Alderman Wants Crackdown On Building-Mounted Satellite Dishes
Ald. Ray Suarez (31st) thinks home satellite dishes are an eyesore on Chicago's skyline, and wants to make city property owners move them away from the fronts of buildings.
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Ald. Ray Suarez (31st) thinks home satellite dishes are an eyesore on Chicago's skyline, and wants to make city property owners move them away from the fronts of buildings.
The City Council has approved a new map for Chicago's 50 wards, as required following the 2010 Census.
Several Chicago communities will be closely watching a special session of the City Council Thursday, as aldermen try to map out new ward boundaries.
Two months after her death, former Chicago First Lady Maggie Daley was honored by the City Council.
Mayor Rahm Emanuel has called a special City Council meeting for Thursday for consideration of a new map of the city's 50 wards.
The City Council cast an overwhelming vote on Wednesday to approve tighter rules on parades and protests ahead of the joint NATO and G8 summits in May.
A busy day is on tap at City Hall Tuesday, with taxi regulation and the NATO/G8 summits among the matters up for debate in committee hearings.
A City Council committee has endorsed a resolution that would declare Chicago a "Torture-Free Zone."
Mayor Rahm Emanuel is still publicly keeping clear of the fight among Chicago aldermen to redraw ward boundaries.
In the feud over the Chicago ward remap, a familiar, but oft-dismissed push to cut the City Council in half is resurfacing.
Mayor Rahm Emanuel says he thinks aldermen will stay "laser-focused" on reaching agreement on a remap plan to keep taxpayers from financing an expensive court fight.
Black and Latino aldermen are backing competing plans and heading for a floor fight in the Chicago ward remap effort.
A North Side alderman wants to scale back Mayor Emanuel's $2-a-day "congestion fee" for parking in the city's garages and lots, so that it only applies during weekday business hours when congestion is an issue.
The City Council has approved an ordinance that will crack down on abuse of disability placards by Chicago drivers.
The City Council's Finance Committee has approved millions of dollars in settlements of lawsuits stemming from deaths of people who were being held in police lockups and other alleged police misconduct.
A published report is shedding light on a reported angry confrontation recently at City Hall.
The Chicago City Council has voted unanimously to adopt Mayor Rahm Emanuel's first budget, which both he and many aldermen said represented a compromise on a number of tough issues in its final form.
The City Council's official watchdog is taking his place with high hopes, but his hands pretty much tied.
Community activists in the Back of the Yards neighborhood says they're not asking for much. They want one alderman.
A blue-ribbon committee has recommended an outsider to take the new position of Chicago legislative inspector general – the watchdog who would keep an eye on the City Council.
Aldermen have introduced an ordinance that would reduce the penalties for small amounts of marijuana, but they are in no hurry to pass it.
Public hearings are expected to start Wednesday night on re-mapping Chicago's 50 aldermanic wards.
Police Supt. Garry McCarthy says he is proud of the way his officers have handled the Occupy Chicago protests still underway in the city.
Police Supt. Garry McCarthy was on the hot seat at City Hall on Thursday, as aldermen demanded to know why he plans to close police stations and how he's deploying police officers.
If one alderman has his way, the city might soon ask bike riders to pony up money for the privilege of riding on Chicago streets.
