Consultants hired by Mayor Brandon Johnson to find ways to save Chicago taxpayers money found themselves caught in the budget crossfire Monday between him and City Council critics who say his 2026 spending plan doesn’t include enough of their recommendations.

Illinois’ senior senator, Dick Durbin, defended his decision Monday to cross party lines and endorse a GOP plan to end the nation’s longest government shutdown.

The senators — eight in total — faced almost instant blowback from Democrats as they broke ranks and voted to allow the Senate to move forward on compromise legislation that would reopen the government.

Mayor Brandon Johnson on Monday indicated further applicants should throw their hats in the ring to be Chicago Public Schools CEO.

The Supreme Court on Monday rejected a call to overturn its landmark decision that legalized same-sex marriage nationwide.

The Department of Justice on Monday asked an appeals court to immediately halt Judge Sara Ellis’ preliminary injunction in federal immigration raids, saying her order usurps the executive branch’s power to enforce the nation’s laws.

Stephen Cliffgard Lee, pastor at Living Word Lutheran Church in Orland Park, received a federal pardon from President Donald Trump.

The deal recommended by Mayor Brandon Johnson’s Law Department is the latest costly police-related settlement to work through City Hall.