Alderman John Arena, who represents the 45th Ward, is accused of cyberstalking a police officer, allegedly over her opposition to a building at 5150 N. Northwest Highway.

Plans by Chicago's 45th Ward alderman, John Arena, to change the zoning in a Northwest Side neighborhood from residential to commercial – a process known as “upzoning” – is meeting with stiff opposition from a neighborhood group organized to fight the change.

In the wake of the Feb. 14 shooting at a Parkland, Florida, high school that left 17 students dead and 15 others injured, questions are being raised about the role new disciplinary procedures may have played in allowing the alleged shooter to plot his mayhem without detection.

A discrepancy betw​een the property taxes of the Illinois comptroller, Susana Mendoza, and her predecessor and current deputy governor, Leslie Munger, has become a sticking point as Illinois faces a government funding crisis.

Illinois is joining all 50 states and U.S. territories in adopting FirstNet, a nationwide wireless broadband network boasting a near-unlimited capacity for crucial first-responder public-safety messages.

A new year means new roles for seven professors at the John Marshall Law School.

State Sen. Ira Silverstein (D-Chicago) faced another setback this election cycle with recent news that he lacks enough signatures on nominating petitions to be placed to be on the March primary ballot.

Although it was able to investigate only a fraction of the complaints it received, the Chicago Public Schools Office of the Inspector General (OIG) noted in its annual report that it logged nearly 1,500 reports of alleged misconduct, waste, fraud and financial mismanagement during fiscal 2017.

During a three-year period, Chicago Public Schools employees spent more than $250,000 on gift cards, some of which were allegedly used as a way to get around a no-petty-cash policy instituted by the district, according to a recent report.

Harvard University law professor Alan Dershowitz spoke about the media frenzy and the merits of the Mueller investigation ion a recent broadcast of "Chicago's Morning Answer."

Although the launch of a North Korean missile on Nov. 28 spurred talk of changing U.S. strategy toward the potential military threat, there was actually no need to worry, according to Jim Carafano, vice president of foreign policy and national security at the Heritage Foundation.

Although the City Colleges of Chicago are often held up by Mayor Rahm Emanuel as exemplars of a successfully reformed municipal college system, a recent investigation by the Better Government Association published on Crain’s Chicago Business indicates otherwise.

A funding shortage is threatening to put an end to an award-winning Chicago Public Schools chess team.

With a 2016 per capita homicide rate of 34.22 (as reported by the FBI), Chicago’s problem with gun violence has plenty of politicians talking about solutions. One of them is Cook County Commissioner Richard Boykin, who calls the crime wave “genocide.”

According to a report by the nonprofit Truth in Accounting (TIA) watchdog group, 41 states are facing mountains of debt, and Illinois is one of the worst offenders.

Democratic gubernatorial candidate J.B. Pritzker drew criticism this week for his personal investments in Big Oil, apparently contradicting his public statements condemning the fossil fuel industry, according to a press release from the Illinois Republican Party.

Speaking recently on a Chicago radio program, U.S. House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI) said the House and Senate budget bills winding through Congress represent a “philosophical change.”

As Congress prepares to reconcile differences between the House and Senate versions of a tax reform bill championed by President Donald Trump, at least one economist is saying the committees are a waste of time.

J.B. Pritzker must have expected a friendly audience at a question-and-answer session at the Chicago Teachers Union headquarters recently.

Chicago commuters using the Metra commuter rail system may face a fourth rate hike in as many years, according to a watchdog group.