The milelong path between Belmont Avenue and Irving Park Road is what the Chicago Department of Transportation calls a ...

The long-stalled residential development put a spotlight on the mayor's willingness to take on aldermanic prerogative.

The City Council Zoning Committee advanced a proposal to legalize so-called "granny flats" citywide, allowing Chicago homeowners to build basement, attic, garage, and coach house apartments on ...

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

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 ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- A "granny flat" ordinance passed a City Council committee Tuesday. They are homes built on the same property as a main house, to provide extra living space.