The Latest Breaking News from Jesús “Chuy” Garcia

Today’s update is a 5-minute read that will brief you on the day’s biggest stories.

The congressman said the incumbent mayor has been too combative. “People are tired of the conflict and the bickering and the fighting that they think is representative of her style of government,” Garcia said.

A new 30-second spot TV spot, the congressman’s first of the mayoral campaign, focuses on crime.

Today’s update is a 5-minute read that will brief you on the day’s biggest stories.

Lori Lightfoot made history four years ago as the first Black woman and first openly gay person to serve as Chicago mayor

The congressman, who is running for mayor of Chicago, is not accused of wrongdoing, and his spokesperson told the Sun-Times on Friday that he “is not involved in any investigation in any manner.”

CHICAGO — Mayoral challenger Jesús “Chuy” Garcia is an unidentified member of Congress referenced in federal court filings detailing an alleged scheme by then-Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan to appoint one of Garcia’s political associates to a lucrative position on Commonwealth Edison’s board of directors, the Chicago Tribune has learned.

Police have repeatedly turned away people trying to register as required by law. Mayor Lori Lightfoot is promising a fix but has offered few details.

From capturing a UIC Faculty United union strike to Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebrations, the Cubs Convention, city politics and more, Sun-Times photographers were out capturing another week in our city.