Mayor Brandon Johnson signed an executive order Thursday establishing an Office of Gun Violence Reduction, in what he said was an attempt to cement his anti-violence strategies.

Illinoisans will soon see fewer unexpected “junk fees” and greater protections from robots snatching up concert tickets, lawmakers and Gov. JB Pritzker said at a signing for a handful of consumer protection bills Thursday.

Mayor Brandon Johnson’s administration has repeatedly invoked a non-disclosure agreement to justify not sharing information with the public and aldermen as the City Council vets a plan to sell Chicago’s parking meter system.

Michigan can keep a lid on the personal information of registered voters, a federal appeals court said Wednesday.

A sprawling legislative package aimed at lowering the cost of housing and spurring more home construction won broad bipartisan approval from Congress this week, but it’s hit a major roadblock in becoming law.

A liner along the bottom of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool was cut with a sharp knife or razor this month, causing damage to the foam sealant installed as part of a $16 million rehabilitation project, a top official at the National Park Service says.

Benjamin Warren will replace Timothy Desmond on the Oak Lawn Village Board. Desmond resigned to assist the village in development.

The Supreme Court on Thursday allowed the Trump administration to end legal protections for migrants fleeing violence and natural disaster in Haiti and Syria, exposing hundreds of thousands more people to potential deportation.