Lori Lightfoot elected as Chicago's first African American female mayor

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Lori Lightfoot will be elected as Chicago's first African American female mayor. Lightfoot had 74 percent of the vote with 94 percent of the precincts reporting and gave her victory ... Read More

Chicago Election 2023: Full coverage of mayoral race, city council seats and more

In the race for mayor, incumbent Lori Lightfoot conceded the race, with Paul Vallas and Brandon Johnson advancing to the runoff election. In the mayoral and aldermanic races, if no candidate receives ... Read More

Chicago mayoral candidates make final push to secure voters ahead of Tuesday's election

CHICAGO (WLS) -- The final push is on in Chicago's mayoral election. Because the number of politicians in the race probably guarantees no one will win the seat outright, candidates are focused on ... Read More

Arne Duncan says he will not run for Chicago mayor

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Former U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan said Tuesday that he will not enter the race for Chicago mayor. Duncan said in a written statement: "I am exactly where I need to be, doing ... Read More

Newsviews: Chicago's historic April 2nd mayoral runoff election

CHICAGO (WLS) -- In two days, history will be made when Chicagoans elect the city's first African-American, female mayor. Their choices: former federal prosecutor Lori Lightfoot and Cook County Board ... Read More

Chicago mayoral candidates fight for LGBTQ+ vote as Election Day approaches

CHICAGO (WLS) -- It's down to the wire campaigning for Paul Vallas, Lori Lightfoot and others as they all fight for the LGBTQ+ vote. A campaign ad that touts Paul Vallas' support for domestic partner ... Read More

Lightfoot vows to regain trust after video shows Chicago police raid innocent woman's home

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Mayor Lori Lightfoot is vowing change after a botched Chicago police raid of an innocent woman's home and the troubling legal fight that followed. She's also vowing to regain the ... Read More

Toni Preckwinkle halts TV ads 2 weeks ahead of mayoral election

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Chicago mayoral candidate Toni Preckwinkle has halted all television ads, a stunning development just two weeks before the election. Could this be a sign of trouble in the campaign? Read More

Ex-Chicago Mayor Trashes Trump’s Mental State Over ‘Crisis’

A former Chicago mayor has joined the chorus of Illinois Democrats slamming President Donald Trump’s plan to send the National Guard into Chicago as part of a crackdown on violent crime. Lori ... Read More