More than a dozen people were interested in becoming the Ward 1 alderman in Springfield, including 12 people being ...

The Chicago city council on Wednesday blocked a proposal that would have allowed local law enforcement to assist Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to detain migrants with a criminal record.

Tarver (D-26th), and Chicago Ald. Lamont Robinson (4th Ward), Ald. Desmon Yancy (5th Ward) and Ald. Peter Chico (10th Ward) to release a joint statement slamming the move: The closures at our ...

"I am going to make sure to follow the law." Ald. Jessie Fuentes of the 26th Ward said Saturday that Chicago Public Schools will not cooperate with immigration officers. "No agency sister agency ...

Ald. Jessie Fuentes of the 26th Ward said Chicago Public Schools will not cooperate with immigration officers. "No agency sister agency of the city of Chicago is going to coordinate or work with ...

The latest and final version of Cleveland’s new 15-ward map was released to the public and approved during the first full city council meeting of the new year. The truncated ward map passed by a 14-2 ...

Maurer, who’s grown as the central dissenting voice in Council Chamber for the ward maps, gave a six-minute speech picking out what she found to be anti-democratic maneuvering throughout the ...

CLEVELAND — At its first meeting of the new year on Monday, Cleveland City Council officially approved a new representative ward map that will reduce the number of legislative seats from 17 to 15.

CLEVELAND, Ohio — Cleveland City Council’s decision to approve new ward maps without holding a public hearing or debate on the redrawn boundaries is drawing criticism from government watchdogs ...

The main reason for redrawing ward maps is to rebalance the wards to reflect population changes, according to the ACLU of Mississippi, so "that one person has one vote, and every vote has the same ...