We are not going to be intimidated by those acts of terror to radically shift our way of living,” Mayor Brandon Johnson said. “That’s what individuals who stoke fear into people want to see happen.” ...

I don't sit around thinking about the hypotheticals,” Johnson said in an interview with WBEZ Thursday as he defended the city’s law protecting undocumented immigrants.

In the face of a Trump administration directive to investigate state and local officials who don’t toe the line on the president’s orders on immigration, Gov. J.B. Pritzker and Chicago Mayor Brandon ...

BRIAN NADIG “I have received a letter from the Department of Family and Support Services and Mayor Johnson’s leadership team committing to begin the process for an Accelerated Moving Event (AME) at ...

Many leaders say their policies to limit local cooperation with federal immigration officials stand. But signs of division have emerged.

State and local officials gathered Thursday morning on Chicago's West Side to announce a grant program to support businesses owned by historically underrepresented populations and small businesses.

As a progressive freshman mayor, Johnson’s challenge now is to stand up for Chicago’s large immigrant community while also navigating the risks of antagonizing Trump.

A Republican state senator says migrant sanctuary policies enacted by Illinois Democrats are “getting people killed.” ...

The Trace shares findings from a new analysis identifying cities across the country that are using ShotSpotter despite averaging fewer than one shooting a month in which someone was killed or injured.

Governor Pritzker and Mayor Johnson were sounding notes of defiance amid the continuing threats by President Trump and his administration about mass deportations of undocumented immigrants.

Mayor Brandon Johnson and Governor JB Pritzker are once again pushing back on the Trump administration's promise of mass deportations ...

The Trump administration is reportedly eyeing Chicago as an initial target for mass deportations, expected to begin as soon as Tuesday, though it has yet to materialize.