When Pritzker announced the program's first round of debt erasure in November 2024, he said $1 billion in debt elimination would take years. It actually took 15 months.

City officials on Monday said they plan to accelerate spending to replace lead service lines in 2026. The city also remains far behind telling Chicagoans of the health risks.

The Regional Transportation Authority faces a $770 million dollar fiscal cliff in 2026 that could cut area-wide transit service by 40 percent. Springfield has not yet acted to help CTA, Metra and Pace...

The measure unanimously endorsed by the Ethics and Government Oversight Committee had the support of both Inspector General Deborah Witzburg and Corporation Counsel Mary Richardson-Lowry after negotia...

Chicago aldermen advanced an ordinance Monday that restricts when the city’s Law Department can attend investigative interviews.

The CTA has been without a permanent leader since embattled former president Dorval Carter stepped down.

Under the Biden administration, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau finalized a rule barring medical debt from appearing on credit reports. Now, the agency is siding with the credit industry…

Man-made air pollution is decreasing, but overall air pollution is worse due in part of wildfire smoke, according to a new analysis.

“We need to make sure we have a way to fund CARE so that it can continue on into the future," one council member said of the push to expand the city’s Crisis Assistance Response and Engagement initiat...

Stone Temple Baptist Church was counting on the funds to plant trees in its community garden, which provides healthy options for the majority-Black community it serves.

Developer Community Builders broke ground on the 63-unit Canvas At Leland Plaza in July 2023 and completed construction in October. "It’s going to make Lincoln Square better,” Ald. Matt Martin said…

The plan from Ald. Matt Martin, 47th Ward, follows growing calls for the Chicago Police Department and Mayor Brandon Johnson to fire cops with ties to extremist groups.