Jake Sheridan

Jake Sheridan covers local politics and the City Council for the Tribune's City Hall team. He previously worked as a general assignment reporter for the Tribune's Metro desk. He is a graduate of Duke University. He welcomes tips on important news, overlooked problems and colorful stories via X and email.

Mayor Brandon Johnson speaks after signing an executive order establishing an Office of Gun Violence Reduction on June 25, 2026, at City Hall. (Antonio Perez/Chicago Tribune)

Mayor Brandon Johnson signs executive order aimed at problem gun sellers

July 29, 2026 at 3:06 p.m.

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson signed an executive order Wednesday meant to prevent the city from buying guns from problem dealers.

Customers wait in line to pay at the grand reopening of the Yellow Banana Save-A-Lot grocery store at 420 S. Pulaski Road in Chicago on Sept. 5, 2024. (Antonio Perez/Chicago Tribune)

Save-A-Lot closures prompt Mayor Brandon Johnson to call for new grocers at shuttered stores

July 28, 2026 at 3:51 p.m.

Mayor Brandon Johnson on Tuesday said the city hopes to find a new operator for the Yellow Banana stores that closed abruptly over the weekend on Chicago's South and West...

Sunlight hits Chicago City Hall on Jan. 29, 2025. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune)

Chicago mayoral election 2027: Who are the candidates so far?

July 24, 2026 at 1:05 p.m.

These are the candidates running in the 2027 Chicago mayor's race so far.

Mayor Brandon Johnson speaks at a rally to protest Immigration and Customs Enforcement actions in Chicago's Loop on Jan. 25, 2026, a day after federal immigration agents killed Alex Pretti in Minneapolis. (Eileen T. Meslar/Chicago Tribune)

Aldermen push Chicago police to investigate ICE agent misconduct complaints

July 17, 2026 at 5:53 p.m.

Aldermen called on the Chicago Police Department and Mayor Brandon Johnson to do more in response to President Donald Trump’s deportation efforts.

Ald. Bill Conway, 34th, listens to debate, July 15, 2026, during a City Council meeting at Chicago City Hall. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune)

Chicago alderman critical of parking meter bidder’s ICE ties has own financial link to ICE

July 17, 2026 at 10:00 a.m.

Downtown Ald. Bill Conway has his own financial stake in the contractor that runs U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's biggest detention camp, records show.

Ald. Byron Sigcho-Lopez, 25th, speaks July 13, 2026, outside a City Council Finance Committee meeting at Chicago City Hall. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune)

Illinois elections officer recommends Ald. Byron Sigcho-Lopez’s name not be on 4th District ballot

July 16, 2026 at 6:35 p.m.

A hearing officer is recommending the Illinois State Board of Elections block independent candidate Ald. Byron Sigcho-Lopez from the ballot in the 4th Congressional District contest to succeed retiring U.S....

Alds. Brendan Reilly, 42nd, from left, Marty Quinn, 13th, Gilbert Villegas, 36th, and Matt O'Shea, 19th, prepare to speak alongside other members of the budget accountability coalition about the proposed rent ordinance, July 15, 2026, after a City Council meeting at Chicago City Hall. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune)

Chicago renters’ rights battle is on as aldermen counter Mayor Brandon Johnson’s plan

July 16, 2026 at 7:45 p.m.

A City Hall fight set to redefine the tenant-landlord relationship is ramping up after a group of aldermen this week pitched a counterproposal to Mayor Brandon Johnson’s plan to vastly...

The 22,000-seat Chicago Fire soccer stadium under construction at the north end of The 78 in Chicago's South Loop is seen on May 12, 2026. (E. Jason Wambsgans/Chicago Tribune)

Plan to spend $425 million in taxpayer money at Chicago Fire stadium site wins City Council approval

July 15, 2026 at 7:33 p.m.

Aldermen approved a plan Wednesday to spend $425 million in taxpayer money to spark development at The 78, where the Chicago Fire plans to build a soccer stadium.

Northern Illinois Transit Authority and Chicago Transit Authority appointee Lester Barclay, the CTA board’s current chair, answers questions about transparency from committee vice chair Ald. Andre Vasquez Jr., 40th, during the transportation and public way committee meeting in council chambers at City Hall on July 14, 2026. (Eileen T. Meslar/Chicago Tribune)

City Council blocks Mayor Brandon Johnson’s Chicago Housing Authority appointments

July 14, 2026 at 8:43 p.m.

The Housing Committee voted to block Mayor Brandon Johnson's picks for the Chicago Housing Authority board.

llinois’s 4th Congressional District candidate Mayra Macías holds a press conference ahead of a hearing with the Illinois State Board of Elections in Chicago on June 26, 2026. (Josh Boland/Chicago Tribune)

Illinois elections board judge recommends Mayra Macías’ name not be on 4th Congressional District ballot

July 13, 2026 at 6:09 p.m.

The decision is not final, but marks a blow to Mayra Macías' campaign in a race defined by U.S. Rep. Jesús “Chuy” García's late decision to drop out and handpick...

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