FOX 32 Chicago. Fire at Chicago's City Hall shuts down meeting, prompts evacuation. Posted: December 11, 2024 | Last updated: December 11, 2024. An electrical fire reportedly broke out around ...

At City Hall, the clock is ticking and anxiety is mounting as aldermen and Mayor Brandon Johnson work to pass a 2025 spending plan. The mayor and City Council must agree on a budget by Dec. 31 or ...

Ald. Jessie Fuentes, 26th, objects to a vote on a proposal by Ald. Raymond Lopez, 15th, to alter Chicago’s welcoming city status during a City Council meeting, Jan. 15, 2025, at City Hall.

Three members of Mayor Johnson’s City Council leadership team had demanded that Kennedy Bartley, chief external affairs officer, be fired for calling police “f---ing pigs” and talking openly ...

CHICAGO — Chicago City Hall and the County Building were evacuated Wednesday after a fire broke out in the records storage area. The contents of the fire were quickly extinguished and smoke ...

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson booted members of the public from a city meeting on his proposed 2025 budget on Monday after residents vocally protested against extensive funding for migrants. While ...

ABC7 Chicago political reporter Craig Wall was in City Hall at the time of the fire, and said he could smell smoke in the air. CFD said the accidental ignition of paper products caused the fire.

Standard & Poor’s has put Chicago on a "credit watch," which could raise the interest rate the city pays by about one-quarter of a percentage point. And with the city planning to refinance $1.5 ...

Developers and city officials view the conversions as an opportunity to transform downtown Chicago into a full-fledged neighborhood, but it's just one way of bringing an old building back to life.

CHICAGO (CBS) -- A day after the City of Chicago announced a hiring freeze on account of a significant budget deficit, CBS News Chicago took a closer look at existing positions at City Hall.