John Byrne

Aldermen will consider another $6 million in payments Monday to settle lawsuits alleging Chicago police misconduct. The City Council’s Finance Committee will be asked by the city Law Department to...

An effort to crack down on pimps and men seeking sex advanced through a City Council committee Friday, part of a West Side alderman’s effort to give residents more tools...

Chicago police are investigating whether Ald. Proco “Joe” Moreno impersonated a cop during a parking flap Sunday in the Lakeview neighborhood during which he allegedly flashed a “badge” and demanded...

Ginger Evans will step down as aviation commissioner this summer, to be replaced by Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s procurement chief as the head of the agency that will oversee the massive...

A controversial measure to rename Balbo Drive downtown for Ida B. Wells-Barnett will not get a vote this week, as it was left off the agenda of the City Council...

Amazon officials “really like” two of the five Chicago sites they toured earlier this year while scouting potential locations for a new headquarters, Mayor Rahm Emanuel said Monday. The mayor...

Mayor Rahm Emanuel is appointing a Springfield ally of House Speaker Michael Madigan to become alderman in the Southwest Side 23rd Ward, his office announced Friday afternoon. The appointment of...

Autonomous 16-passenger vehicles would zip back and forth at speeds exceeding 100 mph in tunnels between the Loop and O’Hare International Airport under a high-speed transit proposal being negotiated between...