Chicago City Council

A group of Chicago City Council members has signed a resolution to improve public access to restrooms

After furious lobbying behind the scenes and a clash of the titans in public, a joint City Council committee agreed Monday to lift the Chicago ban on sports betting to allow sportsbooks in and around five stadiums.

The Chicago City Council passed the mayor’s budget plan, which will give thousands of residents monthly payments from the city. NBC 5’s Kate Chappell reports.

Chicago’s City Council has easily approved a $16.7 billion budget that includes a roughly 30% increase in city spending for an array of programs because of a hefty infusion of federal funds

As the deadline approaches for the Chicago City Council to approve a new ward map, community leaders are pushing for an Asian majority ward to reflect the 2020 census. NBC 5’s Vi Nguyen reports.

Chicago unveiled the newly-renamed Jean-Baptiste Pointe DuSable Lake Shore Drive Thursday afternoon.

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot and five aldermen wrote a letter to Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx Monday, urging her to reconsider the decision not to charge five men linked to a deadly shooting in Austin. NBC 5’s Mary Ann Ahern reports.

Tuesday’s City Council meeting was full of fireworks, and NBC 5 Political Reporter Mary Ann Ahern has a recap of all the events.

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot on Tuesday introduced a new ordinance that would allow the city to file lawsuits and go after gang members’ and leaders’ assets, but it has been briefly blocked after it was moved into committee. NBC 5’s Christian Farr has the story.

The Chicago City Council has agreed to pay a total of $20.5 million to two of at least a dozen men who have had murder convictions dismissed after being allegedly framed by the same police detective

City Council members Wednesday will vote on the creation of a civilian board to oversee the Chicago Police Department, a key plank of the reform agenda that swept Mayor Lori Lightfoot into office more than two years ago.

The Chicago City Council on Friday voted to rename the city’s iconic Lake Shore Drive in honor of Jean Baptiste Point DuSable, a Black trader who is widely regarded as Chicago’s founder.

The Chicago City Council on Friday voted to rename the city’s iconic Lake Shore Drive in honor of Jean Baptiste Point DuSable, a Black trader who is widely regarded as Chicago’s founder.

The Chicago City Council on Friday passed an ordinance to change the name of Outer Lake Shore Drive to Jean Baptiste Point du Sable Drive. NBC 5’s Charlie Wojciechowski reports.

The Chicago City Council on Friday passed an ordinance to change the name of Outer Lake Shore Drive to honor Jean Baptiste Point DuSable.

Chicago City Council is scheduled to reconvene Friday after a chaotic meeting two days earlier ended abruptly, leaving several matters unresolved as members battled with Mayor Lori Lightfoot.

Twenty-two members of Chicago City Council sent a letter to Mayor Lori Lightfoot Thursday asking her to “honor and consistently follow” the body’s rules of order after a meeting the day before devolved into chaos before abruptly adjourning. NBC 5’s Mary Ann Ahern has the latest details.

Twenty-two members of Chicago City Council sent a letter to Mayor Lori Lightfoot Thursday asking her to “honor and consistently follow” the body’s rules of order after a meeting the day before devolved into chaos before abruptly adjourning.

Tensions were running high at Wednesday’s meeting of the Chicago City Council, and NBC 5’s Mary Ann Ahern has all the latest details.

One of the most significant pieces of legislation passed by the Illinois General Assembly this week was a move to delay next year’s primary to June, but tucked inside of that bill was a provision to change the official elected title of members of Chicago’s City Council. In the SB0825 bill, which passed both chambers of the General Assembly...