Initial reaction to President Donald Trump’s move to seize Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro and bring him to the U.S. to face federal criminal charges is drawing intense reaction from area political ...

Ebenezer Scrooge is said to be strictly a fictional creation, a character in a book by Charles Dickens. You could've fooled me. If not the man himself, his true spirit of me-me-me selfishness and ...

When the city talks about “taxing big business,” most people don’t picture us: the McDonald’s local business owners who greet customers by name, who supply turkeys to those in need during the holidays ...

Chicago's City Council is pressing ahead with an alternative 2026 budget despite warnings from Mayor Brandon Johnson’s team that it would leave a $163 million shortfall and risk a credit downgrade.

Oak Park’s Don Harmon has become well known over the past two decades as a visible and accessible state senator locally and a task-oriented type of legislative leader in Springfield. After his ...

Quarterbacks coach Greg Olson will take over as offensive playcaller, Head Coach Pete Carroll announced Monday. The team relieved Chip Kelly of his duties as offensive coordinator Sunday night. "I ...

Chicago has arrived at the moment it has been trying to avoid for months. After weeks of budget brinkmanship, veto threats and theatrical committee showdowns, the city is now staring at the same basic ...

Gift Article 10 Remaining As a subscriber, you have 10 articles to gift each month. Gifting allows recipients to access the article for free. Another Chicago-area congressional seat will be changing ...

The City Council today begins probing Mayor Brandon Johnson’s $16.6 billion 2026 budget, testing the administration’s ability to fend off opposition from the business community while shoring up ...