Illinois' largest city is facing an even bigger crime problem than realized, according to a new report from the Chicago ...

Incumbent Aurora Mayor Richard Irvin, a GOP governor candidate in 2022, is facing reelection opposition from Illinois ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican members of Congress hammered four Democratic mayors Wednesday about their ... fearmongering obscure the reality that Chicago’s crime rates are trending down ...

Twelve years ago, when Mike Duggan announced his candidacy for mayor of Detroit, I wrote a column asking the question, "Is Detroit ready for a White mayor?" It seemed far-fetched at that time.

Former Illinois state Sen. Jim Oberweis — a Republican now living in Bonita Springs, Florida — was the first Republican to ...

Local politics are supposed to breed a healthy dose of decorum and respect. Not so in Orland Park, where the mayoral race has ...

If you’re going to embrace performative politics, be sure you give a good performance. Instead, the Democrats at President ...

On New Year’s Day, Mayor Brandon Johnson welcomed 2025 by reminding Chicago leaders of the headwinds Black politicians like him face. The mayor sent a Crusader piece from last October titled ...

Critics note that the crackdown follows significant losses by Erdogan's ruling party in local elections last year ... The mayor's party — the main opposition Republican People's Party, or ...