Mayor Brandon Johnson's pick to fill the vacancy left by Carlos Ramirez-Rosa was approved 32-11 — an unusual show of ...

Chicago City Council members gathered Monday for a special meeting to vote in a new alderperson to represent the 35th Ward.

The Chicago City Council on Wednesday put off a final ... Island Furs owner Gerard Brown was in the Council chambers as the City Council decided not to sign what he said would have amounted ...

1974: During an argument outside City Council chambers, Ald. Edward Burke threatened to punch 5th Ward Ald. Leon Despres in the mouth. Timeline: Edward Burke, once Chicago’s longest-serving ...

The Chicago City Council on Wednesday voted down an effort to ban the sale of new fur products in the city, while approving a handful of settlements in police misconduct lawsuits. Aldermen voted ...

Chicago has earned the title of "rattiest" city. But a new pilot program in a popular neighborhoods could help to break the ...

Aldermen rejected an effort Wednesday to ban the sale of new fur products in Chicago. The failed ordinance ... an act of government overreach. The City Council struck down the measure in a 26-19 ...