Federal prosecutors want the judge to hold an evidentiary hearing before deciding whether ex-Ald. Carrie Austin, 75, is too ...

He was sworn in three days later by Mayor Richard J. Daley at age 25, and became the second youngest alderman in city history ...

CHICAGO — A downtown alderman said he will push to bump the teen curfew in Chicago up to 8 p.m. after a tourist was shot in front of a movie theater over the weekend in his ward.

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Mayor Brandon Johnson is launching an effort to find a new alderperson for the 35th Ward. The mayor recently appointed Alderman Carlos Ramirez-Rosa to a new role, leading the Chicago ...

A day after a tourist visiting from Connecticut was shot in Streeterville, a Chicago alderman is calling for huge changes to combat “teen takeovers.” ...

Burke was the 14th Ward alderman for more than half a century. He not only claimed the record as the longest-serving City Council member in the history of Chicago, but he also became one of the ...

A candidate for the soon-to-be-vacant 35th Ward aldermanic position is having to defend himself over an offensive social media post from years ago.

Mayor Brandon Johnson's community committee, which will recommend a replacement, includes ward organizers who have helped ...

CHICAGO (WGN) — Chicago Alderman Carlos Ramirez-Rosa (35th Ward) will soon become the new general superintendent and CEO of the city’s Park District. Following a unanimous vote on Wednesday ...