Former Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot and Republican strategist Pat Brady weigh in on the president’s one-hour and 47-minute speech.

Each winter, Chicago’s annual “You Name a Snowplow” contest brings out the creative, the cutesy, the sentimental, the ...

Daniel Figueroa was a father and a partner trying to take care of his family. He was a beloved son and a hard worker. His life mattered.

The city is lobbying for massive infrastructure upgrades to Soldier Field for concerts and special events — even if the Bears ...

Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan was found guilty of conspiracy, bribery and wire fraud and sentenced to 7 ½ ...

A jury is now deciding whether CPD officers traumatized Ebony Tate, her mother and four children on Aug. 9, 2018, when a CPD SWAT team set off flashbang grenades outside the family’s apartment before ...

Colleen Aziz asks Michelle Jett and Sanford Hess: "How have you supported and facilitated diversity in your professional work, and how do you plan to do so in this role?" ...

Cupich: “Our bishops conference put out a statement when the humanitarian aid was cut back or eliminated in some places. The ...

I wrote a book about Jesse Jackson, and we became friends. The cynics didn’t get how he fused moral simplicity and political ...

The Rev. Jesse Jackson never held elected office in his adopted hometown of Chicago, or in the state of Illinois. But his imprint and influence on American politics is unmistakable.

Jesse Jackson, several guests at Tuesday night's State of the Union address will have local connections to some of the biggest events of the past year, all as guests of members of Congress. President ...

While he didn’t match King’s commanding stature or Obama’s ultimate political triumph, Jackson became a moral and political force all the same.