Former ComEd board member Juan Ochoa testified Tuesday that then-House Speaker Michael Madigan backed him for the lucrative position with the utility after two of his political mentors, U.S. Reps. Luis Gutierrez and Jesus “Chuy” Garcia, had endorsed Madigan in the general election.

Johnson stopped short Tuesday of saying he has the votes in the City Council to pass even the smaller increase, down from his original $300 million proposed hike.

The $760.8 million budget Mayor Brandon Johnson proposed for the Fire Department in 2025 is down 2% from this year.

Elected in 2016, Foxx has been in the middle of nearly every conversation about safety and justice in Cook County, often with a polarizing fervor.

The Reform Thornton Township Party is led by Harvey Mayor Christopher Clark with other Harvey officials running for trustee.

Former Orland Park Trustee Jim Dodge has created a slate to challenge Mayor Keith Pekau’s ticket in the April 1 election.

President-elect Donald Trump has chosen Howard Lutnick, head of brokerage and investment bank Cantor Fitzgerald and a cryptocurrency enthusiast, as his nominee for commerce secretary.

An unauthorized person gained access to a file containing confidential testimony from women who have made allegations about former Rep. Matt Gaetz, Donald Trump’s pick to become the next attorney general, a lawyer said Tuesday.

When he takes the oath of office in January, Donald Trump will make history as the first court-adjudicated sexual abuser to assume the presidency. But if he gets the team of his choice, he will not be the only one in the room whose conduct has been called into question.

Sean Duffy was featured on MTV’s “The Real World: Boston” in 1997. He and his wife, Rachel Campos-Duffy, met on the