The failure of at least 34 members of the Chicago City Council to vote to reject Mayor Brandon Johnson’s action means the first mayoral veto in 19 years will stand.

The City Council drove the final nail in the coffin for a controversial "snap curfew" ordinance, upholding Mayor Brandon Johnson's veto of the measure that would have allowed police to impose a youth ...

The measure would have given CPD more control to prevent teen gatherings in downtown business and tourist districts.

Susana Mendoza made sure to note during her news conference that she felt the last two mayoral administrations were unsatisfactory.

Illinois Comptroller Susana Mendoza said Wednesday she’ll give up her statewide office as she considers her “next biggest ...

Aldermen voted 27 to 22 last month to pass the curfew measure. But Mayor Brandon Johnson quickly vetoed it, calling it “counterproductive” to addressing crime.

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson joins Lisa Dent to weigh in on Ald. Walter Burnett Jr.’s suggestion that his son replaced him ...

The City Council needs 34 votes to override Mayor Brandon Johnson’s veto of an ordinance that would allow the police to enact ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- The so-called "granny flats" proposal goes to the full Chicago City Council Wednesday. The Zoning Committee ...

Chicago, that toddlin’ town.” It was certainly toddlin’ in the 1950s and 1960s, when that song was a hit for Frank Sinatra. The city had bounced back from the Great ...

An effort by the Chicago City Council to override Mayor Brandon Johnson’s veto of a controversial curfew measure aimed at curbing “teen takeovers” has failed. The measure had passed in mid-June, but ...