Vallas says he expects Johnson to be next mayor of Chicago
With the Associated Press projecting Brandon Johnson to win the race for Chicago mayor, rival Paul Vallas told his supporters he has offered Johnson his "full support on his transition."
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With the Associated Press projecting Brandon Johnson to win the race for Chicago mayor, rival Paul Vallas told his supporters he has offered Johnson his "full support on his transition."
With Brandon Johnson pulling ahead in the mayoral race, CBS 2 Political Investigator Dana Kozlov talked with one of Johnson’s highest-profile supporters, Anjanette Young.
CBS 2's Chris Tye and Dana Kozlov are at Brandon Johnson's campaign headquarters as he pulls ahead in the mayoral runoff. They talked with Johnson's sister and with Ald. Rossana Rodriguez (33rd).
CBS 2's Jim Williams and Marie Saavedra are at Vallas headquarters.
Johnson is neck-and-neck with Paul Vallas in the mayoral runoff. CBS 2 Political Analysts Derrick Blakley and Ald. Leslie Hairston have analysis. Meanwhile, Dana Kozlov and Chris Tye are live at Johnson headquarters, while Jim Williams and Marie Saavedra are live at Vallas headquarters.
The race is 50-50 with most of the precincts reporting. CBS 2 Political Analysts Derrick Blakley and Ald. Leslie Hairston have analysis.
CBS 2 Political Analysts Derrick Blakley and Ald. Leslie Hairston join us for analysis in this mayoral runoff election now that the polls have closed.
The race for Chicago mayor is winding down, with polls closing in less than two hours. Much of the campaign has been focused on schools, and the city's loss of population, but without a doubt the top issue has been public safety. Brandon Johnson and Paul Vallas have offered starkly different approaches to addressing crime.
They weren’t there at the same time, but mayoral candidates Paul Vallas and Brandon Johnson both stopped at Manny’s Cafeteria & Delicatessen at 1141 S. Jefferson St.
The race for mayor of Chicago is in the home stretch. Polls close at 7 p.m., and the vote counting will begin. We have team coverage taking a closer look at how candidates Paul Vallas and Brandon Johnson got where they are today.
After months of stump speeches, campaign ads, and shaking hands with voters, the candidates for Chicago mayor are approaching the finish line, as voters will finally decide whether Paul Vallas or Brandon Johnson will be the city’s 57th mayor.
CBS 2's Jackie Kostek is following the mayoral race, with Brandon Johnson and Paul Vallas busy stumping for undecided votes.
For the third straight municipal election, the race for mayor is coming down to a runoff, with Cook County Commissioner Brandon Johnson facing former Chicago Public Schools CEO Paul Vallas.
Voters will decide Tuesday who will be Chicago's mayor for the next four years.
The mayoral candidates went out campaigning around the city on election eve Monday. CBS 2's Jermont Terry reports.
When CBS 2 Political Investigator Dana Kozlov spoke with Johnson on Friday, it had been one day since some members of the Chicago Teachers Union filed an unfair labor practice complaint having to do with his campaign funding.
When CBS 2 Political Investigator Dana Kozlov spoke with Johnson on Friday, it had been one day since some members of the CTU filed an unfair labor practice complaint having to do with his campaign funding.
With the finish line in sight, both mayoral candidates spent the day campaigning across the city Monday – delivering last-minute messages to undecided voters. CBS 2 Political Investigator Dana Kozlov reports.
Both candidates are leaning on churchgoers for support.
With new numbers in Sunday, the race itself has already shattered records.
Both candidates are leaning on churchgoers for support.
Many Chicagoans aren't waiting until Tuesday to make their choice in the mayoral run-off.
As of Friday evening, the Office of Budget & Management at City Hall confirmed he's paid off all of his debts to the City of Chicago.
Chicago mayoral candidate Brandon Johnson said the thousands of dollars he owed the city for unpaid bills and files have all been taken care of. As of Friday evening, the Office of Budget & Management at City Hall confirmed he's paid off all of his debts to the City of Chicago. But CBS 2 Political Investigator Dana Kozlov learned those weren't Johnson's only past debts and talked to him about it on Friday.
City records show Johnson owes $3,357.04 in unpaid charges after almost eight months of not paying the city.
What started with a tweet from the Wieners Circle led to the popular hot dog stand handing out thousands of Chicago-style dogs to hungry people and Bears fans on Tuesday in Lincoln Park.
Chicago area autism organizations, hospitals, health departments, and families were speaking out Tuesday against the announcement from the White House tying the use of Tylenol during pregnancy to autism.
A Chicago man has been sentenced to more than seven years in federal prison for robbing a United States Postal Service mail carrier at gunpoint.
A man has been charged with beating a senior citizen with a hammer last month in the Auburn Gresham neighborhood on the South Side of Chicago.
Chicago police are investigating after a woman was stabbed in the Loop Tuesday afternoon.
Ryan Routh was found guilty of all five charges, which included attempted assassination of a major presidential candidate and assaulting a federal officer.
Governor JB Pritzker issued an executive order instructing state agencies to find up to 4% of their budget that can be cut next year as a result of President Trump's budget bill.
A Republican manufacturer running for governor in Wisconsin as a conservative supporter of "family values" and President Donald Trump followed numerous sexually explicit accounts online, including a nonbinary pornography performer.
President Trump addressed the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday, the 80th anniversary of the world body.
The Trump administration announced it believes acetaminophen is linked to autism risk, but the maker of Tylenol and medical experts have strongly pushed back on the claims.
Marilyn Hagerty, the North Dakota newspaper columnist whose earnest review of her local Olive Garden became a social media sensation, has died.
Some municipalities have decided to keep the tax in place at the municipal level, on the grounds that they need the revenue.
Some local gas stations as of Tuesday afternoon were posting prices of $4 per gallon for regular unleaded, and more than $5 for premium.
Many drivers are as frustrated with the unexplained spike in their auto insurance as they are with congestion on the roads.
The Arlington Heights Village Board on Monday night approved a new 5% streaming tax.
The treatment involved a patient with uveal melanoma — a rare cancer of the eye — that had spread to the patient's liver.
The person who died was a suburban Cook County resident in their 60s.
The department said the patient was a 4-year-old child who was not vaccinated.
Colon cancer is the leading cause of cancer death in men under 50 and the second leading cause in women of the same age, according to the American Cancer Society.
Illinois Governor JB Pritzker signed an executive order last week to protect state residents' access to COVID and other vaccines in the fall respiratory virus season.
On Saturday, Sept. 27, the Goodman will host an ice cream social with ice cream from Rainbow Cone, accompanied by stories from the owners of three of Chicago's most beloved businesses
The funding was made possible through the second round of the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Program.
Chicago-based sandwich maker Potbelly is being acquired by the gas station and convenience store chain RaceTrac for $566 million.
The other two American Science & Surplus stores, in the west Chicago suburb of Geneva and in Milwaukee, may stay open as employee-owned and operated businesses.
The private equity firm Sycamore Partners has completed its acquisition of Walgreens, ending the drugstore chain's run as a publicly traded company.
News of Carroll's death was shared on social media early Monday by multiple friends and collaborators.
"Jimmy Kimmel Live!" had been preempted on Wednesday following comments Kimmel made on the show in response to the shooting death of conservative activist Charlie Kirk.
Clad in black leather, Stamos joined founding Beach Boys member Mike Love, 60-year group veteran Bruce Johnston, and the touring band that now plays with them.
Jon Stewart, Stephen Colbert and Jimmy Fallon opened their late-night shows using a mix of humor, song and expressions of solidarity with suspended ABC host Jimmy Kimmel.
In a statement issued Wednesday, ABC said Kimmel's show would be "preempted indefinitely. There was no word on if or when the show may return.
Governor Pritzker on Tuesday called on all state agencies to find 4% in budget cuts to sock away as reserves in this year's budget, blaming President Trump's "disastrous economic policies" for a possible financial downturn.
Joir Parys breaks down the three takeaways following Sunday's Bears game against the Cowboys.
The newest iPhones are prone to scratching and scuffing, buyers say, causing an online outpouring of frustration that's being dubbed "Scratchgate."
President Trump gave a lengthy speech to the United Nations General Assembly in New York on Tuesday, and did not hold back in his criticisms of the U.N.
The giveaway kicked off at 11 a.m. wth a long line of hundreds of people, and Bears fans who waited to grab their free hot dogs.
Chicago police are investigating after a woman was stabbed in the Loop Tuesday afternoon.
Chicago fast food stalwart Portillo's announced Tuesday its CEO has resigned, effective immediately.
Waukegan police are looking for the hit-and-run driver that struck and killed a pregnant woman over the weekend.
What started with a tweet from the Wieners Circle led to the popular hot dog stand handing out thousands of Chicago-style dogs to hungry people and Bears fans on Tuesday in Lincoln Park.
Pritzker issued an executive order instructing state agencies to find up to 4% of their budget that can be cut next year.
Chicago's violent crime is down double-digit percentage points so far in 2025 compared to 2024, according to a CBS News analysis of Chicago Police Department data.
Village of Lisle moves to find alternatives to high water bills for homeowners who get water from a private company
Ald. Vasquez said it's the first time he's seen such an act, but is open to speaking to whoever left the dead rat and note about immigrants, calling them both vermin.
What do barbecued monkey, ostrich eggs, and whale meat sausage have in common? They've all recently been seized by U.S. Customs and Border Protection specialists at O'Hare Airport.
West Garfield Park residents are excited to learn that a new EV charging station is coming to their area at the end of the month.
Chicago made it close in the seventh when Miguel Vargas and Andrew Benintendi drew bases-loaded walks from reliever Mason Miller.
The Cubs had runners on first and second with two outs in the ninth against Tony Santillan, who struck out Pete Crow-Armstrong for his 7th save of the season.
The Chicago Bears gave Ben Johnson his first win as an NFL head coach by beating the Dallas Cowboys 31-14 on Sunday.
On Sunday, Musburger remembered when the Bears were working out an agreement with Walter Payton.
The Cardinals captured their third Division III national championship back in January
A Chicago man has been sentenced to more than seven years in federal prison for robbing a United States Postal Service mail carrier at gunpoint.
Ryan Routh was found guilty of all five charges, which included attempted assassination of a major presidential candidate and assaulting a federal officer.
Andre Lewis, 57, was arrested at 2:23 p.m. Sunday in the 6900 block of South Damen Avenue, Chicago police said.
Police said the robbery happened early Saturday, Aug. 30, in the 900 block of West Lake Street in the Fulton Market District. The Morgan Street Green and Pink Line stop is located at that address.
Chicago's violent crime is down double-digit percentage points so far in 2025 compared to 2024, according to a CBS News analysis of Chicago Police Department data.
