The city of Chicago is giving anyone who doesn't have a city vehicle sticker a break for the entire month of April. The office of the Chicago City Clerk is calling next month Amnesty April.

Chicago Alderman Raymond Lopez blamed the city’s crime on the political elite's "love with criminality," while its mayor touts reported decreases in its total crime rates. "We have a political ...

A Chicago alderman said Mayor Brandon Johnson has "no defense" ahead of his congressional testimony on the sanctuary city's policies. "As far as the mayor going to D.C., he's going like a lamb ...

A city charter is, in essence, a constitutional document for a municipality. Chicago does not have one. Two key peer cities — New York and Los Angeles — do. Hundreds of other cities ...

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson told a House committee today that the city is safer because of its 40-year-old Welcoming City policy of not asking about individuals’ immigration status or ...

where he testified before a Republican-led congressional committee on Chicago's sanctuary city policies. The House Oversight Committee hearing got underway Wednesday morning, with the hearing at ...

Johnson acknowledged Chicago’s Welcoming City Ordinance and a companion state law, known as the Illinois TRUST Act, do “not permit our local law enforcement “ to cooperate with federal ...

He is prepping with a team from City Hall and a D.C. law firm. The committee invited the mayors of Chicago, New York, Boston and Denver to appear. Here are answers to FAQs on Johnson’s upcoming ...

With an influx of more than 50,000 migrants coming to Chicago since 2022, the immigration crisis has strained city and state resources. Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson defended spending taxpayer ...

Going up for sale soon in the Gold Coast is the home of a long-retired Chicago City Hall insider who worked under four mayors, from the first Daley to Harold Washington. When he stepped down as ...

Mayor Brandon Johnson argued that Chicago’s policies made the city safer and allowed residents to help the police solve crimes without fear of deportation. By Mitch Smith Reporting from Chicago ...

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