Hundreds packed the New Mount Pilgrim M.B. Church in West Garfield Park to hear ideas from five Chicago mayoral hopefuls – La Shawn Ford, Amara Enyia, Toni Preckwinkle, Willie Wilson, and Lori […]
New Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker pledged Democrats and Republicans would work together to pass a balanced budget this year as he took the oath of office on Monday at a ceremony in […]
CTU Poll Puts Preckwinkle in the Lead, Many Still Undecided A new poll released by the Chicago Teachers Union shows that while Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle holds the lead among […]
Ja’Mal Green Drops Out of Race for Chicago Mayor Activist Ja’Mal Green announced Monday he would no longer continue his bid for mayor of Chicago. Green, 23, was one of the youngest […]
Man Fatally Struck by Red Line Train at Belmont A man was killed Monday morning after being struck by a CTA Red Line train at the Belmont Avenue station in Lakeview. Officials […]
Chicago Charter School Teachers Walk Out in Nation’s First Ever Charter School Strike More than 500 educators at 15 Chicago charter schools went on strike Tuesday morning in the first-ever strike of […]
Federal agents showed up to the office of Chicago alderman Ed Burke to conduct some kind of search Thursday morning. The Chicago Tribune reports that just before 11:00am, agents who were reportedly […]
Alderman Danny Solis Will Not Seek Re-election After more than two decades on the City Council, Chicago Alderman Danny Solis will not seek re-election. Solis, who was appointed by Mayor Richard M […]
Four people were shot and killed at Chicago’s Mercy Hospital & Medical Center on the South Side Monday afternoon. Outside Mercy Hospital #shooting #chicago #mercyhospital #police pic.twitter.com/9ox9n5njei — Rick Majewski (@rickmajewski) November […]
Comptroller Mendoza Formally Announces Mayoral Bid Illinois Comptroller Susana Mendoza finally formally declared her candidacy for mayor of Chicago Wednesday morning, releasing the full version of her first campaign video on YouTube. […]
Comptroller Mendoza Mulls a Run for Mayor Fresh off her re-election win for State Comptroller, Susana Mendoza is eyeing jumping into another election—the Chicago mayor’s race. Mendoza, who served as City Clerk […]
While Democrats across the country may not have gotten the blue wave they hoped for, Illinoisans colored the state lines a darker blue, handing several key positions to the party on election […]
