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Chicago architect John Vinci's home was frequented by architects, preservationists and professionals, including Richard ...

The Evanston-raised artist, whose work sells for millions, is returning home at the height of his success and mounting a ...

With Juliana Stratton's election win Tuesday night, she'll join Sen. Tammy Duckworth in Washington, D.C., next year. Together ...

Pritzker, the billionaire heir to the Hyatt hotel fortune, responded to all of the Abbott ire with his dollars — contributing ...

The Illinois House and state Senate are both poised for further domination by Democrats after Tuesday's Republican bloodbath.

In an advisory referendum Tuesday, 72% of voters favored reviving the technology that Brandon Johnson jettisoned three years ...

Debby Pope, a retired teacher backed by the Chicago Teachers Union, prevailed in the school board’s closely watched District 2b race, retaining the seat she was appointed to by Mayor Brandon Johnson.

Many of the CTU-backed district candidates were outspent by large margins, but were leading as of 9 p.m. Tuesday. But the ...

Che “Rhymefest” Smith is the lone name on the ballot, but the incumbent board member faces write-in candidate Tameka Walton, a nonprofit leader and CPS mom.

Jesus Ayala Jr. hopes to pick off incumbent board member Emma Lozano over paths to school funding in this primarily Latino ...

Despite losing the backing of the Chicago Teachers Union, Yesenia Lopez was elected Tuesday to serve four more years on the school board. As of early Wednesday morning she received 69% of the vote ...