Downtown Ald. Brendan Reilly, 42nd, is considering running for the seat that oversees a $9.9 billion budget, saying he’ll make a decision in the coming weeks. Mounting a challenge would be an ...

A federal judge said Wednesday he will not dismiss the indictment against ex-Ald. Carrie Austin (34th Ward), even after a court-appointed expert found she is too ill to help craft a defense to the ...

Milwaukee Ald. Alex Brower, elected on April 1, was formally sworn in on Tuesday. Brower defeated Daniel Bauman in the special election for District 3. The seat opened following the death of ...

She’s coming out of her shell. Melania Trump made a rare public appearance while attending President Trump’s Easter Egg Roll at the White House in Washington, D.C., Monday. The first lady was ...

Ald. Brian Hopkins (2nd) originally planned to force a vote Wednesday on a proposal to move the curfew for teens in the downtown area from 10 p.m. to 8 p.m., despite opposition from Mayor Brandon ...

“This is not the case of the century,” he said. “It is hardly the magnitude of the (disgraced ex-Ald. Edward) Burke trial.” Austin, now 75, represented the 34th Ward in the City Council ...