An effort by the Chicago City Council to override Mayor Brandon Johnson’s veto of a controversial curfew measure aimed at ...

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

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

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

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

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

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

A City Council committee is discussing a new effort to stop smoking on the CTA. Ald. Bill Conway (34th) has introduced a ...

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

City Council had the opportunity to deliver two significant housing policy changes last week. Because of their unwillingness to relinquish control, we had to settle for just one.