Illinois will soon outlaw advertising for firearms that officials determine produce a public safety threat or appeals to children, militants or others who might later use the weapons illegally.

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson has begun his first term leading the nation's third-largest city.

The two candidates for Chicago mayor have very different ideas about the future of the heavily Democratic city.

Chicago is holding a mayoral election, but it will likely take a runoff before a winner is declared.

Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan, for decades one of the nation’s most powerful state legislators, has been charged with nearly $3 million racketeering and bribery scheme.

President Joe Biden is nominating former senior State Department official Nicholas Burns to serve as his ambassador to China and former Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel to serve as his envoy to Japan.

A Chicago police officer who was fatally shot this month has been remembered for her compassion with stories of kindnesses, big and small.