Mayor Brandon Johnson had hoped to reshuffle the City Council members who hold the reins of the body’s powerful committees.

Mayor Brandon Johnson’s City Council revamp became a casualty of his diminished clout Thursday — the Council only voted install Walter Burnett’s son, Walter Redmond Burnett, to replace his father as ...

Mayor Brandon Johnson's plan to reshuffle committee leadership and alliances failed to secure the necessary 26 votes in the ...

When Mayor Brandon Johnson’s sky blue Divvy bike rolled along Milwaukee Avenue Tuesday morning, it passed over a milestone.

A proposal to name Ald. Daniel La Spata, 1st, as Zoning chair and Ald. Emma Mitts, 37th, vice-mayor "crashed and burned" ...

Mayor Brandon Johnson called President Trump out for politicizing government departments after the indictment of former FBI director James Comey.

Just after over 50 people were shot in Chicago, Mayor Brandon Johnson marched in a large protest railing against Trump’s proposed National Guard deployment. The rally challenged federal overreach ...

A vote advancing an ordinance that would give communities a say in the industries allowed around them could happen as soon as Thursday.

After a series of delays and contentious debates, Chicago City Council passed a citywide ordinance allowing accessory ...

Illinois’ elected leaders would rather ignore the problems of violence on the South and West sides. It is an inconvenient topic for them.

Former state Sen. Darren Bailey on Thursday acknowledged that when he ran unsuccessfully for governor against Democrat JB ...

Alders were set to debate several pressing issues at a lengthy Chicago City Council meeting on Thursday. The agendas for the last few City Council meetings were 70 to 80 pages long, while the agenda ...