WBBM political editor Geoff Buchholz reports a working group established by Chicago mayor Brandon Johnson has released a report containing 89 recommendations for closing the city's projected 2026 budget gap.

WBBM political editor Geoff Buchholz reports Mayor Johnson forcefully rejected President Trump's continued suggestion that he may send federal military forces to Chicago.

The Cook County Clerk's Office was rallying at Daley Plaza to encourage residents to register to vote. The Clerk's Office also announced new ways it's promoting voting among high school and college students.

There’s an abundance of anger online and in person these days but one northern suburb is hoping to unite people around the cause of peace.

Last week, leaders of Northbrook and the local Rotary Club dedicated a Peace Pole in front of Village Hall.

WBBM political editor Geoff Buchholz reports Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker called on the White House to help lower political tensions following the assassination of conservative influencer Charlie Kirk.

As you enter CTA train stations this week, you'll now notice Naloxone, or Narcan, vending machines at some of them.

WBBM political editor Geoff Buchholz reports the Chicago City Council Finance Committee has given preliminary approval for a $90 million "global" settlement of claims tied to disgraced former police Sgt. Ronald Watts.

Two people are in custody following a police chase in the south suburbs Monday morning that prompted a shelter-in-place order near Harlem Avenue and Vollmer Road.

The Matteson Police Department said it received a 9-1-1 call reporting several men acting suspiciously in a residential neighborhood along Central Avenue, just south of Vollmer Road. The subjects were reportedly armed with firearms.

Aurora Mayor John Laesch is standing by his decision to keep city flags at full staff, despite an order from President Donald Trump to lower flags nationwide in honor of slain conservative activist Charlie Kirk.