Chicago taxpayers are now on the hook for $29.2 million in settlements over wrongful conviction lawsuits connected to a ...

Wednesday's meeting also saw alderpeople delay an effort to have a police watchdog agency investigate possible violations of Chicago's Welcoming City ordinance.

Mayor Brandon Johnson announced he is vetoing a Chicago City Council ordinance banning the sale of most intoxicating ...

We can best honor Reverend Jackson by `keeping hope alive,’“ the mayor said before leading the Council in a moment of silence ...

CHICAGO - The Chicago City Council failed to override Mayor Brandon Johnson’s veto of a controversial ban on the sale of some ...

The City Council on Wednesday failed to override Mayor Brandon Johnson's veto​ of an ordinance that would have banned the ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- A majority of the Chicago City Council introduced an alternative budget proposal on Wednesday and scheduled a series of meetings over the next two weeks to pass a budget before ...

Despite down-to-the-wire deadlines and sometimes-contentious exchanges on the council floor, what we witnessed this budget season is something we should all applaud: a healthy disagreement between ...

Chicago’s economic disclosure statement adds cost and delay to real estate deals. The City Council can streamline the process ...