Chicago's proposed "snap curfew" ordinance, which would allow Chicago police to impose a youth curfew anywhere in the city on as little as 30 minutes' notice, is back in the spotlight at City Hall.

The Chicago City Council passed a “snap” curfew ordinance on June 18 that allows the superintendent to impose short-notice curfews. Two days later, Mayor Brandon Johnson issued the first veto […]

Chicago ended 2024 with a $161 million deficit. And a state bill boosting benefits for police and fire pensioners through 2055 will cost $7 billion, an analysis said.