10+ hour, 3+ min ago  (171+ words) Governor J.B. Pritzker is running unopposed in the Democratic primary. His running mate, Christian Mitchell, a former state representative and Pritzker's former deputy governor, declared his candidacy after the current lieutenant governor, Juliana Stratton, announced plans to run for the Senate....

5+ mon, 1+ day ago  (1606+ words) Federal agents have violently arrested hundreds of undocumented immigrants in the city. Pastors, activists, and lawyers are considering how aggressive the response should be. Arrests are taking place all over the Chicago area, but some of the biggest flash points…...

9+ mon, 3+ week ago  (1391+ words) A historically Catholic American city considers the election of Leo XIV, a home-town Pontiff. Geraldo Cadava reports. Many Chicagoans I've spoken with have shared their six-degrees-of-separation stories. Mimi Cowan, the Field Museum's director of government affairs and sponsored programs, sent…...