The Rev. Jesse Jackson was our public conscience. He did not allow anyone to look away from the suffering of people here and ...

Former Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot joined Tuesday's WGN Morning News to share memories and thoughts on the the legacy of Rev ...

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

Lightfoot has worked as mayor, a federal prosecutor and a top leader on police accountability. She wants local officials to do more to counter ICE. The ICE Accountability Project is creating a ...

CHICAGO (WGN) – In America’s slow march for racial equality, Rev. Jesse Jackson – who died Tuesday at the age of 84 – was the ...

A new statue will be standing in Arrigo Park in Chicago's Little Italy neighborhood, replacing the Christopher Columbus ...

Dolton seeks reclaim $1.9 million from Fifth Third Bank, saying it paid unauthorized checks signed by then-Mayor Tiffany ...

Fifth Third acted in violation of “reasonable” banking standards by allowing Dolton’s then-mayor to cash $1.9 million in ...

Ivan Capifali, the city's Business Affairs and Consumer Protection commissioner, urged the City Council to OK the cab fare ...

Gov. JB Pritzker and Mayor Brandon Johnson on Tuesday ordered public buildings across the city and state to fly flags at half ...

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

Some Chicago residents are fighting the deployment of robot delivery couriers. A petition started by a Lincoln Park resident ...