Daywatch: Mayor Johnson landed a teachers union deal. Was it worth it?
The day after a tentative Chicago Teachers Union contract was reached, Mayor Brandon Johnson took a victory lap on the ...
Jim Dodge, incoming Orland Park mayor lays out short-term priorities, mending relations with police
Jim Dodge, who defeated Orland Park Mayor Keith Pekau in Tuesday’s election, said mending relations with police is a top priority.
Danny Davis ‘in the fight’
The veteran Democrat is a political force, having served 15 consecutive terms. Davis is 83 and will be 85 by the time the ...
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In dispute over Wirtz project's impact fees in Mundelein, legislators want to give schools more power
By law, Mundelein village officials lead negotiations with developers over impact fees, and in early March Crain’s reported that Steve Lentz, the village’s mayor, was strongly opposed to the amount ...
Boston Mayor Wu Embraces Trump Resistance as Campaign Heats Up
Boston Mayor Michelle Wu is leaning into her newfound role as both a favorite foil for Republican critics in Washington and a ...
How FDR became the first - and only - US president elected to serve more than 2 terms
Only one person in U.S. history has defied the two-term example set by the first president, George Washington.
States sue to block Trump's election order, saying it violates the Constitution
The lawsuit filed by Democratic officials in 19 states, including Illinois, seeks to block key aspects of Trump's executive ...
FOX 5 New York on MSN11h
List of NYC mayoral candidates: Polls, scandals, how to vote
New York City mayoral race is intensifying as incumbent Mayor Eric Adams announced his bid for reelection as an independent ...
Opinion
Vote by mail system helped Dems win big in DuPage
Democrats have far more trust in mailed-in ballots than Republicans, so they’re much more likely to sign up for the permanent vote by mail program.