Mayor Brandon Johnson and Gov. JB Pritzker delivered their opening salvos Monday against Republican President Donald Trump and his second term in the White House, setting a defiant tone in their defense of immigrant rights and other liberal causes over the next four years.

Gov. J.B. Pritzker and Mayor Brandon Johnson have both said they are prepared to confront President-elect Donald Trump's policies head-on. But it is unclear how Trump will make good on his promises of retribution,

President Donald Trump described his return to the White House in messianic terms, as part of a divine plan that first showed itself in July, when a sniper’s bullet aiming at Trump only grazed his ear,

The president-elect’s aides are planning immigration raids in major cities during the opening days of the new administration. Some of the other expected targets include Boston, Miami and New York.

Adorned in a matching navy blue coat and hat, Melania Trump wore a custom look from a New York designer when she arrived at the White House ahead of the president-elect’s swearing-in ceremony. Eight years ago,

This Inauguration Day, President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden will wake up in a White House filled with their belongings and personal mementos -- everything from personal photographs to their favorite foods in the kitchen.

Chicago Fire Department boats battle the blaze that destroyed McCormick Place in January 1967. More than 500 firefighters were called to the scene as flames spread throughout the structure. (Luigi Mendicino/Chicago Tribune) Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on Jan. 16, according to the Tribune’s archives.

Former Ohio Sen. JD Vance became the 50th vice president of the United States on Monday, becoming one of the youngest people to ever hold the office.

Watch live coverage of the 2025 Donald Trump presidential inauguration. The schedule of events include a visit to Capitol Hill, the swearing-in ceremony and inaugural address, the signing ceremony in the Oval Office,

After years of warm relations with the Biden White House, a new, grim reality sets in for Illinois when Donald Trump is inaugurated at noon Eastern Standard Time Monday. There is no high-level player in this blue state who has any particular entrée to the Trump world,

While Inauguration Day marks the transfer of power from one president to another, it also marks another major change at the White House: one first family moving out and another moving in. This final piece of the transition happens behind closed doors, no cameras allowed.