Ameya Pawar

Refugee agencies urged advocacy as President Trump threatens to ban Syrians from entering the U.S.

Residents and business owners can vote for infrastructure improvements in the 47th Ward.

Representatives from agencies helping refugees resettle in Chicago will speak at upcoming forums.

The new partnership was announced as Lake View kicks off its search for a new principal.

Ald. Ameya Pawar won't support a waiver for Binny's, based on opposition from a nearby school.

Government is not just for the wealthy, says two-term Chicago alderman.

The CTA Board will decide Wednesday whether to extend the pilot of the No. 11 bus for six more months.

Ald. Ameya Pawar (47th) is publicly weighing a run for governor, vowing to push a progressive agenda.

The leap from alderman to governor is a tall order but "that doesn't mean you shouldn't try," he said.

Mayor Rahm Emanuel said he did not believe President-elect Trump would yank funding from cities.

But supporter Allan Mellis called the revived route and hours of operation "indequate."

During the presidential election, the alderman said social media had appealed to "base instincts."

With home prices skyrocketing in the ward, Pawar is worried schools will become under-enrolled.

Ald. Brian Hopkins said the endorsement by the Fraternal Order of Police "fans the flames of division."

Ald. Ameya Pawar said it reflects a "knee-jerk tendency to run to the loudest and most ignorant voice."