Democratic Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot blamed racism and her gender for losing her re-election bid, as Chicagoans wary of the rising crime of her watch celebrated her landslide defeat.

Ann Lightfoot, the mother of former Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot, died overnight Monday after a long illness. She was 95. “Our entire family and my mother’s many friends and colleagues are ...

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot was slammed Monday ahead of this week's election for claiming that critics of her four-year tenure just don't want to see "a black woman" in leadership.

CHICAGO – Lori Lightfoot lost her bid for a second term as Chicago mayor Tuesday in the nation's third-largest city after facing widespread criticism over her divisive leadership and the city's ...

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot will exit office after presiding over the city’s most tumultuous era in generations, one marked by enormous strain on every element of civic life and the twin crises ...

Democratic Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot has lost her bid for re-election as the race heads to runoff without her after no candidate reached the required 50% vote threshold to be elected.

Developer Sterling Bay and former Mayor Lori Lightfoot are trading fresh barbs over the collapse of the $6 billion Chicago ...

Lori Lightfoot unveils final results of investigation into Dolton mayor's spending 03:31 DOLTON, Ill. (CBS) — The new report outlines alleged widespread financial mismanagement in the troubled ...

— Adam Bianchi has been tapped as general superintendent of the Cook County Forest Preserve District. He’s the district ...

The three-year deal for the NASCAR Chicago Street Race ends after Sunday’s race, and city leaders are still weighing a ...

The mayor says Tom Carney, who's been in the agency for more than 20 years, is leaving his post to focus on family. He’s the latest among a string of Johnson’s leaders to leave.