'Peace should be the first option': Cupich said Pope Leo XIV shares his thoughts about war CHICAGO (WLS) -- Cardinal Blase Cupich, archbishop of Chicago, has weighed in several times before on Trump administration policies and actions. He is again speakin... See more
State Rep. La Shawn Ford says FairShake ad is slanderous CHICAGO (WLS) -- It's just under two weeks until the Illinois primary election, and political ads have seemingly taken over the airwaves. Many of them aren't being paid for by the campaigns. It was ... See more
CHICAGO (WLS) -- From River North and Fulton Market to the West Side of Chicago and beyond, Chinatown and Pilsen too, Illinois' 7th Congressional District is racially and economically diverse.
It has been held by Rep. Danny Davis for almost 30 years.
The ... See more
COOK COUNTY, Ill. (WLS) -- Tax lawyer donations, skyrocketing property taxes, incompetence and corruption are themes used by Fritz Kaegi and his opponent Pat Hynes as they attack each other in the race for Cook County assessor. From homes and apartments t... See more
Amendment to enforce 311 complaints fails; ordinance requiring CDOT to explain bridge closures passes CHICAGO (WLS) -- The Chicago City Council has failed to override Mayor Brandon Johnson's veto of a ban on the sale of most intoxicating hemp products. Th... See more
