We agree that incorporating granny flats — coachhouses or converted basements, for example — could play a small but ...

Mayor Brandon Johnson's administration has argued the potential jackpot from lifting the Chicago ban on video gambling would ...

Don’t judge him based on him being my son. Judge him based on what he can bring to the table and what he can do for the ward, ...

Chicago Inspector General Deborah Witzburg announced she will not seek another term. The decision comes after Chicago's City ...

The House gave final approval to President Donald Trump’s request to claw back about $9 billion for public broadcasting and foreign aid early today as Republicans intensified their efforts to target ...

The Chicago City Council passed a “snap” curfew ordinance on June 18 that allows the superintendent to impose short-notice ...

After the convictions of former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan and former Ald. Ed Burke, Chicago politics are falling ...

As Alderman Walter Burnett steps down from the Chicago City Council, political deadlock is expected after the last effort to ...

A $150 million proposal aims to replace Chicago's Ford City Mall with an industrial campus, promising jobs and revitalization ...

The amendment, which was approved Wednesday by the full City Council, was born out of a 17-page letter Witzburg sent to Ald.

The so-called "granny flats" proposal was tabled during a full Chicago City Council meeting Wednesday.It will likely not come back to Council again until September.The Zoning Committee approved the ...

Ald. Walter Burnett (27th) wore sunglasses and clutched a box of tissues Wednesday as his colleagues in the City Council bid ...