Voter turnout in this past Tuesday’s election was largely contingent on tax hike proposals and the contentiousness of the ...

CHICAGO - Key local elections were held in suburbs across the Chicago area on Tuesday; one northwest suburban family was ...

In lower-turnout contests, Democrats have a massive advantage because they’ve built a reliable vote-by-mail base.

Chicago Democrat Emil Jones III, a sitting state senator, will face a federal jury that could end his political career and ...

The word has become an epithet for garish, reckless growth — but to fix the housing crisis, the country needs more of it.

Anger became action as thousand took to the streets and shouted demands at a rally in Chicago's Daley Plaza, joining a nationwide plea. Demonstrations were also being held in suburbs like Berwyn ...

President Donald Trump's nominee for ambassador to the Vatican defended many of the administration's foreign-aid cuts at a Senate hearing Tuesday, even while saying Catholic charitable groups are well ...

Voters in the Village of Lyons and across Lyons Township sent a strong message of confidence and support on April 1st, re-electing Mayor Chris Getty and many other public officials in a sweeping ...

Aurora mayor-elect John Laesch talks about his election night victory and what ... Voters in several Chicago-area suburbs will soon head to the polls to elect their next municipal leaders, with ...

Chicago City Council members gathered Monday for a special meeting to vote in a new alderperson to represent the 35th Ward.