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Incoming Mayor Lori Lightfoot on May 14 unveiled plans for reining in so-called aldermanic prerogative—the unwritten practice, seemingly unique to Chicago, that gives aldermen unlimited say-so over ...
Federal officials are criticizing Chicago for letting aldermen limit affordable housing opportunities through a controversial but long-standing practice known as aldermanic privilege over local ...
Down the road, Chicagoans will bear witness to two landmark corruption trials featuring a pair of political behemoths — Ald. Edward Burke and former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan. The dates ...
CHICAGO (CBS) -- Chicago's aldermen have for decades wielded power of licensing, permitting and zoning in their wards, but is that power being abused? It is often referred to as aldermanic prerogative ...
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