Chicago City Council

A group of Chicago aldermen penned a letter to Mayor Brandon Johnson, calling for him to cancel the policy of evicting migrants from shelters after 60 days.

A Chicago City Council measure that aims to restrict the locations where new dollar stores can be established in the city is facing a setback.

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson is calling for a cease-fire in Gaza after the deaths of 25,000 Palestinians.

Activists are urging the Chicago City Council to reject a "closed-door" police union arbitration agreement.

The Chicago City Council is taking up several controversial issues on Wednesday.

A new proposal is looking to crack down on dollar stores in the city of Chicago. Supporters say the goal is to address consumers complaints about the state of some Dollar Tree and Family Dollar locations.

Opponents of an ordinance that would ban natural gas from new construction buildings say more time is needed to study the measure and impact of the proposal.

Twenty-eight aldermen from the Chicago City Council sent a letter to Chairperson Rossana Rodriguez Sanchez of the Committee on Health and Human Relations to ask for a resolution surrounding the conflict in the Middle East not to be submitted for consideration this month. 

A coalition of alderpersons and community leaders are demanding that the Chicago Police Department create a new Southwest Side police district to speed response times in a Chicago Lawn District.