Alderman Bennett Lawson introduced legislation this week to expand the city’s ADU ordinance beyond its five pilot zones.

Northwestern University researchers are giving the city 30 recommendations to better prepare for heat waves and potentially ...

Walter Burnett Jr.’s departure from the City Council strips Mayor Brandon Johnson of a trusted bridge-builder with deep ties ...

JOHNSON COUNTY STAMP CLUB meets at 1 p.m. every third Tuesday of each month at the Trafalgar Library, 424 S. Tower St. Come ...

The administration has delayed signing an agreement to resolve negotiations over a federal complaint filed with the U.S.

A new push to legalize coach houses citywide is reviving a long-running zoning fight in Chicago as the proposal returns to the City Council’s agenda next week.

Southwest Side Ald. Marty Quinn (13th) wants to raise the threshold for approving City Hall borrowing from a simple majority, ...

This is not what Chicago is,” says one organizer who is planning a July 4th peace walk to unite the community after Wednesday night’s fatal shooting.

Gun violence is highest in Chicago’s poorest neighborhoods, where organizers say tackling poverty is the only way to create ...

As commissioner, Martinez is now responsible for overseeing the state’s education priorities and ensuring districts are ...

Offense might get all the glory, but having a defense that can neutralize dynamic offenses is still a game-changer in the ...