Maria Pappas says she’s running for Chicago Mayor

The Cook County Treasurer said on live TV that she’s “in and not getting out” as a challenger to Brandon Johnson.

Mayor Brandon Johnson urges state to expedite transit funding after woman set on fire on Blue Line

Mayor Brandon Johnson on Thursday said state funding from Springfield could be the key to increasing safety on the CTA, after ...

Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas says she's running for mayor. She'll leave it at that for now.

Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas is joining the 2027 race for mayor of Chicago, but she doesn’t want to talk about it until ...

Editorial: Death of Mayor Brandon Johnson’s head tax should lead to negotiations with unions

Mayor Brandon Johnson’s corporate head tax is dead whether he admits it or not. It’s time to talk concessions with unions ...

Key alderman warns Mayor Brandon Johnson a vote on budget ‘premature’

Ald. Pat Dowell told reporters she advised Mayor Brandon Johnson’s administration not to proceed with a budget vote in her ...

CPS CEO search narrowed to 2 candidates and interim CEO Macquline King not 1 of them, sources say

The board chose the finalists in a closed session last week. Those candidates will be put through a series of interviews on Monday with a community panel and Mayor Brandon Johnson.

Mayor Brandon Johnson holds firm on corporate tax plan as budget faces first major challenge at City Hall on Monday

Mayor Brandon Johnson’s budget plan faces its first major challenge at City Hall on Monday, as the mayor holds firm to his ...