Bid to atone for slavery's sins ignites racially charged City Council clash

A resolution offering an apology to Black Chicagoans for the scourge of slavery passes overwhelmingly but sparks outrage when ...

City Council approves historic settlement, housing plans and other items

CHICAGO — Summer has officially come to an end and City Council was back in session Thursday afternoon and evening, ...
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Chicago City Council approves plan to allow more ‘granny flats,’ Obama Center deal, Chicago Fire stadium

The Chicago City Council voted to approve several plans on Thursday, including an Obama Center deal, plans to build a new ...

Chicago Fire net City Council approval for new South Loop stadium at The 78

City Council members on Thursday approved the $650 million, 22,000-seat soccer stadium that Fire owner Joe Mansueto envisions ...

Chicago City Council gives tenants right of first refusal in South Shore and Woodlawn

With no discussion, Chicago City Council passed a far-reaching anti-gentrification ordinance for Chicago’s South Shore and ...
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Chicago City Council to weigh granny flats, Obama Center deal, new Fire stadium

Granny flats, the Obama Center, and a new stadium for the Chicago fire are the big ticket items Chicago lawmakers are weighing at Thursday's city council meeting.

Chicago approves $90M payout over disgraced ex-sergeant who framed hundreds for drug crimes

The Chicago City Council has approved a $90 million settlement for nearly 200 civil rights violations involving a former ...

Chicago City Council approves $90 million settlement of lawsuits tied to corrupt former CPD sergeant

City attorneys have said that taking the lawsuits to trial would have cost the city far more — up to $500 million — to resolve the avalanche of wrongful conviction cases tied to former Sgt. Ronald ...

Chicago City Council talks CPD settlement, dogs in restaurants, Obama Center housing, CFD contract

The Chicago City Council gathered Thursday for a wide-ranging meeting. ABC7 Chicago is now streaming 24/7. Click here to watch There were multiple topics on the agenda. Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson ...
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Housing plan for long-vacant Solo Cup factory site in Highland Park heads to a vote

Seventeen years after the Solo Cup company closed its Highland Park factory, a plan to redevelop the 28-acre site with homes ...
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Busy City Council meeting saw Red Burnett sworn into 27th Ward, resolved $90M cop settlement and approved Jackson Park housing ordinance

I grew up roaming the halls of this building, learning a lot about what it means to be a public servant, and what it really ...