Democratic Mayor Brandon Johnson of Chicago has sparked controversy by publicly praising Assata Shakur, also known as Joanne Chesimard, a former Black Panther

To close a $1.15 billion 2026 funding gap by the end of the year, Mayor Brandon Johnson will have to dance through a minefield.

Gov. JB Pritzker and Mayor Brandon Johnson comment on reports of armed federal agents spotted on Michigan Avenue in downtown Chicago on Sunday.

Mayor Johnson Makes Controversial Comments on Law Enforcement and Incarceration. Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson declared his intention to “eradicate” what he called the “sickness” of law enforcement, jails,

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson rejected President Trump’s idea of sending the National Guard to the city, calling militarism and heavy law enforcement a “sickness,” drawing sharp criticism from Republican lawmakers.

Democratic Mayor Brandon Johnson of Chicago praised a woman who was convicted in the killing of a police officer during a 1973 traffic stop in a video posted to social media Monday. The Cuban government announced Thursday that Joanne Chesimard,

Members of Chicago's law enforcement community are taking offense with a comment made by Mayor Brandon Johnson, after he said this week, in part, "jails and incarceration and law enforcement is a sickness.

Chicago's mayor launched a food security initiative for City Colleges students with the Greater Chicago Food Depository.

Did Mayor Brandon Johnson show his true colors on Chicago cops and policing in the city last week? Sure looks like it.

Chicago has installed over 100 miles of new bikeways, with plans to expand to over 500 miles, in order to make the city safer and more accessible for cyclists, resulting in a 30% decrease in traffic fatalities over four years.

Mayor Brandon Johnson’s City Council revamp became a casualty of his diminished clout Thursday — the Council only voted install Walter Burnett’s son, Walter Redmond Burnett, to replace his father as 27th Ward alderperson.

CHICAGO (WLS) -- There's a groundbreaking ceremony Tuesday afternoon for the Illinois Quantum and Microelectronics Park. It will be built along Chicago's far South Shore. The facility will occupy the site of Chicago's former U.S. Steel plant. The groundbreaking is Tuesday afternoon near 81st Street and DuSable Lake Shore Drive.