A handful of aldermen objected to lowering speed limits across the city, suggesting Chicago take a more targeted approach to ...

The ordinance to lower the speed limit from 30 mph to 25 mph won't get a City Council vote for weeks. The committee also OK'd ...

People driving around Chicago will have to pay a little more attention to their speed, under a measure winning preliminary ...

But Chicago drivers won’t soon face lower speed limits — or corresponding lower thresholds on most roads for the city’s ...

The City Council Committee on Pedestrian and Traffic Safety on Monday approved the measure by an 8-5 vote. Shardaa Gray ...

The City Council’s Committee on Pedestrian and Traffic Safety on Monday passed a measure that would lower the city’s default ...

Since 1995, Chicago’s mayor has had the sole authority to appoint board members, who then vote on the school district’s CEO, without City Council input. But a stunning majority of 41 council ...

In the case of a Chicago City Council committee meeting to discuss the mayor's recent shakeup of the school board, aldermen shifted their focus. The City Council Education Committee invited ...

Some members of Chicago City Council are asking Illinois lawmakers to limit mayoral authority in regards to Board of Education appointments amid a massive shakeup that concluded with Mayor Brandon ...

There was a heated hearing at City Hall on Wednesday as council members questioned the head of Chicago Public Schools about ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Mayor Brandon Johnson has found himself embroiled in a pair of high profile battles with the Chicago City Council at an important juncture for his administration. One involves ...

WE SPENT THE DAY in the Chicago City Council meeting, where there was a lot of drama. But in the end, most issues were shoved off for future meetings, including concerns about the school board ...