The Council fell six votes shy of overriding Johnson’s veto of an ordinance allowing the Chicago police superintendent to ...

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

A judge ruled five years ago in favor of 8,500 current and former Chicago Police Department employees. But the case has gone on and the interest keeps building as City Hall disputes how much it should ...

The City Council is set to vote on $35.6 million in legal settlements, most of which stem from alleged police misconduct ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- The so-called "granny flats" proposal goes to the full Chicago City Council Wednesday. The Zoning Committee ...

Weeks after leaving his last job under a cloud, former Wheeling Police Chief Jamie Dunne soon could be appointed chair of the ...

Almost $50,000 is being dedicated by the City of Champaign toward examining the best way to allocate the city’s police ...

A last-minute pension boost for first responders could cost Chicago $750M. Will Gov. Pritzker veto the bill — or side with ...

The Chicago City Council passed a “snap” curfew ordinance on June 18 that allows the superintendent to impose short-notice ...

After the convictions of former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan and former Ald. Ed Burke, Chicago politics are falling under renewed scrutiny by those pushing for reform.

Chicago's proposed "snap curfew" ordinance, which would allow Chicago police to impose a youth curfew anywhere in the city on as little as 30 minutes' notice, is back in the spotlight at City Hall.

The City Council could vote to override Mayor Johnson’s veto of an ordinance allowing for temporary curfews for teens on ...