees vote to authorize strike

CHICAGO (WLS) -- More than 2,000 Chicago Park District workers say they are ready to go on strike amid stalled contract negotiations Members of SEIU Local 73 held a rally at City Hall Tuesday and ... Read More

Trump and Biden rematch ‘too close to call’ according to recent polls

“Way too close to call on the head-to-head and even closer when third party candidates are counted. The backstretch is months away and this is about as close as it can get,” Quinnipiac ... Read More

Driver in custody after striking two pedestrians in Chicago

CHICAGO (CBS) -- Two people were rushed to the hospital after they were hit by a car in Chicago's Near North neighborhood Saturday afternoon. It happened just before 4 p.m. near North Wells Street ... Read More

Train strikes vehicles parked too close to the tracks in Barton during eclipse

A train crashed into two vehicles that police say were parked too close to the railroad tracks in Barton during Monday’s total solar eclipse, sending one woman to the hospital with minor injuries. Read More

Cook County State’s Attorney election still too close to call

CHICAGO — It has been a week and a day since ... A spokesperson for the CBOE told WGN News about 2,800 votes were added to the unofficial results Wednesday, but also said there are still more ... Read More

Trump Says States Should Decide Abortion Laws … Just Not Like That

Republicans — and Fox News — largely refrained from addressing the ban. Trump did too — until he was asked on Wednesday if he thought the court had gone too far in its decision. Read More

Chicago Park District union authorizes strike, asks mayor to intervene in contract talks

CHICAGO (CBS) --After voting to authorize a strike, the union representing more than 2,200 Chicago Park District workers planned to deliver a petition to Mayor Brandon Johnson on Tuesday ... Read More

House Republicans Use a Big Lie to Stand Up for Big Pharma

In order to justify the repeal plan, the RSC cites a study from the University of Chicago to argue that “the price-control provisions included in the Inflation Reduction Act would reduce medical ... Read More

Trump and Biden rematch ‘too close to call’ according to recent polls

President Joe Biden may be scratching back from the trailing position he held in polling through most of 2023, according to recent surveys, but with less than six months to go before the earliest ... Read More