Burnett, 61, is the dean of the City Council, having represented the 27th Ward on the West Side since 1995. He's also the ...

Supporters had frantically pushed to tweak the ordinance Wednesday afternoon and believed they had struck a deal to win over ...

Before heading off for the annual August recess, alderpersons also gave a royal send-off to retiring Zoning Committee Chair ...

It's not the biggest crowd they've stood before, but on Wednesday the Leo High School boys' choir received a well-deserved ...

An emotional moment during today's Chicago City Council meeting, as it was alderman Walter Burnett Jr.'s last meeting.

It's not the biggest crowd they've stood before, but on Wednesday the Leo High School boys' choir received a well-deserved ...

Mayor Brandon Johnson will officially present his veto of a curfew ordinance at Wednesday's City Council meeting.

Also Wednesday, the City Council honored Ald. Walter Burnett Jr. (27th), the council's elder statesman, as he attended his final meeting before stepping down at the end of the month. Political ...

An effort by the Chicago City Council to override Mayor Brandon Johnson’s veto of a controversial curfew measure aimed at curbing “teen takeovers” has failed.

Johnson turned to Burnett last summer only after the post had been vacant for 10 months following Ald. Carlos Ramirez-Rosa, ...

Supporters of the legislation planned to further amend the ordinance to provide more restrictions to building coach houses in single-family neighborhoods.

The council was seeking proposals for conservation measures for guaranteed savings contracts. The deadline for applications was 4 p.m. Tuesday.