The future of community police oversight is in the hands of Metro Council, who voted 32-0 Thursday on the proposed new structure. Ahead of ACM Awards, stars honor 'trailblazers' like Patsy Cline ...

Joe Ferguson’s 12-year run made him Chicago’s longest-serving watchdog. Now he wants to take a deeper look at the mayor’s office, city departments, the City Council, local government ...

Under the current at-large election system, west Dearborn — with fewer than 46,000residents — holds six city council seats. Meanwhile, east Dearborn — home to more than 65,000people — has one.

When Rep. Frank Hornstein proposed creating a task force to look at how to change the structure and makeup of the Met Council, he was aware of the skepticism that often greets task forces, work ...