As Mayor Brandon Johnson marks two years in office, some of the thorniest issues have come from unexpected fronts: education ...

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson sat down Wednesday for a wide-ranging interview with City Hall reporters Alice Yin and Jake ...

A judge on Friday halted the Trump administration’s plan to cut federal jobs — Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson calls it a win for workers.

A video of Pope Leo XIV at the 2005 World Series game between the White Sox and the Houston Astros emerged Saturday, ...

CHICAGO -- Robert Francis Prevost, the Chicago-born man who became Pope Leo XIV on Thursday, has Black family roots in New ...

Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on May 10, according to the Tribune’s archives. Is an important event missing from this date? Email us. Weather records (from the National ...

Ras Baraka, a Democrat, has aggressively pushed back against the construction and opening of the 1,000-bed detention center, ...

Mark E. Pulido, a longtime Cerritos City Councilmember and former two-time Mayor, has officially filed his candidacy for ...

Pope Leo’s childhood home in Dolton has become a popular gathering spot. Officials are considering turning the home into a historic landmark. DOLTON, Ill. - While Pope Leo was born in Chicago, he grew ...

As Brandon Johnson approaches the midpoint of his term as Chicago mayor, he confronts a reality that he readily acknowledges.

In a surprise twist, the papal conclave elects a Chicago native as the new pope. And Mayor Brandon Johnson gets a big win on ...

The Chicago City Council passed Mayor Brandon Johnson's green affordable housing plan, to be seeded with $135 million from ...