The Chicago Board of Elections is reviewing Mayor Brandon Johnson’s re-election petitions after opponents flagged nearly 100 photocopied pages and at least five sheets bearing another candidate’s name. A formal challenge must be filed by Monday.
Mayor Brandon Johnson’s proposed $17.6 billion budget for 2027 includes pay raises of up to $68,000 for some city employees alongside a proposed employer tax that Gov. JB Pritzker publicly criticized as a signal to businesses not to hire.
An off-duty FBI agent fatally shot a man who was firing into a homeless encampment on Chicago’s Lower West Side Monday, reigniting debate over the Illinois SAFE-T Act and the city’s sanctuary city policies.
Five candidates are actively campaigning for Chicago mayor ahead of the February primary, with AM 560 host Dan Proft offering an on-air breakdown of the field and the coalition math that could determine who challenges the front-runner.
Chicago Public Schools’ outgoing board restored $150 million in previously proposed budget cuts without a new funding source, banking on state aid that Gov. JB Pritzker indicated is not a current legislative priority during the fall veto session.
The Chicago Bears are reportedly close to a deal for a new publicly owned domed stadium in Arlington Heights, according to a Crane’s Chicago Business report, even as team officials continue to publicly emphasize their focus on a Hammond, Indiana site.
Seth Leibsohn — radio host, published author, and Senior Fellow at the Claremont Institute — brought his Townhall editorial commentary to AM 560 listeners on October 30, 2026, drawing on a career that spans Washington policy circles, national broadcasting, and academia.
Texas prosecutors have charged an ICE officer with aggravated assault after he allegedly drove his vehicle into a man fleeing on foot during a Houston enforcement operation. Surveillance footage contradicts the agency’s initial account of the incident.
The ACLU has filed a class-action lawsuit against a federal immigration detention facility in Bunker Hill, Indiana, alleging medical neglect, physical abuse and unsanitary conditions linked to two detainee deaths since 2025.
A City Journal investigation identifies three Illinois organizations — Chicago Community Trust, Choices Medical Services and Outpatient Family Medicine Transformed — as connected to a national network helping families access pediatric gender transition treatments banned in 27 states.