Chicago City Council

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 passed an ordinance to change the name of Outer Lake Shore Drive to honor Jean Baptiste Point DuSable.

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.

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.

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.

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...

A vote on a proposal to rename a stretch of Chicago’s Lake Shore Drive was delayed in City Council Wednesday.

A proposal to rename a stretch of Chicago’s Lake Shore Drive could be voted on by City Council Wednesday.

A proposal to rename a stretch of Chicago’s Lake Shore Drive is one step closer to reality after a City Council committee voted to approve the measure in a meeting that was contentious and at times laden with profanity.

Chicago City Council committee members have approved the renaming of Chicago’s iconic Lake Shore Drive and the final decision has been sent to the full city council. NBC 5’s Charlie Wojchiechowski reports.

A proposal to rename a stretch of Chicago’s Lake Shore Drive is up for a vote in a City Council committee meeting Thursday.

Prosecutors revealed new details in Chicago Ald. Ed Burke’s federal corruption case on Wednesday, saying the wiretaps made in the case provide powerful evidence of his involvement in alleged criminal activity. NBC 5’s Mary Ann Ahern reports.

Chicagoans could be fined for driving as little as 6 miles per hour over the speed limit starting Monday, as stricter speed camera enforcement rules are now in effect.

Chicagoans could be fined for driving as little as 6 miles per hour over the speed limit starting Monday, as stricter speed camera enforcement rules are now in effect. Sandra Torres reports.

Chicagoans could face fines for driving as little as 6 miles per hour over the speed limit starting Monday, when stricter speed camera enforcement rules go into effect.

Chicagoans could be fined for driving as little as 6 miles per hour over the speed limit beginning Monday, when stricter speed camera enforcement rules proposed by Mayor Lori Lightfoot go into effect.