A City Council committee is demanding more information on how and why Chicago police responded last month to calls for assistance from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers as they ...

Inspector General Deborah Witzburg told the City Council that she’ll investigate the controversial June 4 police response if ...

Aldermen delayed a vote on a measure to let them ban Airbnb in their wards after business groups warned it would hurt ...

City Hall budget officials say major sources of revenues in the city’s general fund came in far lower than anticipated.

The council needed 34 votes to make the ordinance, intended to control “teen takeovers” and give Chicago police officers ...

But the City Council again expressed its desire Wednesday to keep ShotSpotter online by passing a measure via 33-14 vote to give CPD Supt. Larry Snelling power over the city's ShotSpotter contract.

And Johnson is not entirely wrong. Since 1995, Chicago’s mayor has had the sole authority to appoint board members, who then vote on the school district’s CEO, without City Council input.

Chicago was founded by fur traders. Now, it might soon kick them out. An ordinance banning the sale of new fur products advanced in the City Council Tuesday, setting up a final vote as soon as ...

Alderman Brian Hopkins worked on various proposals after two people were injured in shootings during downtown street ...

The Windy City has been hit particularly hard by the border crisis that began under the Biden administration. More than 51,000 migrants have flocked to Chicago since August 2022, requiring housing ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- The Chicago City Council deferred a vote Wednesday on a so-called "snap curfew" for young people. The vote, in a parliamentary maneuver, was delayed until the next meeting on June ...