If Ald. William Hall gets his way, gambling machines will start popping up in places like bars and restaurants to help ...

Aldermen who represent downtown met with NASCAR officials via Zoom on Monday to begin paving a path forward for the Chicago ...

NASCAR has 90 days from the end of the July 2025 race to execute the option to continue the contract in Chicago for two more years. While they will not race here next summer, it gives the city and ...

With the Trump administration pushing far more aggressive immigration enforcement across the country and in Chicago, a ...

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.

Ward Alderman Brian Hopkins joins Steve Dale to discuss the snap curfew veto and his beliefs on why Chicago residents and the ...

Illinois legalized video gambling in 2009, but many local governments still have active bans. According to the Illinois ...

An emotional moment during today's Chicago City Council meeting, as it was alderman Walter Burnett Jr.'s last meeting.

Ald. Brian Hopkins plans to keep making the case for his ordinance, but added that he will not “twist arms” to try to overrule Mayor Brandon Johnson’s veto.

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

Chicago City Council members are reviving plans to legalize video gambling in the city, introducing two ordinances that could ...