Aurora is considering doubling its hotel room tax rate, which has not risen since it was first adopted in 1987. The city’s ...

Ald. Walter Burnett (27th) wants to bequeath his job to his son. We've seen this before. It doesn't work well.

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

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

Before heading off for the annual August recess, alderpersons also gave a royal send-off to retiring Zoning Committee Chair ...

It's not the biggest crowd they've stood before, but on Wednesday the Leo High School boys' choir received a well-deserved ...

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

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

The current Illinois hotel occupancy tax is 3%. The ordinance Aurora is considering would double that rate to 6% and add a ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Mayor Brandon Johnson officially vetoed a controversial curfew ordinance during Wednesday's City Council ...

It's not the biggest crowd they've stood before, but on Wednesday the Leo High School boys' choir received a well-deserved ...

An effort by the Chicago City Council to override Mayor Brandon Johnson’s veto of a controversial curfew measure aimed at ...