Gregory Royal Pratt: Lessons for Joe Biden’s campaign from Lori Lightfoot’s failed mayoral bid
Lori Lightfoot’s failed bid for four more years echoes the dilemma Joe Biden faces as he weighs whether to continue his run for a second term.
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Revival Food Hall vendors may stay after lease dispute
Hungry people downtown who love Revival Food Hall may be able to keep chowing down there after all. Revival Food Hall posted on Instagram this week that it would close...
Error in new lung transplant algorithm harmed sick and dying patients
A flawed new algorithm for distributing lungs to transplant patients wound up putting people with Type O blood at a disadvantage.
Gregory Royal Pratt: ‘They won’t burn my city down.’ How Mayor Lightfoot handled the rioting in 2020.
Tribune reporter Gregory Royal Pratt recounts and assesses the complex legacy of Lori Lightfoot, a controversial mayor.
Cash from Chicago City Hall insiders helped mother of Johnson’s top aide in her run for Houston mayor
When Houston mayoral candidate Sheila Jackson Lee visited Chicago to fundraise last year, she found a faithful ally in Mayor Brandon Johnson. Standing onstage at an August fundraiser in the...
Johnson administration fired staffers who complained about mistreatment by officials
Mayor Brandon Johnson's administration fired three city staffers after they complained about how they were treated by high-ranking officials, records show. The episode unfolded early in the administration, and its...
In 14th Ward, where former Ald. Ed Burke was lord, conviction greeted with both shrugs and cheers
Michele Ryba credits former Ald. Edward Burke with the fact she feels safe walking to the CTA Orange Line at dawn. For her, the quality of life in the Southwest...
Mayor Brandon Johnson deflects questions over proposal tying homeless tent removal to City Council votes
Mayor Brandon Johnson on Wednesday deflected questions about a City Hall controversy in which a top adviser tried to persuade an alderman to vote for parts of Johnson's progressive agenda...
Johnson administration tied fate of homeless encampment to alderman’s votes
It's a classic Chicago story: An alderman wants something done in their ward, and the mayor's office twists their arm to get a favor back in exchange. But in this...
Ethics board finds probable cause Treasurer Melissa Conyears-Ervin wrongfully fired 2 whistleblowers
Chicago Treasurer Melissa Conyears-Ervin violated the city's ethics code by firing two top aides who alleged she repeatedly misused taxpayer resources and pressured public employees to help her political allies,...