Business owner Willie Wilson says he is making fourth mayoral run
The South Side businessman famous for giving away free gas said he will stake out conservative positions as he once again tries a long shot run for mayor.
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Mayor Brandon Johnson’s budget director Annette Guzman resigns amid finance team shakeup
Annette Guzman, Brandon Johnson’s director of the Office of Budget and Management, is departing the role she has served in since the start of his administration.
Lollapalooza 2026 wrapped with some arrests and hospital trips while Chicago faces Grant Park cleanup
The festival left the city with a familiar tally: 10 arrests, zero tickets issued and 67 trips to the hospital, according to the city. Those are figures roughly in line...
Mayor Brandon Johnson brushes off Alexi Giannoulias candidacy, says days of school closures are over
Mayor Brandon Johnson launched thinly veiled attacks Monday on mayoral candidate Alexi Giannoulias and Giannoulias' donors.
Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias announces run for Chicago mayor
Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias announced Sunday he will run for mayor of Chicago, ending over a year of speculation and making official his frontrunner status in the already-crowded...
Save-A-Lot closures prompt Mayor Brandon Johnson to call for new grocers at shuttered stores
Mayor Brandon Johnson on Tuesday said the city hopes to find a new operator for the Yellow Banana stores that closed abruptly over the weekend on Chicago's South and West...
Aldermanic opposition rams through referendum questions for 2027 city election ballot
The City Council on Wednesday approved a slate of non-binding referendums favored by opponents of Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson in next year's citywide election.
Chicago watchdog finds no big issues with $630 million City Hall spent on migrant crisis
An audit of Chicago’s migrant response found no major issues with how City Hall spent more than $630 million to house and feed the asylum seekers, according to a report...
Aldermen sign ‘ICE Out’ pledge demanding officials reject money tied to immigration enforcement
A dozen progressive aldermen have signed on to a demand for their colleagues to reject contributions from corporations tied to federal immigration enforcement.
Mayor Brandon Johnson bats away low fundraising: ‘My confidence will always remain strong’
Mayor Brandon Johnson ended the second quarter with just $631,309 in his political fund after spending more than he raised, according to state campaign finance reports.