After spending months on end insisting that he is a lifelong Democrat, Chicago mayoral runner-up Paul Vallas has announced that he is joining the right-wing think tank Illinois Policy Institute (IPI).

Edwin Eisendrath talks with political editor at KSDK News, Mark Maxwell on "The Big Picture."

As Illinois undergoes change on all levels with the 2022 election, its congressional delegation will stay heavily Democratic.

"Out Chicago" welcomes Randy Rainbow (@RandyRainbow), who will be promoting his new essay collection "Randy Rainbow's Low-Hanging Fruit: Pressing Issues From My Gay Agenda," October 16th at the...

On July 1, the minimum wage in the city of Chicago will increase to $15.80 per hour, per the stipulations of the Minimum Wage Ordinance.

On Monday morning, former Cook County Commissioner Brandon Johnson took the oath of office as the 57th Mayor of Chicago, succeeding a tumultuous four years under former Mayor Lori Lightfoot.

Jennifer Schulze writes: "I think there’s a simple question journalists need to answer: Why, for the first time ever, has the President of the United States received less press coverage during his...

President Joe Biden gave a speech in Chicago Wednesday about reversing the conservative policy of trickle-down economics through his new "Bidenomics” plan.

Illinois voters approved the constitutional right to organize in the workplace by passing Issue 1, the Associated Press finally projected Tuesday.

If Republicans and their extremist agenda win, they'll have the power and the mandate to corrupt the next presidential election.

From Ron DeSantis’ campaign tailspin to an Ohio State Representative’s drunken disorderly conduct, here are our top five most embarrassing Republican stories from July.

If President Biden succeeds, Americans everywhere will not only be better off, they will feel like the system works again. That’s what draining the swamp really means.

U.S. Rep. Delia Ramirez (D-IL) and Illinois state Rep. Bob Morgan (D-Deerfield) joined state gun reform advocates in Chicago Friday morning on the nationwide “Just Majority” bus tour to call for an...

Joan interviews Capitol Police Officer Michael Fanone on Live, Local, and Progressive. 

Edwin Eisendrath says, "We are better, more patriotic, more committed to democracy and decency, more tolerant of each other and more interested in moving forward together than either side gave us...

Eisendrath interviews author of "Laboratories of Autocracy," David Pepper on "The Big Picture."

Until they are no longer in positions of power where they can erode our democracy, we must pay attention to MAGA extremists.

I don’t normally rant, but when a caller launched into the usual drivel about Hillary’s emails and Hunter’s laptop I let him have his say. Then I had mine.

On Wednesday afternoon, Chicago, Illinois and national Democrats hosted a press conference about the upcoming Democratic National Convention, which will be held at Chicago’s United Center in August...

The 57-year-old governor laid out his plans for the next four years, which will likely start with an assault weapons ban that is currently making its way through the Illinois state legislature.

Eisendrath interviews David Dewitt the editor-in-chief and columnist at Ohio Capital Journal on "The Big Picture."

In a continued effort to keep mainstream media focused on reports of cocaine found at the White House, major conservative accounts cut short audio of a White House spokesperson addressing it while...

Edwin Eisendrath writes: "Conservatives need to wake up to the fact they no longer have a political home, and that their only hope of having one in the future depends on keeping the democracy alive...