CHICAGO - A Chicago alderman proposed a law change that would give the City Council more of a say in the mayor’s appointments to the city’s Board of Education. Ald. Bill Conway (34th Ward ...

The city's alderpeople are divided over a general obligation bond sale, but Mayor Brandon Johnson appears to have enough votes to pass the measure at the next meeting. Chicago aldermen delayed a ...

Matt Martin speaks during a City Council meeting last year. City employees and Chicago police officers participating ... General to develop and update a list of extremist organizations.

And Chicago City Council is set for major changes in membership this spring. At least 16 new memberswill join the City Council, after 12 current members announced they would not be running for re ...

A Chicago alderman says Mayor Brandon Johnson has "no defense" ahead of his congressional testimony on the sanctuary city's immigration policies.

Aldermen also decided not to change Chicago’s speed limits. By a vote of 28 to 21, the city council rejected a proposal that would have lowered the speed limit on city streets from 30 miles per ...

S&P Global Ratings downgraded Chicago’s general obligation debt rating from BBB+ to BBB soon after the city council approved the $17.1 billion spending plan. Illinois Comptroller Susana Mendoza ...