The polls opened at 6 a.m. for Election Day as Chicago voters decide on key races, including the president and the city's ...

For the first time in Chicago history, voters this year will get to choose some of the members of the Chicago Board of ...

Taxpayers continue to get squeezed for multi-million-dollar police misconduct lawsuit settlements, and Chicago police are inching forward on reform. City Council should say no to Mayor Johnson's ...

The first ever Chicago School Board election is seeing staggering spending and the hottest local contest, with the race ...

After being solely under control of the mayor for the last 30 years, voters on Tuesday will elect members of the Chicago ...

Chicago’s first school board election is coming at a time of turmoil for the city’s public school system. Mayor Brandon ...

A closely-watched congressional race in Western Illinois could tilt the balance of the U.S. House of Representatives, and Chicagoans will vote for an elected school board for the first time.

Ten people will be elected to Chicago’s school board and Mayor Brandon Johnson will appoint 11. The 21-member hybrid board ...

Tara Stamps was already appointed to fill the Cook County Board vacancy after Mayor Brandon Johnson moved to City Hall. She is running to complete the rest of his term representing the city’s West ...

CBS News Chicago asked candidates to share their views on four key issues facing the next board when all members are sworn in ...

The Chicago Bears traded running back Khalil Herbert to the Cincinnati Bengals ahead of Tuesday's trade deadline.

The race for president tops the list of federal, state and local contests in Illinois, where voters have supported the Democratic presidential nominee for decades but lower-ballot contests are more ...