Chicago City Council

Chicago?s top watchdog says the mayor?s office is making it harder for her to conduct investigations. Here?s what?s behind the dispute.

The Chicago Inspector General is saying that the mayor's office is impeding her office's ability to be independent.

Dueling takes on Trump Tariffs. Plus the debate over homeschooling in Illinois.

The political fallout from Signal-gate. Plus, Richard Roeper on his Sun-Times retirement.

City leaders believed they had balanced Chicago?s budget for the year, but an unexpected $175 million shortfall has forced officials back to the negotiating table.

City officials thought they were done balancing the current year?s budget when they cast a vote late last year. Turns out, there?s some more work to do.

The U.S. Supreme Court unanimously ruled in favor of former Ald. Patrick Daley Thompson, overturning two counts of lying to regulators.

The chilling effect of threatening protesters with deportation, Illinois' call to legalize prostitution, and more on this week's episode of Paris on Politics.

The Chicago City Council voted against a ban on the sale of fur in the city during a meeting on Wednesday.

Members of Congress who called Mayor Brandon Johnson and others to D.C. on Wednesday, in part to expose government waste, mismanagement, and abuse accomplished their mission ? just, not in the way they think.

They say "all politics is local," but how local is it if nobody votes? Paris Schutz rallies some Election Day encouragement after paltry showings in this week's primaries.