Brandon Johnson became mayor in 2023 having been a former organizer and lobbyist for the Chicago Teachers Union and promising to make the “ultra-rich” pay hundreds of millions more in taxes. A group ...

Chicago City Council could vote as soon as tomorrow on a proposed “snap curfew” ordinance that would allow police to issue ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- What happens at Wednesday's City Council meeting could affect drivers who park near the Loop or people who buy alcohol in Chicago. Alderman Walter Burnett Jr. (27th Ward) is pushing ...

Chicago leaders are debating a new curfew proposal, and some youth advocates say it goes too far. Here's what to know.

But something derailed a vote Wednesday. The revisions were introduced at the last minute, and so City Council members did not have enough time to review the change. The sponsor, Alderman Brian ...

Todd Feurer is a web producer for CBS Chicago. He has previously written for WBBM Newsradio, WUIS-FM and the New City News Service. The City Council on Wednesday delayed a final vote on a measure that ...

The City Council signed off on the measure in a 32 to 16 vote. The rollout comes fast. Sales of intoxicating hemp products to ...

From a settlement over the actions of two former Chicago police detectives to video gambling, Thursday was set to be a busy day for some Chicago City Council committees. From a settlement over the ...

(Bloomberg) -- Chicago’s City Council passed a roughly $16 billion budget for 2026 — less than two weeks before the deadline — without certainty about whether Mayor Brandon Johnson will sign or veto ...

(The Center Square) – The Chicago City Council Committee on Finance has rejected a package of higher taxes proposed by Mayor Brandon Johnson. After the committee voted 25 to 10 against Johnson’s ...

CHICAGO — Three major headlines today from City Council. First, alders have finally passed a ban on various hemp-derived products. Though they did carve out an exception for hemp beverages and pet ...

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