Illinois Comptroller Susana Mendoza said Wednesday she’ll give up her statewide office as she considers her “next biggest ...

The City Council needs 34 votes to override Mayor Brandon Johnson’s veto of an ordinance that would allow the police to enact ...

Chicago's proposed "snap curfew" ordinance, which would allow Chicago police to impose a youth curfew anywhere in the city on ...

Chicago ended 2024 with a $161 million deficit. And a state bill boosting benefits for police and fire pensioners through ...

Aldermen voted 27 to 22 last month to pass the curfew measure. But Mayor Brandon Johnson quickly vetoed it, calling it “counterproductive” to addressing crime.

The Chicago City Council on Wednesday drove the final nail in the coffin for a controversial "snap curfew" ordinance, upholding Mayor Brandon Johnson's veto of the measure that would have allowed ...

Mayor Brandon Johnson will officially present his veto of a curfew ordinance at Wednesday's City Council meeting.

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson has vetoed a controversial ‘snap’ curfew ordinance, which would have given CPD Supt. Larry ...

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson joins Lisa Dent to weigh in on Ald. Walter Burnett Jr.’s suggestion that his son replaced him ...

The City Council could vote to override Mayor Johnson’s veto of an ordinance allowing for temporary curfews for teens on ...

Burnett, 61, is the dean of the City Council, having represented the 27th Ward on the West Side since 1995. He's also the ...

The measure would have given CPD more control to prevent teen gatherings in downtown business and tourist districts.