Aldermen skeptical of hiring proposals
Mayor Richard Daley may want a dramatic overhaul of city personnel practices following federal allegations of widespread fraud, but aldermen on Friday suggested Daley will have a hard sell with...
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Daley vows reform
Mayor Richard Daley said Thursday he intends to take City Hall "out of the hiring and promotion business," proposing an independent public service commission to insulate city officials from possible...
Another day, another exit
Mayor Richard Daley insisted Tuesday that he had no role in personnel decisions and denied knowledge of any criminal activity, even as a growing hiring scandal led to the departure...
O’Hare firm loses minority status
Crucial Inc., a controversial and clout-heavy company, will end its restaurant operations at O'Hare International Airport and lose its minority business status for three years under a settlement agreement with...
Police, dogs to ride trains
Commuters in Chicago and around the country can expect to ride to work with police and bomb-sniffing dogs Friday as transit systems bulk up security following terror bombings in London....
Chicago transit security beefed up
Commuters in Chicago and around the country can expect to ride to work with police and bomb-sniffing dogs Friday as transit systems bulk up security following terror bombings in London....
Stirring up appetites, in verse
Stirring Things Up in Chicago is billed as a six-month city-wide feast for visitors and locals that features more than 250 events, many of which link food with the visual,...
Aldermen act to ban smoking
Buoyed by successes in other cities, anti-tobacco aldermen on Wednesday introduced a sweeping new measure that would ban smoking inside most public places in Chicago, from bars to bingo halls...
Ex-city staffer pleads guilty
City employees who were pressed into doing campaign work by higher-ups were rewarded with raises, overtime and promotions, according to the latest guilty plea in the federal probe of the...
Daley cleans house again
With scandals mounting at City Hall, the Daley administration forced out its top corruption fighter Wednesday and accepted the resignation of one of the mayor's most visible cabinet members. Streets...