Illinois to ban advertising for guns allegedly marketed to kids and militantsIllinois will soon outlaw advertising for firearms that officials determine produce a public safety threat or appeals to children, militants or others who might later use the weapons illegally.
New Chicago mayor's progressive strategy to be tested amid public safety, growth concernsChicago Mayor-elect Brandon Johnson is taking office Monday.
In Chicago mayor's race, 2 hopefuls reflect Democrats' splitThe two candidates for Chicago mayor have very different ideas about the future of the heavily Democratic city.
How Chicago elects a mayor, and why a winner may take weeksChicago is holding a mayoral election, but it will likely take a runoff before a winner is declared.
Illinois' ex-House speaker charged in $3M bribery schemesFormer Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan, for decades one of the nationโs most powerful state legislators, has been charged with a nearly $3 million racketeering and bribery scheme.
Biden picks Burns for China ambassador; Emanuel for JapanPresident Joe Biden is nominating former senior State Department official Nicholas Burns to serve as his ambassador to China and former Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel to serve as his envoy to Japan.
Kind acts accentuated slain Chicago officer's brief careerA Chicago police officer who was fatally shot this month has been remembered for her compassion with stories of kindnesses, big and small.