Paul Vallas: Chicago’s City Council can address the financial crisis to come if it begins now
Chicago must begin the process of true zero-based budgeting requiring that all city activities and programs be closely ...
Notre Dame football fans head home from New Orleans with heavy heart after New Year's attack
Many Notre Dame football fans had gone to New Orleans to see the Sugar Bowl. Now they're coming home with heavy hearts after the deadly vehicle attack on Bourbon Street.
Jason Lee, Chicago's shadow mayor, helps Brandon Johnson weather the political storm
Lee says he’s not at all surprised by the extraordinary pressure that he and the mayor have been under in the shark tank ...
Chicago in 2025 will see hikes in taxes, fines and fees as part of Mayor Brandon Johnson’s latest budget
Chicagoans in 2025 will start paying more in certain taxes, fines and fees as part of balanced budget OK’d by Mayor Brandon ...
New Orleans attack updates: Suspect 'inspired by ISIS,' was military veteran
Fifteen people were killed and dozens injured when a pickup truck plowed into a crowd on Bourbon Street in New Orleans.
Obamas, Illinois and Chicago leaders share tributes for late former President Jimmy Carter
Illinois and Chicago-area leaders reacted Sunday to the death of 100-year-old former U.S. President Jimmy Carter.
Opinion
What’s the Matter With Chicago?
At the heart of Chicago’s deficit are decades of increasingly generous retirement benefits offered by Chicago’s leaders to more than 30,000 public employees, a politically powerful constituency. Today ...