Mayor Brandon Johnson's administration has argued the potential jackpot from lifting the Chicago ban on video gambling would ...

The City Council Zoning Committee advanced a proposal to legalize so-called "granny flats" citywide, allowing Chicago ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- The so-called "granny flats" proposal was tabled during a full Chicago City Council meeting Wednesday. It ...

Supporters had frantically pushed to tweak the ordinance Wednesday afternoon and believed they had struck a deal to win over ...

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

A tragedy on Lake Michigan claimed the life of a Chicago hairstylist last month. Zahrie Walls was not wearing a life jacket ...

We agree that incorporating granny flats — coachhouses or converted basements, for example — could play a small but ...

The Council fell six votes shy of overriding Johnson’s veto of an ordinance allowing the Chicago police superintendent to ...

Residential permits across Chicago remained low in 2024, and efforts to increase housing on existing lots have been put off.

Chicago alders tried and failed to override Mayor Brandon Johnson’s veto of a measure that would have given Chicago Police ...

Conversions are the darling of developers looking to unlock capital in today’s tight lending environment. And three projects made headlines this week in Chicago.  Jab Real Estate made a zoning request ...

The failure of at least 34 members of the Chicago City Council to vote to reject Mayor Brandon Johnson’s action means the ...