Photo Credit: Robert Loerzel Petition filing for the February 23, 2027 Chicago mayoral election opened this morning. Candidates need at leas...

Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias officially joined the 2027 Chicago mayoral race on Sunday in an exclusive interview with NBC C...

Credit: WBBM-AM I didn't plan to do this so soon but here we go. Sharing this to note one potential candidate is instead running for re-...

  Petition circulation for the February 23, 2027 Chicago mayoral election officially began this week. The field continues to grow. CBS Chica...

  Juneteenth Block Party Reminder – This Thursday! Don’t miss Ald. Beale’s 3rd Annual Juneteenth Block Party on Thursday, June 18, 2026, 10 ...

Fellow 9th Ward residents and South Side neighbors, here's the latest community and political roundup for our blog. 9th Ward Specifics ...

Trying something a little different today . I'm offering this look at the past weekend's news using A.I. Let me know if you like thi...

 Below are a compilation of stories regarding safety on CTA. With the Trump administration in Washington, there have been threats to federal...

Red Line Extension This is terrible and thanks to the feud between Trump & Pritzker and we could include the Mayor also. It's a sham...

  [ VIDEO ] You saw a story about this last month about a squatter who was able to produce some documents showing that they owned the home ...

Rahm Emanuel Does Mayor Brandon Johnson view his predecessor as a threat? It sure seems that way if you believe this report from the Chicago...

  [ VIDEO ] Next-level squatting? Well these people were able to get into this house, so somehow they got keys. And according to this report...

transitchicago.com Any concerns about this current transit fiscal crisis ?  The Regional Transit Authority oversees Metra, Pace, and the Chi...

 On Sunday, you have to set your clocks ahead one hour. Unless of course you depend upon your cell phone as many of us do and in that case y...

 This recent post by CapFax talks about the current movement to recall a Chicago Mayor and the history of such a movement.

  [ VIDEO ] I think turning Chicago "red" isn't realistic if we primarily judge by the last mayoral election. I haven't re...

[ VIDEO ]As you may know the incumbent State's Attorney Kim Foxx has opted not to run for a second term. And the two likely successors a...

  [ VIDEO ] I'm sorry I didn't tune in tonight for the longtime Channel 9 meterologist Tom Skilling. On Wednesday night he signed of...

[ VIDEO ] We see Public Affairs host Jeff Berkowitz discuss the race for Cook County State's Attorney - Kim Foxx the sitting State's...

What's going on with that fully-elected schoolboard & what is that Chicago Teacher Union activist Mayor's position on this issue...