Irvin promises to repeal criminal justice reforms, gubernatorial rival calls him a 'fraud'

Aurora Mayor Richard Irvin brought his campaign for governor to Chicago on Wednesday, promising to repeal criminal justice reforms signed into law by incumbent JB Pritzker.

Paul Vallas enters Chicago mayoral race
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Former Chicago Public Schools CEO Paul Vallas announced Wednesday he will be entering the race to become Chicago's next mayor.

Former CPS CEO Paul Vallas throws hat into Chicago mayoral race

Former Chicago Public Schools head Paul Vallas announced Wednesday he will be entering the race to become Chicago's next mayor.

Early voting gets underway at downtown Chicago supersite

On a muggy Tuesday morning, early voting for the June 28 primary got underway in the city with a dozen people waiting in line outside the Chicago Board of Elections supersite downtown.

'2nd Amendment was never absolute,' Biden says in gun reform talk

The president hinted Monday that there may be some bipartisan support to tighten restrictions on the kind of high-powered weapons used by the gunman in the Uvalde school shooting.

Nancy Pelosi's husband arrested for alleged drunk driving after crash in Napa

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's husband, Paul Pelosi, was arrested for allegedly driving under the influence after getting into a crash with another car in Napa on Saturday night.

Chicago doctor says hardest part of profession is telling parents 'senseless violence took their child away'

"Less than 2 weeks ago, a 17-year-old used a gun to shoot a 16-year-old at Millennium park who later died here at Lurie Children's despite the efforts of our emergency team to save his life. This is not a political crisis this is a public health crisis," said Thomas Shanley, MD, President and CEO of Lurie Children’s.

Research suggests assault weapons ban would save lives
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Northwestern professor Dr. Post says you can't blame mental illness, but instead, gunmen she calls "evil", are often inspired by other shooters.