An effort by opponents of Mayor Brandon Johnson to water down Chicago’s sanctuary city ordinance faltered in the City Council ...

Two of the council's more conservative alders wanted to allow CPD to work with federal immigration authorities in cases where ...

Ald. Daniel La Spata (1st) agreed to hold off on a planned vote on his proposal to allow more time for discussion.

The Chicago City Council avoided votes on two controversial topics on Wednesday – protections for undocumented immigrants, ...

The Chicago City Council is expected to vote on a proposed change to the ordinance that limits local police cooperation with ...

Alderman Daniel LaSpata deferred a vote on lowering the speed limit in Chicago to 25 miles per hour Wednesday.

Mayor Brandon Johnson admonished the audience at Wednesday’s City Council meeting amid outbursts during debate on a proposal ...

The failed effort on carve-outs was spearheaded by Southwest Side colleagues Ray Lopez (15th) and Silvana Tabares (23rd), two of Mayor Brandon Johnson’s most outspoken critics. The exceptions to the ...

Citigroup Inc. will host a grand opening next week for a new Chicago bank branch — its first new local branch in a decade.

Jan. 26 marks the 20th anniversary of the day in 2005 that the Chicago Skyway was taken over for 99-years by the consortium ...

Aldermen will vote on whether to let police work with federal agents when undocumented immigrants are arrested for certain ...

The council, without debate, voted 39-11 during the first meeting of the year to block the measure put forth by Alds. Raymond Lopez (15th Ward) and Silvana Tabares (23rd Ward) to create carve-outs in ...