Chicago City Council

A move to increase the minimum wage for workers who make tips in Chicago could be make or break for local restaurants.

A proposed ordinance in the City Council would give workers in Chicago significantly more paid time off.

With a progressive mayor who is a champion of the “One Fair Wage" campaign, it was never a matter of if, but when, Chicago eliminates the “sub-minimum wage" for tipped workers and how long restaurants would have to do it.

Chicago police officers have made over 2.5 million investigatory stops and pat-downs over the last decade, many done to enforce the city’s anti-gang and drug loitering ordinance.

The Joint Civic Committee of Italian Americans is calling for the job of 33rd Ward Alderwoman Rossana Rodriguez Sanchez over a tweet she posted last month.

The Chicago City Council could move forward on plans to transform a budget motel into a housing pilot program for the homeless.

This week, the Chicago City Council will discuss the pros and cons of a subminimum wage. This is base wage between $8 to $10 an hour that’s complemented by on-the-job tips.

The Italian American community is calling for the resignation of a Chicago alderwoman for what they're calling racist comments.

Most of the $51 million approved by the City Council during a recent tense meeting will go toward paying a national staffing firm that is providing around-the-clock personnel at the makeshift shelters where recently arrived asylum seekers are seeking refuge, according to a city official.

After a spirited debate, a divided City Council agreed Wednesday to spend $1 million to compensate the family of an armed, 26-year-old man shot and killed by police in 2019.

The City Council has approved landmark status for a major part of Chicago's music history.

Chicago activists are pushing to increase the minimum wage for tipped workers.