The letter will be read at the July 16 council meeting. Before the council vote,18 members of the Progressive Caucus urged the mayor to veto the ordinance, all but guaranteeing Johnson will have ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- The Chicago City Council passed a controversial curfew designed to prevent so-called "teen takeovers" Wednesday. It passed 27-22, but Mayor Brandon Johnson said he would veto it.

Chicago battle over ‘snap curfew' ordinance could come to a head Wednesday The heated battle could reach a boiling point Wednesday if the measure goes for vote at City Council ...

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson vetoed a controversial temporary curfew ordinance approved by City Council aimed at preventing violent teen gatherings, citing concerns it would harm community trust ...

CHICAGO (CN) — The Chicago City Council narrowly approved a measure on Wednesday that grants the city's Police Superintendent Larry Snelling the authority to declare a curfew in the city anywhere, at ...

Before the meeting, 18 members of the council's Progressive Caucus urged the mayor to veto the ordinance if it were to pass, all but guaranteeing Johnson will have the votes to uphold his veto.

But the emergence of two poles in the City Council, albeit messy ones, has given aldermen footing to have debates outside the old with-mayor, against-mayor paradigm, Ramanathan said.

So, City Council will have to fill it,” Conway said. “If the mayor’s office can’t get it over the finish line, we are gonna have to find a way.” Chicago Tribune’s Alice Yin contributed.

A rare provision in Chicago’s zoning code may force aldermen to vote on a 615-unit development with 124 affordable apartments in Lincoln Park.

City Budget Director Annette Guzman said the City Council “must reaffirm the grocery tax before the state’s deadline of Oct. 1.” Allowing that tax to lapse in 2026 would cost city coffers an ...

The city's lawyers agreed to pay $400,000 to Rafael Alcantara, who in July 2022 was injured when the car he was driving hit a Chicago police squad car on the city's Northwest Side.