Chicago City Council takes up teen takeovers, snap curfew again in Public Safety Committee meeting

Members of the Chicago City Council will once again vote on proposals to try to stop large gatherings of teens downtown, ...

North Side alderman pausing Chicago Zoning Committee meetings to pressure Mayor Brandon Johnson to pick chairperson

The interim chair of the Chicago City Council’s Zoning Committee is halting its meetings to try to force Mayor Brandon Johnson to appoint a permanent head of the critical committee.
ABC 7 Chicago

CPD supt. grilled about July 4th safety plan during Chicago city council meeting on violence

CHICAGO (WLS) -- A special Chicago City Council hearing was held Friday to address the city's crime problem ahead of the historically violent July 4th holiday weekend. Chicago Police Supt. David Brown ...
Yahoo

Chicago City Council plans more meetings to pass a budget as deadline looms

The Chicago City Council on Wednesday scheduled five more meetings to ensure they can pass a 2026 budget before the end-of-the-year deadline. Alders and Mayor Brandon Johnson have clashed on how to ...
WBEZ

City Council approves alternate revenue plan — minus Mayor Brandon Johnson's corporate head tax

During a news conference that followed Friday’s meeting, Johnson continued to play cat-and-mouse on the question of the day. Asked if he would veto a revenue plan he believes is wildly unbalanced and ...
The Bond Buyer

Chicago City Council moves closer to defying mayor on 2026 budget

Chicago City Hall. On Wednesday, the City Council voted to accelerate its meeting schedule before a Dec. 31 budget deadline. The city is nearing a Dec. 31 deadline to pass a 2026 spending plan.