This year marks the hundredth anniversary of Chicago’s last City Council shake-up, when it adopted its current model of 50 aldermen representing 50 wards; before 1923, the city had 70 aldermen ...

Donation Options Search Search Search Mayor Brandon Johnson listens to discussion during a Wednesday’s City Council meeting ... on an issue central to the Chicago Police Department’s efforts ...

CHICAGO (CBS) --The City Council on Wednesday approved a plan to ... said the aldermen representing downtown know their wards better than the zoning board, and the measure would give them more ...

Today we examine racial representation on the Chicago City Council. After decades of so-called "plantation wards" occupied by non-white residents but led by white alders, today's Chicago City ...

Ald. Rossana Rodriguez-Sanchez, a democratic socialist, beat out Deb Mell in 2019, marking a transitional election for the 33rd Ward — one of the most progressive in the city. Photograph ...

In a protest vote to curb Mayor Brandon Johnson’s power, the Chicago City Council ... of some of the council’s more conservative members, along with some members whose wards have long been ...

Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune “This is the most diverse City Council in Chicago history ... However, three Black alders represent North Side wards where Blacks are in the minority: Angela ...

Two weeks ago, the Chicago City Council’s Committee on Housing and ... which allows aldermen to veto new development in their wards, and keeping development decisions in their respective ...

CHICAGO -- Change is inevitable in Chicago's City Council after Tuesday's municipal elections, with 14 alderpersons not running for re-election and a number of wards up for grabs. But Chicago's ...

LGBTQ representation within Chicago’s city council grew even as two out gay ... “The LGBTQ community crosses race, class, ethnicities and wards, so it’s exciting to be part of a City Council ...

Members of Chicago City Council passed out toys at the 28th annual "Christmas in the Wards" event as a budget vote for 2025 remains delayed. As families received gifts from the local lawmakers as ...