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Replacing outgoing 46th Ward Ald. James Cappleman, Angela Clay becomes the first African American to represent the North Side ward, bringing the total number of Council seats held by African Americans to 20. Rival Kim Walz conceded less than two hours after the polls closed.

While most of the attention Tuesday night will be paid to the results of the Chicago mayoral election, there are also 14 City Council races that will be...

With Ald. Nicole Lee’s victory and Leni Manaa-Hoppenworth apparently on track to win in the 48th Ward on the North Side, the number of Asian American City Council members could grow to two.

The new alderpersons will be working with a new mayor to potentially advance or stall his priorities.

Receiving more votes than any candidate in a 43rd Ward aldermanic election in Chicago history, Ald. Timmy Knudsen defeated Brian Comer to keep his seat in a tightly contested race Tuesday night. “We left everything on the table and look where we landed,” Knudsen said to a crowd of supporters and family in Lincoln Park....

With 14 Chicago City Council races up for grabs for the runoff election, it appears that most of the incumbents who were facing reelection battles will hang on,...

Nearly a quarter of the city will get new political leadership in 2023, a result of an unprecedented exodus of veteran alderpeople that will herald — along with the election of a new mayor — the start of a new era at City Hall.

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Nine LGBTQ people will serve on the 50-member City Council, even as the city's lesbian mayor leaves office in defeat.

While the majority of the 50 Chicago City Council seats were filled after the Feb. 28 elections, more than a dozen are still up for grabs in the April 4 runoff.