And politicians wonder why voter turnout was so low? more ›

NBC Chicago's Ted McClelland spoke with Andrew Bayley, a masters student at the Illinois Institute of technology who took the new ward map and turned it into the jigsaw it actually is. more ›

The standoff between West Loop residents and the restaurant Plush has been going on for four years. The restaurant attracts a young, professional black crowd, but residents argue the patrons are rowdy and desecrate the neighborhood. more ›

Let the tough talk begin: after news broke earlier this week about the sole bid for privatizing Taste of Chicago included possible fees for admission and the main concert stage, 27th Ward Alderman Walter Burnett, chairman of the City Council's Committee on Special Events and Cultural Affairs, says that there should be public hearings about the proposal. more ›

The challenges to Rahm Emanuel's mayoral candidacy on the February ballot is garnering most of the headlines these days, but other candidates and incumbents routinely have their places on the ballot questioned. Case in point, 27th Ward Alderman Walter Burnett, chair of the City Council Black Caucus. more ›

In an about-face from his recent calls for Senator Burris to resign and for a special election to be held to fill the U.S. Senate seat, Governor Quinn today backed off of Burris and said the focus of Illinois should instead be on things like the economy. Said Quinn: more ›

While the City Council was following up on the General Assembly's plan to "save" the CTA last week, 27th Ward Alderman Walter Burnett was advocating for minority businesses. more ›