Here's a rundown of several key claims made during the hearing, and our reporting on the issues and numbers referenced by ...

Business advocates say closing the SBA's Chicago office on South Michigan Avenue harms small businesses that need support.

John Fulton and Anthony Mitchell were teenagers when they were coerced into giving false confessions in a 2003 murder in ...

Mayor Brandon Johnson’s administration keeps pushing Chicago Public Schools to maintain payments to a pension fund for ...

Chicago’s city council approved a $280,000 settlement to a lawsuit filed in 2024 against the city and its police officers.

Chicago's data center market is heating up, but where will new facilities be built? Find out how the city is competing with ...

Imagine Chicago and Illinois without an effective local U.S. attorney’s office over the years. Michael Madigan, we believe, still would be Illinois House speaker. Ed Burke likely would be preening ...

Despite Chicago's determination to protect immigrants from Trump’s deportation efforts, the city is limited in what it can do ...

Good morning, Chicago. Illinois had a record year for solar growth in 2024 and can now draw enough energy from the sun to power 930,000 homes, according to a new report. Illinois added 2.5 gigawatts ...

Mayor Brandon Johnson delivered a forceful defense of Chicago’s history as a haven for immigrants during his opening statement before a Republican-led congressional hearing.

A popular suburban Chicago museum will soon close for months of extensive renovations and open a downtown Chicago satellite ...

President Trump is moving to cut the staff by half and dismantle the department. He’s also going after DEI in higher ...