The Chicago City Council will vote Feb. 18 on a proposal that would allow the Civilian Office of Police Accountability to investigate whether CPD officers have violated city law by helping federal ...

January 2026 was notable for two significant departures from temperature norms in Chicago — in opposite directions.

Basil Talbott spent more than 30 years at the Sun-Times and was widely respected by his colleagues as a truth-seeker who bluntly challenged obfuscation.

The City Council signed off on the measure in a 32 to 16 vote. The rollout comes fast. Sales of intoxicating hemp products to ...

During a lengthy journalism career that involved covering bare-knuckled politics both in Chicago and Washington, Basil Talbott Jr. was the Chicago Sun-Times’ political editor for a decade before ...

This is not a good look for Chicago police officers. One officer was caught accepting bribes for use of the encrypted radio. As a result, criminals had access to emergency dispatches, undercover ...

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WTTW reports that the board skipped its October and January meetings and that nine enforcement matters are now pending ...

Chicago's restaurant industry celebrated its own at a ceremony announcing the winner of the local Banchet Awards, which also ...

It didn’t go unnoticed that Illinois House Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch lavished praise on the mayor. “Mayor Johnson has ...

The $22 million settlement, if approved, would continue the trend of big spending on lawsuits in recent years.

Mayor Brandon Johnson is considering options to take back control of Chicago's parking meters. The system, and its revenue, was leased to a private firm for 75 years in 2008.