Michelle Harris

Aldermen Harris, Arena and Joe Moore want to match campaign funds for candidates who agree to limits.

Ald. Susan Sadlowski Garza expressed tentative support pending a community meeting Tuesday.

The agenda for a joint City Council committee meeting Monday was abruptly changed to put off a vote.

"We won. The voice of the community spoke," said Linda Hudson of the 8th Ward Accountability Coalition.

The proposal will go before the Chicago Zoning Board of Appeals on Friday.

Mayor Rahm Emanuel urged aldermen to find someone with "the ability and the authority" to police them.

Six aldermen sought a monthly garbage-collection fee between $9-$11 with reductions for seniors.

CEO Lester Hollis of Harborside Illinois Grown Medicine met with Chatham business owners on Tuesday.

On Monday, friends and family visited the home of the deceased mother and her three children

Residents in a group opposed to the clinic slammed the CEO and Ald. for not showing up at meeting.

Rahm Emanuel's campaign gave $665,523 to ward organizations in the month leading up to the runoff.

Mayor Rahm Emanuel joined the Rev. John Hannah at a Friday ceremony in Grand Crossing.

As election season kicks off, some say there isn't enough oversight of fundraising by aldermen.

About 60 people turned out at a neighborhood beautification event in Chatham Saturday morning.

Community organizations are excited about the possibility that the New Regal Theater will reopen soon.