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Interim CTA President Nora Leerhsen on Wednesday faced questions from members of the Chicago City Council who are seeking to ...

Illinois online sports betting operators could be facing another per-bet tax if the Chicago City Council acts on a suggestion ...

Ald. Walter Burnett’s resignation from the City Council will be official on Thursday, according to a letter he sent to Mayor ...

It doesn’t instill confidence that Mayor Brandon Johnson himself had to walk back his CFO’s statement that a property tax ...

If a proposal from Ald. Stephanie Coleman becomes law, everyone boarding a boat in the city will be required to wear a life ...

Burnett, 61, is the dean of the City Council, having represented the 27th Ward on the West Side since 1995. He's also the ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- The so-called "granny flats" proposal was tabled during a full Chicago City Council meeting Wednesday. It ...

None of the alderpeople at the sparsely attended committee hearing pressed CPD officials about why the department had fully ...

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

The Chicago City Council will allow residential developments near public transit to build without imposing parking space minimums, offering a major boost for affordability and the city’s housing ...

The debate over intoxicating hemp and its place amid the burgeoning legal cannabis market is set to make a return to the ...