Far ahead of his Republican primary opponents in the most recent public polling, Darren Bailey told a half-filled central Illinois auditorium in that he expected to be “the punching bag.” Instead, ...

Four years ago, the first Chicago mayoral hopefuls were months away from announcing their campaigns. This time around, the ...

A large and growing field of candidates is angling to take out Mayor Brandon Johnson, who is seen as very beatable.

The Department of Homeland Security was formed after 9/11 amid international terrorism threats. Now, its most visible targets are domestic.

Sources told ABC7 Chicago that Mayor Brandon Johnson's office is considering an attempt to buy back the rights to the city's ...

Chicago opens its first women-focused community reentry support center, initiated by Mayor Johnson and partners.

Trump Threatens Funding for States With Sanctuary Cities. President Trump has threatened to halt federal funding to states whose cities have sanctuary policies, starting on Feb.1, ...

The unprecedented stalemate that saw opposition City Council members reject the mayor's proposed corporate head tax and pass ...

Trump administration officials mock Chicago mayor's immigration lawsuit, calling it "baseless" as city alleges illegal ...

Since 2017, the president has been trying to punish jurisdictions that shield immigrants from federal enforcement. Now he may ...

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson is pushing back on presidential threats to cut off all federal funding to sanctuary cities. At ...

Chicago's Mayor Johnson denounced Trump's threat to cut federal funding to sanctuary cities, calling it unconstitutional and ...