A push to legalize accessory dwelling units citywide in Chicago will face a key vote after a mayor-led compromise aimed at ...

If approved by the City Council on Wednesday, the measure would weaken the decades-old tradition known as aldermanic ...

The City Council Zoning Committee advanced a proposal to legalize so-called "granny flats" citywide, allowing Chicago homeowners to build basement, attic, garage, and coach house apartments on their ...

The Zoning Committee voted to advance the additional dwelling unit ordinance, teeing up a Wednesday vote by the full City ...

Chicago alders will consider allowing more accessory dwelling units, or ADUs, to provide more affordable housing.

Ald. Bennett Lawson (44th) spent more than a year trying to find common ground on the volatile issue of accessory dwelling ...

The Chicago Park District is launching reform efforts after a lifeguard allegedly shot and killed a teen at Douglass Park earlier this year.

Walnut Creek Cheese is another must-visit destination, offering not just cheese but a full market of Amish country specialties. Their bulk food section is a wonderland of ingredients, from colorful ...

It is unclear whether Mayor Brandon Johnson has enough political muscle to convince at least 25 alderpeople to buck the ...

Council members expressed serious concerns about how the city is going to pay for them when it is already facing a major ...

After months of negotiations, the Committee on Ethics and Government Oversight approved a watered-down ordinance.

Aldermen advanced an ordinance Monday that restricts when the city’s Law Department can attend investigative interviews.