Chicago City Council

In a rare 50-0 unanimous vote, the Chicago City Council voted Thursday to reject Mayor Brandon Johnson’s proposed $300 million property tax increase, sending his 2025 budget plan back to the drawing board and dealing an emphatic blow to the proposal.

The Chicago City Council rejected a property tax hike in a 50-0 vote, NBC Chicago’s Charlie Wojciechowski reports.

A proposed $300 million property tax hike won’t move forward, but Chicago lawmakers still have to figure out a way to close gaps in its budget, as Natalie Martinez explains.

Advocates aiming to raise awareness of missing women of color in Chicago spoke on the issue in front of City Council Wednesday. NBC Chicago’s Christian Farr reports.

A proposal to lower Chicago’s default speed limit took a step forward on Monday afternoon after it was passed by a City Council committee.

A proposal to lower Chicago’s default speed limit took a step forward on Monday afternoon after it was passed by a City Council committee.

Some members of the Chicago City Council are aiming to limit mayoral authority in the future amid a Chicago Board of Education shakeup spearheaded by Mayor Brandon Johnson. NBC Chicago’s Mary Ann Ahern reports.

With a projected budget deficit of nearly $1 billion for fiscal year 2025, Chicago officials have imposed a hiring freeze and other cutbacks, but will those decisions impact the city’s police and fire departments?

Chicago is facing a nearly $1 billion deficit, and officials are saying measures beyond a hiring freeze are needed, as Christian Farr explains.

Amid massive budget shortfalls, Chicago is putting a hiring freeze in place, along with other measures. Kate Chappell gets reaction from city lawmakers.

Should the proposal pass City Council, Ald. Brian Hopkins says Chicago police would be able to take teens into custody and ticket those who violate the curfew.

A Chicago alderman is proposing an 8 p.m. curfew for some parts of the city after a recent attack in Streeterville. Lisa Chavarria has more.

A Chicago alderman is pushing to implement a curfew on unaccompanied minors downtown following an attack last week on a couple by a group of teenagers.

The Chicago City Council voted to collect more data on ShotSpotter, the controversial gunshot detection technology that Mayor Brandon Johnson vowed to remove by September, before a final decision on its future is made. NBC Chicago’s Charlie Wojciechowski reports.

The default speed limit on many Chicago streets is 30 miles an hour, but safety activists argue that it should be lowered, and some members of the City Council agree.

The Chicago City Council is weighing a change to posted speed limits on city streets, NBC Chicago’s Charlie Wojciechowski reports.

The Chicago City Council voted against a measure that would have removed Ald. Byron Sigcho-Lopez from his leadership post after he appeared at a rally over the weekend condemning Israel’s actions in Gaza.

Ald. Byron Sigcho-Lopez, of Chicago’s 25th Ward, was called out by multiple colleagues who tried to remove him from a leadership post after speaking at a protest where an American flag was burned. NBC Chicago’s Christian Farr reports.

Several members of the Chicago City Council are calling for Ald. Byron Sigcho-Lopez to be removed from his leadership post after he appeared at a rally over the weekend condemning Israel’s actions in Gaza.

25th Ward Chicago Ald. Byron Sigcho-Lopez is facing possible censure after appearing at a rally in front of a burnt American flag on the ground, NBC Chicago’s Mary Ann Ahern reports.