By June 1983, the Council Wars had so effectively entered Chicago’s political vocabulary that comedian Aaron Freeman could make a successful cabaret show of the City Hall squabbles.

There was no way the white-dominated Chicago City Council would concede power to a black man, mayor or not. So, the infamous Council Wars were on, as an all-white majority of 29 aldermen ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Mayor Lori Lightfoot has it easy with the Chicago City Council compared to what Harold Washington inherited when he took office in 1983, but as aldermen continue to flex their ...

In the Chicago City Council of recent vintage, meetings were generally calm and predictable. The mayor lightly banged the gavel to keep decorum. Aldermen played their roles, mostly shifting in thei… ...

CHICAGO — A former prominent member of the Chicago City Council has pleaded guilty to tax evasion in a scheme to help a lawyer foil the Internal Revenue Service. Edward Vrdolyak (ver-DOH’-lee ...

And Johnson is not entirely wrong. Since 1995, Chicago’s mayor has had the sole authority to appoint board members, who then vote on the school district’s CEO, without City Council input.

Members of the Chicago Police Department brass were on the hot seat Tuesday for what some in the City Council called a "first ...

The Chicago City Council met Tuesday to weigh imposing 'reasonable limits' on resources for migrants. Thu, 10 Apr 2025 03:45:50 GMT (1744256750864) Story Infinite Scroll ...

Ald. Emma Mitts (37th) said Tuesday she accepted Mayor Brandon Johnson’s offer to chair the City Council’s Housing Committee, only to be told by a top mayoral aide the job she covets has been ...

The Chicago City Council on Friday handed Mayor Brandon Johnson a defeat in his quest to pass a $17.3 billion budget package that includes a $68.5 million increase to the property tax levy.

WE SPENT THE DAY in the Chicago City Council meeting, where there was a lot of drama. ... “Maybe the acrimony didn’t rival the ‘Council Wars’ power struggle of the 1980s, ...