Mayor Johnson pulls support for progressive ally in key appointment

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson is backing longtime West Side Alderman and Vice Mayor Walter Burnett to lead the city council’s influential zoning committee.

Alderman Walter Burnett Jr. tapped to lead zoning committee
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A major shakeup in Chicago's City Council -- Mayor Johnson dropped his plans to appoint a top progressive ally to a key position.

Police search for woman after violent Blue Line robbery
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Chicago police are asking for the public's help in identifying a woman who attacked and robbed a CTA Blue Line rider last month on the West Side.

Driver rear-ends CTA bus on DuSable Lake Shore Drive

A woman was hospitalized after rear-ending a CTA bus Thursday night on DuSable Lake Shore Drive.

2 Chicago police cars crash, injuring 6 officers in Little Village
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Six Chicago police officers were injured after two patrol cars crashed into each other Friday morning in the Little Village neighborhood.

Police seek woman who attacked, robbed CTA rider on West Side platform

Chicago police are asking for the public's help in identifying a woman who attacked and robbed a CTA Blue Line rider last month on Chicago's West Side.

2 Chicago police cars crash, injuring 6 officers in Little Village

Six Chicago police officers were injured after two patrol cars crashed into each other Friday morning in the Little Village neighborhood.

Chicago alderman reacts to nearly $1 billion budget gap: "We didn't do anything to prepare for it"
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The City of Chicago is facing a nearly billion dollar budget deficit for fiscal year 2025. The mayor says everything is on the table to fill that hole such as raising property taxes, a hiring freeze and cuts to city services.

Some Chicago aldermen call for mayor's aide to be fired after controversial comments

Several Chicago aldermen are calling for Mayor Brandon Johnson to fire one of his top aides after a 2021 podcast interview resurfaced in which she allegedly referred to police as “f---ing pigs."

One of Chicago Mayor Johnson's top aides calls police 'f---ing pigs' in 2021 podcast

A top aide to Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson once referred to police as "f---ing pigs" and advocated for abolition of police departments in podcast comments that were unearthed by FOX 32 Chicago.

Former Chicago cop sues Kim Foxx: report
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Cook County State?s Attorney Kim Foxx has reportedly asked a federal judge to throw out a civil rights lawsuit filed by a former Chicago police sergeant.

Chicago man charged in violent CTA Red Line stabbing in Uptown

A Chicago man has been charged in a CTA Red Line stabbing that left a passenger critically injured earlier this month.