The long-shot lawsuit comes after the Illinois State Board of Elections determined that Ald. Byron Sigcho-Lopez and Mayra Macías did not collect enough signatures to appear on the November ballot to run against Democratic nominee Patty García.

Mayor Brandon Johnson launched thinly veiled attacks Monday on mayoral candidate Alexi Giannoulias and the candidate's donors.

The 5% state sales tax break from Aug. 7 to Aug. 16 generally applies to clothes under $125 and school supplies. Portions of sales tax that go to local governments still apply.

The festival left the city with a familiar tally: 10 arrests, zero tickets issued and 67 trips to the hospital, according to the city. Those are figures roughly in line with recent years.

Chicago Public Schools adds 15 additional schools to its sustainable community schools program, bringing the total to 51 across the city.

Twenty-five states sued the Trump administration Monday over its latest tariffs, calling them a pretext for replacing import taxes the Supreme Court struck down in February.

President Donald Trump said Monday that U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro “choked” and “folded like an umbrella” in moving to drop charges against a former Olympian accused of vandalizing the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool.

President Donald Trump said Monday that the two sides are resuming talks to wind down the war, even as Iranian officials claimed their diplomatic efforts were focused on neighboring nations.