As Ald. Walter Burnett Takes Control of City Council’s Zoning Committee, Aldermanic Prerogative Takes Center Stage – WTTW (Chicago)

Mayor Brandon Johnson’s decision to elevate such a stalwart champion of aldermanic prerogative to lead the Zoning Committee comes nearly a year after a probe by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development found that aldermanic prerogative fuels segregation in Chicago and violates the civil rights of Black and Latino residents by limiting the creation of affordable housing.