Several Black aldermen and clergy members rallied ahead of the meeting to urge the council to vote down a proposal from Ald.

The city council on Wednesday rejected an effort to ban the sale of new fur products. The proposed ordinance from Ald.

Supporters of the ban said it would strike a necessary blow against animal cruelty, while opponents said it would harm ...

The fur ban ordinance was an effort to fight animal cruelty, but opponents say it would have closed historic Chicago ...

Alderpeople rejected Ald. Ray Lopez's proposal to ban the sale of new fur products by a 19-26 vote. Local fur shop owners ...

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What is the most serious issue your community will face in the coming years and how should the city council respond to it?

He not only claimed the record as the longest-serving City Council member in the history of Chicago, but he also became one of the most powerful until he was convicted on 13 of 14 counts in a ...

City Clerk Anna Valencia has joined forces with Ald. Scott Waguespack (32nd) on a resolution directing the Council’s Committee on Ethics and Government Operations to create a subcommittee charged with ...

Aldermen voted 26-19 against the fur ban proposed by Ald. Raymond Lopez (15th), after impassioned pleas from critics who said ...

A day after a tourist visiting from Connecticut was shot in Streeterville, a Chicago alderman is calling for ... Reilly also called for the city’s curfew for teens to be moved back from 10 ...