Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In these Channel 2 News clips from 1988, Political Editor Mike Flannery joins the Rev. Jesse Jackson on the campaign trail in New ...

Three US presidents, global leaders, celebrities and thousands of mourners gather to honour the civil rights icon whose activism transformed American politics. Erick Johnson reports from Chicago ...

Adam Harrington is a digital producer at CBS Chicago, where he first arrived in January 2006. Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson remembered the Rev. Jesse Jackson Wednesday as an indefatigable organizer ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- When it comes to major appointments, Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson says it is important for his appointees to share his values. But, after a year of searching, the mayor has yet to ...

The state of Illinois has a primary election and a general election in 2026, but the city of Chicago is exactly one year away from its own mayoral election. The race for mayor and all 50 of Chicago’s ...

Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on Feb. 15, according to the Tribune’s archives. Is an important event missing from this date? Email us. Front page flashback: Feb. 16, 1933 ...

CHICAGO (WGN) – Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson held a town hall Thursday evening to address the recently passed 2026 budget and hear from residents on the city’s West Side. The gathering included a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. CHICAGO (WGN) – Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson held a town hall Thursday evening to address the recently passed 2026 budget and ...

Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey and Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson will join several other Democratic elected officials and well-known actors in giving unofficial responses to President Trump's State of ...

CHICAGO — Mayor Brandon Johnson has vetoed an ordinance passed by aldermen earlier this year outlawing unlicensed businesses in Chicago from selling most hemp products. That means unless aldermen can ...

After a contentious budget process, Chicago’s city council passed a budget in December 2025 that did not include key elements the mayor wanted. Now, a group of alders are making sure he executes it.