Aldermen at odds with Lori Lightfoot over extent of power executive order

It was a promise that helped Mayor-elect Lori Lightfoot win by 47 percentage points in last month's election -- a promise to reduce the power that individual aldermen now have over city services in their own communities.

City council approves financing deals for Lincoln Yards, The 78

Despite traffic-halting protests, two controversial developments are getting the go-ahead in Chicago. The city council approved billions in financing for The 78 development, as well as the highly controversial Lincoln Yards.

Chicago aldermen OK $2.4M in tax subsidies for developers

The Chicago City Council has approved $2.4 billion in tax subsidies for two major developments after the city's incoming mayor said she would drop her opposition.

Proposed Lincoln Yards development gets zoning change boost

Chicago's City Council has approved zoning changes that will allow developer Sterling Bay to build a $6 billion mixed-use development along the Chicago River.

Charges against Ald. Burke prompt calls to prohibit city council members from having other jobs

16th Ward Ald. Toni Foulkes says she believes many Chicagoans would disagree with her ongoing defense of the city council. It's why she and others are responding to the federal attempted extortion charge against Ald. Ed Burke with a series of reform proposals.  

Council approves $2.5M payout for 3-year-old Chicago girl traumatized by police

Chicago's City Council on Wednesday approved a $2.5 million settlement in an excessive-force lawsuit that accused police of traumatizing a 3-year-old girl by pointing a gun at her chest and striking her handcuffed mother.