The Justice Department released thousands of files Friday about convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein but the incomplete document dump did not break significant ground about the long-running criminal investigations of the financier or his ties to wealthy and powerful individuals.

The budget counterproposal crafted by opponents of Mayor Brandon Johnson won a critical first full City Council vote Friday, setting up the mayor to soon concede their remarkable weekslong fight — or issue Chicago’s first mayoral veto of a budget in decades.

The CTA announced Thursday it would boost security on the transit system by increasing the number of police officers as well as K-9 security staffing.

A pilot Club America program at Carl Sandburg High School, part of Turning Point USA, has stirred up an outcry online and brought a few students and one resident to the Orland High School District 230 board meeting Thursday.

The Orland Park Village Board halted fiber optic installation following power outage, will strengthen ordinance.

As the Chicago Bears openly consider constructing a new stadium in Northwest Indiana, team officials say the franchise’s presence in Lake Forest will continue.

As the Trump administration’s mass deportation raids continue, their impact has stretched across the Chicago region. Here’s what to know.

One-third of all arrests made during a law enforcement operation in Washington, D.C., were immigration-related, according to official figures reviewed by the AP.