A large and growing field of candidates is angling to take out Mayor Brandon Johnson, who is seen as very beatable.

In 2023, life expectancy in the Loop was 87.3 years, while in West Garfield Park, life expectancy was just 66.6 years, ...

Listeners of "In the Loop with Sasha-Ann Simons" can call 866-915-WBEZ to bring their questions about Chicago and how it's ...

FM's "Ask the Mayor" show, Mayor Brandon Johnson drew a "clear distinction" between the snap curfew ordinance he vetoed last ...

Chicago saw a 13% drop in overall crime in 2025, with shootings down by more than a third and homicides down 30%, as ...

Kevin Byard III remembers how badly the Chicago Bears lost to the Detroit Lions in Week 2, but also how, in the aftermath, Ben Johnson didn’t lose it. Johnson, the former Lions offensive coordinator, ...

Chicago opens its first women-focused community reentry support center, initiated by Mayor Johnson and partners.

City recorded its lowest level of violent crime in more than a decade in 2025. Shootings fell below 2,000 for the first time this century. Biggest declines were seen in neighborhoods hit hardest by ...

A potential veto of Chicago’s 2026 budget by Mayor Brandon Johnson could trigger the Windy City's first-ever municipal shutdown. Johnson reportedly rebuked the budget passed by council over the ...

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson gave his "full and complete endorsement" for the name "Abolish ICE" ahead of the city's annual snowplow naming contest. Earlier this month, the Chicago Department of ...

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson and U.S. Customs and Border Protection Cmdr. Greg Bovino sparred on social media this week, after the mayor endorsed "ABOLISH ICE" as a possible name for a Chicago ...