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 ...

After months of negotiations, the Committee on Ethics and Government Oversight approved a watered-down ordinance.

The Aurora City Council is set to consider the reorganization of various city divisions, along with other related changes, at ...

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

The City Council could vote to override Mayor Johnson’s veto of an ordinance allowing for temporary curfews for teens on ...

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.