A potential Chicago City Council showdown on how to address the issue of teen takeovers that sometimes turn violent was averted on Wednesday, after a downtown alderman said he's negotiating with ...

CHICAGO (WGN) — The City Council appeared Wednesday to be close to a deal on a new curfew policy for minors following gatherings downtown that have turned violent. Ald. Brian Hopkins (2nd Ward ...

BGA Policy compiled a list of state-dependent revenue policies that were proposed at the Chicago City Council in 2024 ... You can read their full breakdown at bettergov.org.

(Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune) 2020: City Council voted 46-4 to ban horse-drawn carriages in Chicago under an ordinance that went into effect Jan. 1, 2021. For years, animal rights activists and ...

CHICAGO (WGN) — The City Council on Wednesday approved spending $32 million to settle a lawsuit filed the family of a tourist who lost both of his legs after a crash stemming from a police chase.

The Elgin City Council has directed staff to draft an ordinance banning the use of single-use bags by all retailers other ...

Tyler LaRiviere/Sun-Times Share City Council members are taking another crack at rogue towing operators who prowl for Chicago crash scenes, exploit rattled drivers and later shake them down for ...

Chicago’s City Council could take up a proposal for an earlier curfew this week that would ban teens and juveniles from being in the Downtown Central Business District after 8 p.m., two-hours ...

Check out the price breakdown below or head over to the City ... that would give City Council a greater role in vetting candidates to sit on boards for agencies like the Chicago Park District ...

Gift Article 10 Remaining As a subscriber, you have 10 articles to gift each month. Gifting allows recipients to access the article for free. With it becoming increasingly unlikely the Board of ...

BGA Policy compiled a list of state-dependent revenue policies that were proposed at the Chicago City Council in 2024, either during the 2025 budget hearings or in the revenue subcommittee.