Justin Laurence

An effort to weaken the city's Welcoming City ordinance to allow Chicago Police officers to coordinate with federal immigration officers failed in the City Council today without being put up for a vote.

A city ordinance to reduce the city's default speed limit from 30 mph to 25 mph was slowed down by the chief sponsor today at City Council.

Bally's faces long odds at City Hall in its attempt to bypass the Fifth Floor and head directly to the City Council to seek a lucrative tax break.

How Chicago allocated economic development funding should have been more transparent over the last four years, according to a Cook County Judge.

Mayor Brandon Johnson's campaign collected nearly $50,000 from video gambling interests in recent months as his administration weighs legalizing

President Donald Trump's federal funding pause threatens more than $1 trillion that flows to states, cities and other local governments, putting everything from transit infrastructure to housing projects at risk.

When a bill regulating the hemp industry fizzled out in the state Legislature, it represented a small win for Mayor Brandon Johnson, who had lobbied

The city's top attorney says it's too soon to discuss whether Mayor Brandon Johnson will accept an invitation to the nation's Capitol to provide congressional testimony on Chicago's sanctuary city laws.

Mayor Brandon Johnson's staff blocked access to a “gift room” at City Hall where personal items, including custom shoes, alcohol and luxury handbags, are stored, according to the city's top watchdog.

The fight to regulate the hemp industry officially moved into City Hall today as administration officials began laying out a licensing and enforcement