Lightfoot says she will cooperate after campaign sends out email to CPS teachers
Mayor Lori Lightfoot answered questions after meeting with the editorial board of the Chicago Tribune.
Chicago mayoral challenger Brandon Johnson unveils tax plan
Chicago mayoral challenger Brandon Johnson wants to “make the suburbs, airlines & ultra-rich pay their fair share” to generate generate “$800 million in new revenue.”
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot facing tough re-election campaign
Were she to lose, Lori Lightfoot would be the first Chicago mayor in decades to run for reelection and fail.
Chicago mayoral election: New poll shows Lightfoot in fourth
A new voter opinion survey shows where Chicago's mayoral candidates stand.
New front runner emerges in Chicago mayoral race, FOX 32 exclusive poll shows
A new voter opinion survey in the race for Chicago mayor show Lori Lightfoot losing ground among the nine-candidate field.
Chicago mayoral election: New poll shows Vallas, Garcia as frontrunners
A new voter opinion survey shows where Chicago's mayoral candidates stand.
Pullman becomes Chicago's first National Historical Park
History was made Thursday on Chicago's South Side.
Chicago's mayoral candidates discuss affordable housing, taxes in latest debate
Chicago's mayoral candidates came together Thursday night for another debate, and most stuck to their platforms and spoke straight to the voters.
Lightfoot launches debt relief pilot program
The program provides a course for Chicagoans who are dealing with debt from administrative hearing violations.
Lightfoot launces debt relief program for Chicagoans
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot is launching a debt relief pilot program, which is part of her Fines and Fees Reform Initiative.
Brandon Johnson accuses Chuy Garcia of ‘abandoning the progressive movement’
U.S. Rep. Jesus "Chuy" Garcia was accused Thursday of "abandoning the progressive movement" by "copying and pasting" Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s plan to deliver Chicago from violent crime.
Pullman honored with designation of new National Historic Park
U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin, U.S. Rep. Robin Kelly and Mayor Lori Lightfoot attended the ceremony Thursday recognizing Pullman as Chicago’s first National Historic Park
Lightfoot denies walking back parental leave promise to CTU
Mayor Lori Lightfoot denied reneging on a promise to the CTU by her handpicked school team to give rank-and-file teachers and school support staff the same 12 weeks of paid parental leave already provided to all 32,000 city employees.
Lightfoot denies reneging on 12-week parental leave promise to Chicago Teachers Union
Mayor Lori Lightfoot on Wednesday denied reneging on a promise to the Chicago Teachers Union by her handpicked school team to give rank-and-file teachers and school support staff the same 12 weeks of paid parental leave already provided to all 32,000 city employees.
Chicago health official defends denial of Southeast Side metal shredder’s permit
A top Chicago health official testified Wednesday that the denial of a Southeast Side metal shredder’s permit was decided on multiple factors, including residents’ concerns about cumulative air pollution and high rates of chronic diseases in the surrounding community.
Chicago mayoral election: Vallas, Johnson and Garcia close fundraising gap with Lightfoot, new reports show
Mayoral challengers Brandon Johnson, Paul Vallas and Jesus “Chuy” Garcia have closed the fundraising gap with Mayor Lori Lightfoot, who is still spending twice as much money as she’s raising, but none of them has caught millionaire businessman Willie Wilson.
Lightfoot proposes CTA bus cameras, other video surveillance to nail motorists who block bus or bike lanes
Nearly 20 years after a CTA experiment with bus surveillance cameras failed miserably, Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot wants to try it again and then some.
Mayors to meet behind closed doors to discuss migrant crisis amid tensions over buses
Mayors from across the United States will meet behind closed doors on Wednesday to discuss the surge of migrants into their cities, as the issue has been a source of continuing controversy and even sparked public clashes between state officials.
Chicago mayoral candidate Paul Vallas returns to campaign in Beverly
Paul Vallas says he skipped Monday night's forum not because it was hosted by a Republican Party group, but due to a scheduling conflict.
Chicago mayoral candidate Paul Vallas returns to campaign in Beverly
Paul Vallas did not show at Monday night's Southwest Side Republican Club Mayoral Forum, but he did return to the Beverly neighborhood Tuesday.