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Mayoral candidate Paul Vallas and Ald. Tom Tunney, 44th, talk to customers during a meet-and-greet at Ann Sather Restaurant on Feb. 25, 2023, in the Lakeview neighborhood.

Paul Vallas and Brandon Johnson trade attacks over ‘MAGA’ signs, ‘racist’ criticism over defund the police

March 27, 2023 at 7:07 p.m.

Brandon Johnson and Paul Vallas escalated their attacks on one another as Chicago's mayoral race entered the final week of campaigning before the April 4 election. Monday morning, Vallas held...

5th Ward alderman candidate Desmon Yancy with community members at a canvassing event on March 18, 2023, in the South Shore neighborhood.

Development, gentrification focus of aldermanic runoffs in South Side lakefront wards

March 27, 2023 at 5:00 a.m.

In the South Side 4th and 5th wards, where voters have long stuck to a political tradition of independence and progressivism, more than a dozen candidates for alderman crowded the...

Rep. Katie Stuart on the House floor at the Illinois State Capitol in Springfield in 2020.

Bill allowing multi-occupancy bathrooms to be gender neutral passes Illinois House

March 24, 2023 at 1:13 p.m.

A measure that would allow multiple occupancy public restrooms to be labeled gender-neutral was passed by the Illinois House on Thursday with the bare minimum of votes. The bill, which...

Candidate for alderman of the 11th Ward Anthony "Tony" Ciaravino, right, greets bus and train commuters outside the CTA, Halsted Orange Line in Chicago on March 14, 2023.

The 11th Ward’s complex history is ever-present in latest campaign for alderman

March 20, 2023 at 5:00 a.m.

Chicago's 11th Ward — home to five mayors, the Daley family and a one-time notoriously powerful Democratic political army — seems set to begin a new chapter in city history...

Rabbi Abraham Cooper, the Simon Wiesenthal Center's director of global social action, greets Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle following the Wiesenthal Center's release of a digital terrorism and hate report on March 17, 2023.

TikTok, Twitter fare only slightly better than fringe platforms favored by far right in Wiesenthal Center study of social media

March 17, 2023 at 5:27 p.m.

A report from the Simon Wiesenthal Center scoring social media platforms based on the proliferation of hate speech found that mainstream sites like TikTok and Twitter fared only slightly better...

Gov. J.B. Pritzker, seated, signs into law a measure making paid leave mandatory for workers in Illinois on March 13, 2023. Pritzker is encircled by House Speaker Pro Tempore Jehan Gordon-Booth, left of Pritzker, Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton, behind him, and state Senate Majority Leader Kimberly Lightford, right.

Gov. J.B. Pritzker signs measure requiring paid leave for workers beginning Jan. 1

March 13, 2023 at 5:59 p.m.

Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Monday signed into law a bill that mandates paid leave for Illinois workers. The law, which takes effect Jan. 1, grants employees of businesses of any...

People catch beads during the St. Patrick's Day parade on March 11, 2023, in Chicago.

St. Patrick’s Day parade in Chicago’s Loop wraps up after bagpipes, politicians and revelry

March 11, 2023 at 5:29 p.m.

St. Patrick's Day festivities returned to the city on Saturday, bringing young families, couples and college students downtown for the historic river dye and parade. Thousands of spectators decked out...

A woman buys refills for her Juul at a smoke shop on Dec. 20, 2018.

Juul e-cigarette company settles $23 million lawsuit with city of Chicago over marketing vapes to minors

March 10, 2023 at 4:00 p.m.

The city of Chicago has reached a $23.8 million settlement with Juul Labs over claims that the e-cigarette company aimed its vaping products toward an underage market. This agreement comes...

The state flag of Illinois at a Cook County building at 69 W. Washington St. on March 7, 2023.

Does Illinois need a new state flag? Legislation that could lead to a redesign moves forward in Springfield.

March 10, 2023 at 3:48 p.m.

Some Illinois lawmakers want more people flying the state flag. A new bill considers whether that means getting a new flag altogether. This week, Senate Bill 1818 — its number...

A display case, shown Jan. 26, 2023, holds an assortment of rifles that could not be sold to customers, at Accuracy Firearms in Effingham.

Downstate judge strikes down Illinois ban on high-powered guns

March 5, 2023 at 9:15 a.m.

A downstate judge on Friday struck down the ban on high-power firearms and high-capacity ammunition magazines that Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed into law earlier this year, a ruling the Illinois...

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