CHICAGO (WLS) -- A Chicago City Council committee approved an alternative budget plan brought by a group of alderpersons on Tuesday. A group of alderpersons presented the plan, which more than half of ...

Teen curfews and so-called teen takeovers will be up for discussion at Chicago City Hall Thursday. This as some aldermen have ...

CHICAGO - Mayor Brandon Johnson made moves to fill out key positions in his cabinet on Wednesday and Thursday morning, ...

Political in-fighting between Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson and Chicago City Council has contributed to a credit downgrade for the city. Fitch and Kroll both downgraded Chicago's credit one notch due ...

The alternative budget proposal championed by a group of Chicago aldermen won a crucial first full City Council vote on Friday, even as Mayor Brandon Johnson made a last-ditch effort to reintroduce ...

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Waymo’s self-driving cars have been mapping Chicago city streets and traffic patterns, but they’re not giving rides—yet.

Sports betting will continue uninterrupted in Chicago in 2026, after a coalition of sportsbooks dropped their effort to immediately block new taxes and licensing requirements in the city. The Sports ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson Wednesday vetoed the City Council's decision to freeze tipped wages in the city. The One Fair Wage ordinance, passed two years ago, gradually raised ...

CHICAGO (WGN) — Even after homicides in Chicago fell to their lowest level in 60 years, city leaders are weighing whether to give police new tools to help keep people safe — including a revised curfew ...