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The alderman wants to "make sure we have the safest possible plan, that works for everybody," he said.
Villegas will succeed Ald. George Cardenas (12th), who served two years as chair of the 11-member group.
Community groups will host more than a dozen separate cleanup events across the Northwest Side Saturday.
However, 9th Ward Ald. Anthony Beale said the effort was a "waste of time and effort."
One week ahead of a crucial vote for the plan's approval, the surrounding neighborhood remains divided.
The program features convicted burglars offering tips on how to keep your home from being targeted.
The coffee shop is being planned for the intersection of Cicero and Berteau avenues.
A zoning change was approved Monday for the 15 units to be built at Cuyler Street and Narragansett Ave.
Ald. Anthony Napolitano (41st) will keep lobbying for an annex at Dirksen Elementary School, he said.
Wary of making the school a Taft satellite, Dunning parents are pushing for an independent high school.
The facility will set aside beds for veterans suffering from Alzheimer's Disease and dementia.
The roll call is set for Friday in the 3600 block of North Oriole Avenue, the site of a Monday shooting.
The school is nearly certain to be built, but its boundaries remain an open question, officials said.
The plan will likely go before the city's zoning board in April, Ald. Nicholas Sposato (38th) said.
New building will ease squeeze at Taft, but speed decline of Steinmetz, Schurz, some parents fear.
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And, no, they're not called Roosevelt and State.
For most of November, it'll be open two days a week, between 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Mondays and Tuesdays.
Data shows that while more blacks and Latinos applied to the CPD, most new officers are white.
The nation's largest bike maker is soliciting bids for a retail build-out at 1647 N. Milwaukee Ave.
Cochran was given CPR by 40th Ward Ald. Patrick O'Connor, taken to Northwestern hospital.
The violent robbery could be connected to four other robberies in the area, police said.
We looked at the data behind thousands of cellphones reported stolen in Chicago since January 2016.
Erin Mowry, 42, could be convicted of aggravated DUI for the July 2015 crash.
Terrion Pouncy, 19, was still hospitalized Thursday following surgery.
The eviction notices "caught many families unprepared," activists said.
"The reception has been outstanding. We've had lots of interest and excitement," the listing agent said.
About 20 percent of O'Hare and Midway flights for Thanksgiving get delayed, according to a new report.