Old foes appear to put aside Chicago Democratic politics to help Johnson prepare for a Republican-led hearing in Congress.

In January 2023, shortly before the February Chicago mayoral elections, former Mayor Lori Lightfoot had a dismal 22% approval rating. Current Mayor Brandon Johnson’s approval has now sunk even lower,

Tiffany Henyard, dubbed "America's worst mayor," has decisively lost the Democratic Party primary to run again for the role in Dolton, Illinois. Henyard had been involved in a series of scandals, which led to an investigation by former Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot concluding she mismanaged Dolton's finances with "excessive" spending.

The city’s Department of Transportation confirmed this week that it is “actively working” to install the 50 cameras this year but declined to share the locations.

More than 20,000 teachers have been working without a contract for eight months as the CTU-backed mayor refuses to accept even the most modest wage and staffing demands of educators.

Chicago has turned to Democrats to lead the city every year since 1931, and with voters disliking every Democrat they elect now, maybe they should change.

Not long after finishing up Wednesday’s Chicago Park District board meeting, Superintendent Rosa Escareno announced her resignation.  Escareno was appointed to the position by

The Municipal Employees‘ Annuity & Benefit Fund of Chicago is not a phrase that exactly trips off the tongue. But the pension plan covering the retirements of a hodgepodge of workers with the city of Chicago Public Schools (nonteaching staff) and the Chicago Housing Authority,

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson is insisting that his reworked $830 million bond issue is critical to city infrastructure. Chicago Chief Financial Officer Jill Jaworski said Tuesday that language in the mayor’s proposal has been changed so that bond funds could only be used for capital projects.

In January 2023, shortly before the February Chicago mayoral elections, former Mayor Lori Lightfoot had a dismal 22% approval rating.