Coach houses or "granny flats" are up for discussion Tuesday by a City Council committee. They are homes built on the same property as a main house, to provide extra living space. ABC7 Chicago is now ...

Mayor Brandon Johnson wants to call for a vote Wednesday on an ordinance that would legalize accessory dwelling units across ...

A push to legalize accessory dwelling units citywide in Chicago will face a key vote after a mayor-led compromise aimed at ...

If approved by the City Council on Wednesday, the measure would weaken the decades-old tradition known as aldermanic ...

The City of Chicago has scaled up its Community Violence Intervention (CVI) program, resulting in a 39% decrease in shooting incidents, a 35% decrease in fatal shootings, and a 41% decrease in ...

The City Council Zoning Committee advanced a proposal to legalize so-called "granny flats" citywide, allowing Chicago homeowners to build basement, attic, garage, and coach house apartments on their ...

Homeowners in all 50 wards could build coach houses on their property if a proposal before the City Council on Wednesday ...

Chicago alders will consider allowing more accessory dwelling units, or ADUs, to provide more affordable housing.

Ald. Bennett Lawson (44th) spent more than a year trying to find common ground on the volatile issue of accessory dwelling ...

Several Democratic sources said Illinois Comptroller Susana Mendoza has told them she will not run for a fourth term, opening the door for a possible Chicago mayoral bid.

It is unclear whether Mayor Brandon Johnson has enough political muscle to convince at least 25 alderpeople to buck the ...

A months-long fight by ethics advocates to restrict the powers of City Hall’s mayor-controlled top attorney has ended with a compromise both sides said they support. The City Council Ethics Committee ...