1983: Harold Washington was elected Chicago’s first Black mayor. Washington, a U.S. representative who also served in the ...

Mayor Brandon Johnson and other progressives hope Chicagoans’ aversion to Donald Trump will boost their popularity. Unlikely.

The final days of Dolton Mayor Tiffany Henyard’s term appear to be unfolding with less acrimony than the controversies that ...

Both Mayor Tiffany Henyard and her ally trustee Andrew Holmes were no-shows at Henyard's last Dolton Village Board meeting ...

Chicago City Council members gathered Monday for a special meeting to vote in a new alderperson to represent the 35th Ward.

Tinaglia is now leading the drive to lure the team away from the Chicago lakefront to a new suburban dome. Tinaglia handily won the Arlington Heights mayoral election Tuesday to take the reins ...

House then swept the April 1 election with 95% of the vote over ... clashed after Dolton trustees voted to reinstate former Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot to investigate Henyard.

He lost the last presidential election by the narrowest margin in South Korean history, but now Lee Jae-myung is the ...

Although elections are officially nonpartisan, candidates are typically affiliated with one of the major political parties. Johnson and Vallas are both Democrats. The last Republican mayor of Chicago, ...

SALEM—During the May 6 primary, voters will decide which candidates will be on the ballot for At-Large City Councilman in ...