In a discussion by journalists Dave Glowacz and Ben Joravsky, Dave and Ben evaluated audio from September, 2023 meetings of the Chicago City Council.

In a discussion by journalists Dave Glowacz and Ben Joravsky, Dave and Ben probed audio from 2023's May meetings of the full Chicago City Council.

In an audio interview, former Chicago Inspector General Joe Ferguson described an effort to formalize the training of new aldermen, and gave insights into why it failed.

The Chicago City Council still doesn’t officially onboard and transition its members, despite efforts to do so.

The Chicago  City Council's meeting on Apr. 19, 2023 had some poignant, laudatory moments—captured in photographs by Inside Chicago Government.

In a discussion by journalists Dave Glowacz and Ben Joravsky, Dave and Ben listened to audio from a special meeting of the full Chicago City Council on March 30, 2023.

In a discussion by journalists Dave Glowacz and Ben Joravsky, Dave and Ben heard and weighed parts of the March 15, 2023 meeting of the full Chicago City Council.

In a discussion by journalists Dave Glowacz and Ben Joravsky, Dave and Ben listened to audio from 2023's February meeting of the full Chicago City Council.

In an audio interview, First Ward Ald. Daniel La Spata described the training needs of newly-elected City Council members.

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In a discussion by journalists Dave Glowacz and Ben Joravsky, Dave and Ben listened to and evaluated meetings of the Chicago City Council in December of 2022—which saw approval of major tax-increment financing for the Red Line Extension.

In a discussion by journalists Dave Glowacz and Ben Joravsky, Dave and Ben listened to and evaluated meetings of the Chicago City Council that took place in October and November of 2022.

In a discussion by journalists Dave Glowacz and Ben Joravsky, Dave and Ben heard and assessed parts of the September, 2022 meeting of the full Chicago City Council.

In a discussion by journalists Dave Glowacz and Ben Joravsky, Dave and Ben evaluated audio from 2022's July meeting of the full Chicago City Council.

In a discussion by journalists Dave Glowacz and Ben Joravsky, Dave and Ben listened to audio from meetings of the Chicago City Council in June, 2022.

In a discussion by journalists Dave Glowacz and Ben Joravsky, Dave and Ben heard audio from and remarked on six sessions of the full Chicago City Council that took place in May, 2022.

The architect of the 33rd Ward's 2022 remap, Ald. Rossana Rodríguez-Sánchez, says that she aimed for community cohesion—not re-election.

In a discussion by journalists Dave Glowacz and Ben Joravsky, Dave and Ben listened to and evaluated parts of City Council meetings that took place in April and May of 2022.

In a discussion by journalists Dave Glowacz and Ben Joravsky, Dave and Ben evaluated audio from March, 2022 meetings of the Chicago City Council.

In a discussion by journalists Dave Glowacz and Ben Joravsky, Dave and Ben listened to and opined on 2022's February meeting of the full Chicago City Council.

In a discussion by journalists Dave Glowacz and Ben Joravsky, Dave and Ben evaluated the Chicago City Council's "unfinished business" that was in evidence at its January, 2022 meetings.