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The 75-year lease with Chicago Parking Meters LLC expires in 2083.

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson spoke on ShotSpotter and teen curfews during a town hall event at WGN-TV Chicago. NBC Chicago’s Natalie Martinez reports.

Healey’s family released a statement Sunday saying she died after a battle with a form of Pancreatic cancer

Embattled former Illinois Gov. George Ryan has died at age 91.

A Chicago alderman said he’s strongly considering running against Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle, citing a need for new leadership in the city and county.

A Chicago alderman said he’s strongly considering running against Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle, citing a need for new leadership in the city and county.

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson spoke on the city’s budget shortfall ahead of a planned trip to Springfield. NBC Chicago’s Christian Farr reports.

Months after the Chicago City Council narrowly approved the 2025 city budget, Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson is sending a signal that the next budget season will be as tough, if not tougher. NBC 5’s Christian Farr reports.

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson is sounding the alarm on Chicago’s $1.12 billion budget gap for 2026, pointing to several reasons why “the challenges that we face are greater than what we’ve experienced before.”

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson is sending a signal that the next budget season will be as tough, if not tougher, than the narrowly passed 2025 budget.

Weighing a run for Cook County Assessor, Samantha Steele discussed her DUI arrest and political future. NBC Chicago’s Mary Ann Ahern reports.

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson addressed an ordinance that is set to be debated on Wednesday that would push up the curfew for teens in the city.

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson didn’t hold back when asked about meeting with Trump officials to save federal funds, saying, “Outside of a 2016 Cubs World Series ring, I’m not kissing a ring.”

More than a hundred Chicago artists have signed a letter of concern over the commissioner calling for city organizer’s to be fully briefed.

Just two years into Brandon Johnson’s first term as mayor of Chicago, challengers are already quietly testing the waters about a run to unseat him in 2027.

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson responded to the new push to change downtown Chicago’s curfew following violent teen takeovers in Streeterville over the weekend. Residents believe an earlier curfew could have prevented Friday’s chaos in the heart of the city.

Arlington Heights voters will elect a new mayor on Tuesday, and there’s a big unknown for the village’s next leader: Will the Chicago Bears take over the former Arlington horse race track?

Having served as both an ambassador to Japan and Chicago’s mayor, Rahm Emanuel is considering a White House run. On Thursday, he announced a new college scholarship program for Chicago public high school students who participate in Reserve Officers’ Training Corps, or ROTC. The new scholarship program is tied to Emanuel’s call to expand national service. He said his...

NBC Chicago’s Mary Ann Ahern chatted with former Chicago mayor Rahm Emanuel, who weighed in on the Signal app controversy amid rumors that he’s seeking political office again.

The Supreme Court just handed down a ruling that could have a big ripple effect, and it centers on the criminal case of a former Chicago alderman.