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. But a stunning majority of 41 council ...

The distrust is motivating a renewed push by some Chicago City Council members to beef up a city research office most taxpayers have never heard of, but could be a key to bringing critical ...

A vote on Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson’s $ ... attempt at a proposal that could satisfy at least 26 of the city’s council members. The main sticking point has been a politically unpopular ...

Tensions were high as video showed ICE agents clashing with demonstrators in Chicago, but what exactly happened during the ...

Two of them are Chicago City Council members, a Chicago Sun-Times investigation found. Two more of their colleagues paid up only after Sun-Times reporters asked about their overdue bills.

Donation Options Search Search Search Some members of the Chicago City Council fear that a blanket expansion of the city ordinance allowing homeowners to build small apartments in their basements ...

CHICAGO (CBS) -- The Chicago City Council ... suspended so such lengthy reading is not necessitated. All the members of the City Council except Lopez and Gardiner voted to suspend the rules ...

Months after President Donald Trump pardoned more than 1,500 defendants accused or convicted in connection to the Jan. 6 attack of the U.S. Capitol, the Chicago City Council will now prohibit ...