Ald. Raymond Lopez and Silvana Tabares' proposal would have reinstated a controversial practice of allowing police to ...

Chicago leaders are blocking a move that would have made changes to its operation as a sanctuary city, including giving ...

By a wide margin, the city council voted to block even a vote on Alderman Raymond Lopez’s (15th Ward) ordinance that would have directed police to cooperate with federal immigration agents trying to d ...

The council, without debate, voted 39-11 during the first meeting of the year to block the measure put forth by Alds. Raymond Lopez (15th Ward) and Silvana Tabares (23rd Ward) to create carve-outs in ...

Less than a week before Donald Trump’s inauguration, Chicago City Council signaled its opposition to the President-elect’s ...

The failed vote was no surprise; even if the amendment had passed, there would have been a 34-vote hurdle to clear a ...

Alderpeople blocked a vote on the proposed amendment by Alds. Raymond Lopez and Silvana Tabares that would have allowed ...

After days of increasing alarm among advocates for immigrant rights, the showdown over whether to amend Chicago’s Welcoming ...

The Chicago City Council overwhelmingly voted against an amendment proposed by a pair of Democrat aldermen that would’ve ...

Two of the council's more conservative alders wanted to allow CPD to work with federal immigration authorities in cases where ...

CHICAGO - The Chicago City Council voted to block a proposal to allow city police to cooperate more with federal immigration enforcement on Wednesday. Ald. Raymond Lopez (15th Ward) and Silvia Tabares ...