CHICAGO (WLS) -- Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot and Chicago Public Schools CEO Janice Jackson announced investment in a program Friday to help end youth-involved gun violence. Lightfoot pledged more ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- The violence in Chicago has once again gotten the attention of President Donald Trump. The president wrote a letter to Governor JB Pritzker and Mayor Lori Lightfoot criticizing their ...

Chicago on Tuesday became the biggest US city to elect a black woman its mayor, as voters put their faith in an openly-gay political novice to tackle difficult problems of economic inequality and gun ...

President Donald Trump has threatened for weeks to send National Guard troops to Chicago, claiming crime has transformed the city into a "killing field." However, Chicago Police data shows violent ...

CHICAGO — After Rahm Emanuel announced he would not seek another term as Chicago’s mayor, the field of would-be replacements seemed to grow by the day. Lori Lightfoot, a former federal prosecutor who ...

Deadly weekend: Eight killed, 48 wounded over Labor Day weekend in Chicago, prompting President Donald Trump to threaten National Guard deployment. Concerns raised: Retired Maj. Gen. William Enyart ...

The city of Chicago is taking the first steps toward fulfilling Mayor Lori Lightfoot's pledge to spend millions more dollars this year on community-based violence prevention efforts in the parts of ...