With Chicago residents increasingly forgoing landlines for cellphones and other technology, state legislators are considering freeing AT&T from a longstanding mandate that it offer copper-wire "plain old telephone service."

The fates of municipal IDs, police oversight and aviation security at O’Hare hang in the balance at City Council.

Can the city and Chicago Public Schools get on the road to fiscal health without bankruptcy? Lessons from other cities.

Fueled by constituent complaints, proposed legislation in Springfield seeks to reduce noisy vehicles along Lake Shore Drive and in in city neighborhoods.

Chicago Tonight has learned that the city is looking at contingency plans to prevent an early closing of schools.

The state senator jumped into the crowded field vying for the Democratic nomination for governor a month ago. He joins us in discussion.

Nearly four months into Donald Trump’s presidency, tension over foreign affairs is flaring up.

Nine out of 10 social services agencies said they were unable to raise 25 percent or more of the funding owed to them by the state, according to a new survey.

United Airlines faces international scorn for dragging a passenger off a plane. Chicago cops oust their union president. Gov. Bruce Rauner goes on a political tour. And the Cubs raise the championship banner.

Tax Day is coming up and thousands have expressed interest in sending the president a message by protesting his refusal to release his tax returns. “What is he hiding?” asked Tax March Chicago organizer Taran Brar.

Illinois recently sanctioned marijuana for medicinal use, and a law signed last July decriminalized possession of small amounts of the drug. Could full-scale legalization be next? 

As President Donald Trump rediscovers the value of NATO we sit down with U.S. Rep. Randy Hultgren to talk about the president’s foreign and domestic agenda.

The Obama Foundation announced Tuesday three Chicago-based firms will lead the project management team for the Obama Presidential Center in Jackson Park.

A behind-the-scenes look at what some think is the second most powerful position in government: White House chief of staff.

Lawmakers from both sides of the aisle weigh in on the latest developments in Springfield.

Inspired by a mother’s concern for her son, new disability awareness cards outline behaviors exhibited by people with disabilities in order to better inform police and first responders.