CHICAGO (WLS) -- Mayor Lori Lightfoot is going on the offensive in the campaign for mayor as the field continues to grow. Another big name is poised to join the race Thursday, and Wednesday, the mayor ...

A former Chicago mayor has joined the chorus of Illinois Democrats slamming President Donald Trump’s plan to send the National Guard into the city as part of a crackdown on violent crime.

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Mayor Lori Lightfoot delivered her budget address before City Council Wednesday, outlining her proposal on how the city will deal with an $838 million budget deficit. The city is in ...

The city stepped in with $28 million in short-term loans to a city pension fund amid a computer glitch and budget shortfall.

Chicago is stepping in to lend cash to its underfunded pensions so they have enough money to avoid asset sales to cover ...

Revenue ideas include taxes on bottled water, liquor, plastic bags and retail deliveries and restoring a $4-a-month employee head tax. Cost-cutting options include flexible furlough days for city ...

Growing occasionally emotional, former Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot on Thursday testified during a bench trial that she was disturbed and traumatized by a profane and racist death threat sent to her ...

Trump Blasts Chicago Leaders, Crime As National Guard Threat Looms | SUNRISE Former Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot (D) pushed ...

A final vote on both proposals, which would create 786 new homes, including 237 units of affordable housing, is set for the Sept. 25 City Council meeting.

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In May 2018, when Lori Lightfoot quit her job as president of the Police Board and announced her candidacy for mayor, she intended to run as a police reformer. At the time, Lightfoot's No. 1 opponent ...

Former Chicago mayor Lori E. Lightfoot reflected on the impact of INVEST South/West, her signature economic development initiative, at a Harvard Graduate School of Design lecture on Tuesday. Lightfoot ...