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

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

The two City Council members who wanted their wards pulled out of an anti-gentrification ordinance that went into effect this ...

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

It is unclear whether Mayor Brandon Johnson has enough political muscle to convince at least 25 alderpeople to buck the ...

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

Supporters had frantically pushed to tweak the ordinance Wednesday afternoon and believed they had struck a deal to win over ...

The "granny flats" ordinance also prohibits short-term rentals. Because the measure applies to all wards, other City Council ...

Chicago’s anti-gentrification ordinance has been reduced in scope due to objections from two aldermen, Felix Cardona Jr. and ...

Homeowners in all 50 wards could build coach houses on their property if a proposal before the City Council on Wednesday succeeds. Why it matters: Chicago is short about 120,000 affordable housing ...

It's time to bring to a head the yearlong debate on whether to legalize accessory dwelling units, senior mayoral advisor ...

After a year's delay, the Chicago City Council could consider a measure next week to allow coach houses citywide. Mayor Brandon Johnson and the lead sponsor, Ald. Bennett Lawson, 44th, both ...