Nick Sposato

Ald. John Arena (45th) introduced a measure to lift parking bans and slow down traffic along the street.

After a community meeting last week, Sposato said he'll soon decide whether to green-light the proposal.

The alderman said he is putting together a "people's platform" as he weighs whether to run for mayor.

Aldermen called on the Department of Public Health to draw on new funding sources.

The new ward map, adopted in 2012, was used to "settle scores," an attorney suing the city said.

Ald. Scott Waguespack bemoaned the lack of oversight over the Chicago Housing Authority.

The resolution would call on the FCC to support a smartphone "kill switch" to deter thefts.

The City Council used an old trick to derail a demand to halt a Board of Education vote on charters.

Top cop warns: "Don't let children go out by themselves, if you could avoid it."

A proposal that would impose a five-year ban on felons as carriage drivers clears Council committee.

Aldermen back police officers in their pursuit of retroactive pay raises in any new contract.

The Progressive Reform Caucus urged creation of a pension panel to identify "new sources of revenue."

A request for new charter proposals in neighborhoods where they haven't been welcome drew criticism.