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 ...

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

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

As President-elect Donald Trump prepares to take office with promises of mass deportations, a proposal to amend Chicago’s ...

Customers could be heard gasping as officers made several attempts to yank the coyote out of the shelf—finally pulling the ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

Ald. Ray Lopez, 15th, sought to allow Chicago police officer to comply with orders from ICE officials to detain undocumented ...