Alderman calls for hearings on water billing problems exposed by "Getting Hosed" series
"It's just nuts to me that we have this issue that continues to be reported, on and the city departments are not doing anything about it," Villegas said.
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"It's just nuts to me that we have this issue that continues to be reported, on and the city departments are not doing anything about it," Villegas said.
There was a standing ovation for Lightfoot, who was presented with a flag in honor of her term as mayor.
Wednesday is the final City Council meeting for Mayor Lori Lightfoot and 12 sitting aldermen, as the transition process begins to welcome a new Chicago mayor and council next month.
Mayor Lori Lightfoot is leaving her successor a parting gift before leaving office – a strong city budget.
Numerous people whose stories we've reported over the past four years have been getting hosed by bogus bills - often rising into the tens of thousands of dollars.
"I need to make you aware that the Water Department has a patter of making mistakes."
The association asked for more collaboration to promote small businesses and improve the city's economy as a whole.
"The City Council, it's a dynamic body," Johnson said. You're going to have a mayor that is prepared to spend as much time as necessary to unite people."
Mayor-elect Brandon Johnson hit the ground running on Wednesday, thanking voters after winning a narrow victory over Paul Vallas in Chicago’s runoff election. He later sat down with CBS 2 Political Investigator Dana Kozlov to talk about the next four years he’ll serve as mayor, after he’s sworn in on May 15.
We're providing live updates on the race for mayor and 14 City Council runoff elections.
The ward includes most of the Uptown community and also parts of Lakeview.
Leading up to the April 4 runoff elections in Chicago, we are speaking with the aldermanic candidates on the ballot.
Chico, a police officer, and Guajardo, a labor organizer, are running to replace retiring incumbent Ald. Susan Sadlowski Garza.
Never before had the City Council voted to set new committee chairs and revise the legislative body's rules at the end of a term, less than a week before runoff elections, prompting several council members to cry foul.
The 11th Ward became the city's first Asian American majority ward under new ward maps going into effect in May.
With Ald. Sophia King stepping down at the end of her term, following a failed bid for the mayor's office, voters in the 4th Ward will be deciding between her top aide and a local state lawmaker in the upcoming runoff election.
The race to replace Ald. Harry Osterman in the 48th Ward was one of the most crowded races on the ballot in February, with 10 candidates running for the seat.
The runoff race to replace Ald. James Cappleman in the 46th Ward has grown heated over the issue of public safety.
The ward is made up of the Lincoln Park neighborhood and a part of the Gold Coast.
They're competing to represent the ward and replace incumbent Leslie Hairston who is retiring at the end of her term.
We reached out to incumbent Gardiner, who has not responded to our requests for an interview.
Voters will decide not only the next mayor of Chicago on April 4, but 14 races for City Council on the ballot after no candidates won a majority in the first round in February. In the 5th ward on the South Side, Martina “Tina” Hone faces Desmon Yancy in the runoff.
Ald. Monique Scott, who was appointed to her seat last summer, is facing small business owner Creative Scott (no relation) in the April 4 runoff election.
In the 24th Ward on the West Side, Ald. Monique Scott is running for a full term in office after being appointed to the seat last summer. Small business owner Creative Scott (no relation) is running against Monique Scott in the runoff. CBS 2's Marie Saavedra spoke to both candidates about the race.
Ronnie Mosley and Cornell Dantzler are running to replace incumbent Ald. Howard Brookins, who is retiring after 20 years in office.
