Thanks to pushback from “Bungalow Belt” aldermen, a yearslong push to allow coach houses and basement apartments in Chicago will need to wait.

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Partnerships between police agencies are what DePodesta thinks is behind the 30% drop in homicides in Chicago and the 40% ...

White Sox pitcher Mark Buehrle during the first inning of a game against the Tampa Bay Rays at U.S. Cellular Field in Chicago ...

2nd Ward Alderman Brian Hopkins joins Steve Dale to discuss the snap curfew veto and his beliefs on why Chicago residents and the Chicago Police Department could be the ones that lose. The ald… ...

A Chicago mom is suing the Chicago Public Schools — claiming, among other things, that her daughter was the subject of racist bullying, and that administrators failed to tell her.

Record festival turnout after federal agents are spotted in Chicago Record crowds turned out at this weekend's Barrio Arts Festival in Chicago's Humboldt Park, celebrating Puerto Rican culture.

Walter Burnett Is Leaving His Job As Alderman — And His Son Wants To Replace Him: Burnett, Chicago’s longest-tenured alderman and vice mayor, told Block Club he’ll resign by the end of this month and ...

PUSHING BACK: The City of Chicago has joined a federal lawsuit challenging the Trump administration for withholding federal funds from sanctuary cities.

Former Chicago alderman Carrie Austin, indicted in 2021 for allegedly receiving home improvements from contractors seeking city assistance, deemed unfit for trial.

Former Chicago alderman Carrie Austin, indicted in 2021 for allegedly receiving home improvements from contractors seeking city assistance, deemed unfit for trial.