A dead rat and a threatening hand-written note describing immigrants as “vermin” were left outside the office of a Chicago official, amid heightened tensions as immigration officials conduct raids in ...

A dead rat was left on the doorstep with a handwritten note at an alderman’s office Sunday night that contained “derogatory statements” about immigrants, according to officials. The rat and note were ...

Chicagoans might wonder how a mayor with approval ratings as low as Brandon Johnson’s keeps managing to eke out victories in the City Council even when aldermen providing the pivotal votes express ...

As the departure of Ald. Walter Burnett leaves Mayor Brandon Johnson with the challenge of picking his third Zoning Committee chair, the City Council’s Black and Latino caucuses have already begun ...

A business group trying to launch a North Side marijuana dispensary hoped neighbors would look favorably on their community-minded plans. But some West Ridge residents and the area’s City Council ...

Chicago’s budget negotiations have hit a stalemate as Mayor Brandon Johnson, aldermen and business groups clash over revenue alternatives and credit agencies warn a downgrade is possible without ...

Jeramie Bizzle is a web producer for CBS Chicago. Jeramie began working with CBS Chicago as an intern in 2017 and returned as a full-time Web Producer in 2021. He has previously written for the Austin ...