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(Tess Crowley/Chicago Tribune) Ald. Nicholas Sposato, who in the days after Trump’s election victory rolled into City Council chambers with a Trump flag attached to his wheelchair, was the lone ...
CHICAGO (CBS) -- The Chicago City Council ... the sergeant-at-arms to clear all the members of the public from City Council Chambers. He said the meeting would stand in recess until that happened.
The Chicago City Council Finance Committee voted on two major settlements Friday. In a narrow 12-15 vote, the committee voted down a $1.25 million payment for the family of Dexter Reed ...
CHICAGO (WLS) -- Chicago City Council members gathered Monday for a special meeting to vote in a new alderperson to represent the 35th Ward. Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson picked 29-year-old ...
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 ...
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 (WLS) -- The City Council is preparing to move forward with a new curfew ordinance to address the problem of teen takeovers. A compromise was worked out Wednesday morning before the start ...
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 ...
The ordinance, led by Alderman Villegas, unanimously passed the Chicago City Council's Committee on License and Consumer Protection on Tuesday, April 8, and was adopted today by the full city council.
At least 53 Illinois residents from across the state faced Jan. 6 charges, including a Chicago police officer who was later fired. The city employs more than 32,000 people. The full Council will ...
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.
Find out how the city is supporting this project. The Chicago City Council approved $66 million in tax increment financing this week for two empty downtown office buildings slated to be ...