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Mayor Brandon Johnson's administration has argued the potential jackpot from lifting the Chicago ban on video gambling would ...
Burnett, 61, is the dean of the City Council, having represented the 27th Ward on the West Side since 1995. He's also the ...
Supporters had frantically pushed to tweak the ordinance Wednesday afternoon and believed they had struck a deal to win over ...
The two City Council members who wanted their wards pulled out of an anti-gentrification ordinance that went into effect this ...
The City Council Zoning Committee advanced a proposal to legalize so-called "granny flats" citywide, allowing Chicago ...
Residential permits across Chicago remained low in 2024, and efforts to increase housing on existing lots have been put off. Some of Chicago’s aldermen want to maintain power over their wards, ...
CHICAGO (WLS) -- The so-called "granny flats" proposal goes to the full Chicago City Council Wednesday. The Zoning Committee ...
The City Council is set to vote on $35.6 million in legal settlements, most of which stem from alleged police misconduct ...
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.
It's not the biggest crowd they've stood before, but on Wednesday the Leo High School boys' choir received a well-deserved ...