As the departure of Ald. Walter Burnett leaves Mayor Brandon Johnson with the challenge of picking his third Zoning Committee chair, the City Council’s Black and Latino caucuses have already begun ...

The retaliation lawsuit the three renters filed against their former landlord, Pilsen Rentals LLC, shows the limits of tenant ...

Chapin, the son of former Orange County Mayor Linda Chapin, raised $118,000 in the second quarter — more than three times more than his next closest competitor — according to campaign finance reports ...

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 under renewed scrutiny by those pushing for reform.

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 ...

The Naperville City Council has signed off on two new residential developments — one with rents ranging from $3,900 to $5,000 ...

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 ...

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