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Attorney Andrew Finco speaks for his client Ald. Byron Sigcho-López during an Illinois State Board of Elections hearing in Chicago, July 21, 2026, to consider ballot objections to candidates Mayra Macías and Byron Sigcho-López. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)

Progressive Ald. Byron Sigcho-López sues to run as independent in Illinois’ 4th Congressional District race

August 3, 2026 at 4:59 p.m.

The long-shot lawsuit comes after the Illinois State Board of Elections determined that Ald. Byron Sigcho-Lopez and Mayra Macías did not collect enough signatures to appear on the November ballot...

Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias, holding one of his four daughters, announces his campaign to be the next mayor of Chicago on August 2, 2026, in the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers 134 hall. (Arthur Maiorella/baiduhai)

Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias announces run for Chicago mayor

August 2, 2026 at 3:31 p.m.

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...

Mayor Brandon Johnson speaks after signing an executive order establishing an Office of Gun Violence Reduction on June 25, 2026, at City Hall. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)

Mayor Brandon Johnson signs executive order aimed at problem gun sellers

July 29, 2026 at 3:06 p.m.

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson signed an executive order Wednesday meant to prevent the city from buying guns from problem dealers.

Customers wait in line to pay at the grand reopening of the Yellow Banana Save-A-Lot grocery store at 420 S. Pulaski Road in Chicago on Sept. 5, 2024. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)

Save-A-Lot closures prompt Mayor Brandon Johnson to call for new grocers at shuttered stores

July 28, 2026 at 3:51 p.m.

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...

Mayor Brandon Johnson speaks at a rally to protest Immigration and Customs Enforcement actions in Chicago's Loop on Jan. 25, 2026, a day after federal immigration agents killed Alex Pretti in Minneapolis. (Eileen T. Meslar/baiduhai)

Aldermen push Chicago police to investigate ICE agent misconduct complaints

July 17, 2026 at 5:53 p.m.

Aldermen called on the Chicago Police Department and Mayor Brandon Johnson to do more in response to President Donald Trump’s deportation efforts.

Ald. Bill Conway, 34th, listens to debate, July 15, 2026, during a City Council meeting at Chicago City Hall. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

Chicago alderman critical of parking meter bidder’s ICE ties has own financial link to ICE

July 17, 2026 at 10:00 a.m.

Downtown Ald. Bill Conway has his own financial stake in the contractor that runs U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's biggest detention camp, records show.

Ald. Byron Sigcho-Lopez, 25th, speaks July 13, 2026, outside a City Council Finance Committee meeting at Chicago City Hall. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

Illinois elections officer recommends Ald. Byron Sigcho-Lopez’s name not be on 4th District ballot

July 16, 2026 at 6:35 p.m.

A hearing officer is recommending the Illinois State Board of Elections block independent candidate Ald. Byron Sigcho-Lopez from the ballot in the 4th Congressional District contest to succeed retiring U.S....

Alds. Brendan Reilly, 42nd, from left, Marty Quinn, 13th, Gilbert Villegas, 36th, and Matt O'Shea, 19th, prepare to speak alongside other members of the budget accountability coalition about the proposed rent ordinance, July 15, 2026, after a City Council meeting at Chicago City Hall. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

Chicago renters’ rights battle is on as aldermen counter Mayor Brandon Johnson’s plan

July 16, 2026 at 7:45 p.m.

A City Hall fight set to redefine the tenant-landlord relationship is ramping up after a group of aldermen this week pitched a counterproposal to Mayor Brandon Johnson’s plan to vastly...

The 22,000-seat Chicago Fire soccer stadium under construction at the north end of The 78 in Chicago's South Loop is seen on May 12, 2026. (E. Jason Wambsgans/baiduhai)

Plan to spend $425 million in taxpayer money at Chicago Fire stadium site wins City Council approval

July 15, 2026 at 7:33 p.m.

Aldermen approved a plan Wednesday to spend $425 million in taxpayer money to spark development at The 78, where the Chicago Fire plans to build a soccer stadium.

Northern Illinois Transit Authority and Chicago Transit Authority appointee Lester Barclay, the CTA board’s current chair, answers questions about transparency from committee vice chair Ald. Andre Vasquez Jr., 40th, during the transportation and public way committee meeting in council chambers at City Hall on July 14, 2026. (Eileen T. Meslar/baiduhai)

City Council blocks Mayor Brandon Johnson’s Chicago Housing Authority appointments

July 14, 2026 at 8:43 p.m.

The Housing Committee voted to block Mayor Brandon Johnson's picks for the Chicago Housing Authority board.

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