Carlos Ramirez Rosa

There are more than 20 projects including 1,100 housing units planned for the neighborhood.

Supt. Garry McCarthy may be gone, but leaders and residents said they want more changes.

Refugees are vetted "far more thoroughly than American gun owners," Ald. Ed Burke said. 

Ald. Joe Moore said his community has "long been home to immigrants and refugees" and that won't change.

The 35th Ward is hosting two informational meetings on participatory budgeting this week.

Ald. Carlos Ramirez-Rosa rebuked Governor Rauner's stance Tuesday.

U.S. Rep. Luis Gutierrez (D-4th) and Ramirez-Rosa discussed the program Monday.

Supporters rallied for a permanent home for the Independence Library, closed following a nearby fire.

Neither alderman's proposal for a rebate to help middle class homeowners was voted on this week.

One alderman called city leaders "bullies" for adding taxes instead of cutting their own pay.

Communities United said renters already pay too much for housing in Chicago.

Ald. Anthony Beale called it "not a total compromise," as Ald. John Arena OK'd it as "best we could do."

Northwest side aldermen have been invited to take questions at the meeting. 

A "Network 49" launch meeting Wednesday will bring in speakers Jesse Sharkey and Carlos Ramirez-Rosa.

Ald. Rosa is bringing participatory budgeting to his corner of Albany Park and Irving Park.