The next mayor will need to work well with others, represent the best interests of village residents and prepare for the possibility of the Bears coming to town.
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The ‘Re-Reconstruction’: Mayor Brandon Johnson doubles down on outreach to Black Chicago
Texts from Mayor Brandon Johnson paint a picture of a freshman executive entrenching further into his identity as a Black mayor.
Gov. JB Pritzker wants phones out of the classroom. Not everyone agrees.
Gov. JB Pritzker is pushing a measure to take phones out of classrooms, but some argue that they serve a purpose.
Column: As the Chicago Cubs prepare for the season opener in Japan, a modest proposal to fix the Tokyo Series
Time begins on opening day. But this time opening day is in Japan as the Chicago Cubs and Los Angeles Dodgers begin the season with a two-game series at the Tokyo Dome.
Tribune Editorial Board endorsements for 2025 suburban elections
The Tribune Editorial Board begins a series of mayoral endorsements in a selection of suburban contests in advance of the April 1 election.
Editorial: For mayor of Evanston, the Tribune Editorial Board endorses Daniel Biss
Tribune gives endorsement to Daniel Biss for another term as Evanston mayor.
Decades before Irish were Chicago political royalty, they lived in a ramshackle slum called Kilgubbin
Nineteenth century Irish arrivals in Chicago lived in a ramshackle slice of the city dubbed Kilgubbin.
Immigrant families scramble as state health insurance for some noncitizens faces the axe in Gov. JB Pritzker’s budget plan
The impact of Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker’s plan to eliminate a health insurance program for noncitizen immigrants ages 42 to 64.
Cook County assessor fixes hundreds of misclassified properties following Tribune-Illinois Answers investigation
Following a Tribune-Illinois Answers Project report, Cook County Assessor Fritz Kaegi’s office is fixing hundreds of properties it misclassified.
Clarence Page: Donald Trump’s labeling dilemma
Amid the blizzard of breaking news, a familiar irritation poked through: ethnic labeling. The issue unexpectedly emerged this week while the U.S. Senate considered a stopgap federal funding bill to keep the federal government running and avoid a possible shutdown. After President Donald Trump said Democrats would be blamed and taxes would surge if Democrats […]