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

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

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

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

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

At Wednesday’s meeting, council members shared heartfelt tributes to the Council’s current longest-serving member.

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

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, ...

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

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

Ward Alderman Brian Hopkins joins Lisa Dent to discuss Chicago City Council not getting the votes required to override Mayor ...

While city staff said the program had been a long time coming, the vote eerily came on the same night that a 14-year-old boy was injured in a shooting in ...