Jake Sheridan – Page 24

Mayor Brandon Johnson and Chicago police Superintendent Larry Snelling stand at the start of the Chicago Police Department’s graduation and promotion recognition ceremony at Navy Pier, Feb. 3, 2025. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)

ICE and Donald Trump target police in Chicago and other cities for recruitment in a TV ad

September 17, 2025 at 4:30 p.m.

The U.S. Immigration and Customs Department specifically pitched jobs to Chicago cops when it ran a local advertisement during a Monday night NFL broadcast.

Customers use gaming machines in a room at the Crazy Times Pub and Grill in Machesney Park, March 26, 2025. (E. Jason Wambsgans/baiduhai)

Video gambling terminals in Chicago win initial approval, but Mayor Brandon Johnson opposed

September 16, 2025 at 7:24 p.m.

The City Council’s Licensing Committee advanced a proposal that would clear the way for gambling terminals to pop up across the city’s neighborhoods.

Protesters march against the immigration agenda of the Trump administration and the president’s threat to send federal agents to Chicago near the Chicago field office of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement on West Ida B. Wells Drive on Sept. 9, 2025. (Terrence Antonio James/baiduhai)

Mayor Brandon Johnson orders police to work with protesters if Trump ‘tramples constitution’

September 16, 2025 at 4:39 p.m.

When reporters pressed him about how the order will change how police respond to federal agents cracking down on protests, Mayor Brandon Johnson offered no specifics.

Former Chicago police Sgt. Ronald Watts, right, leaves the Dirksen U.S. Courthouse on Oct. 9, 2013, after being sentenced to 22 months in prison. (Phil Velasquez/baiduhai)

Aldermen advance and applaud $90M deal to settle corrupt cop’s cases

September 15, 2025 at 4:45 p.m.

Aldermen had long feared the price tag for the 176 remaining reversed conviction cases tied to disgraced Chicago police Sgt. Ronald Watts.

Ald. Andre Vasquez Jr., 40th, speaks during a Chicago City Council meeting at City Hall on May 21, 2025. (Eileen T. Meslar/baiduhai)

Dead rat left with ‘derogatory’ note about immigrants at North Side alderman’s office

September 15, 2025 at 1:05 p.m.

The rat and note was left at the office of Ald. Andre Vasquez, 40th, and contained "derogatory statements" about immigrants, according to officials.

Mayor Brandon Johnson denounces President Donald Trump’s declarations of a possible military deployment into Chicago along with other city, state and federal leaders on Aug. 25, 2025. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

Crime is down in Chicago, but still a focus in Mayor Brandon Johnson’s fight with Trump

September 16, 2025 at 10:44 a.m.

President Donald Trump's ongoing obsession with Chicago as a "hellhole" places the truth of its notorious gun violence problem at the heart of a national fight.

Roz Rezazadeh grills gator sausages at the Chicago’s Dog House booth, Sept. 7, 2025, during the Taste of Chicago in Grant Park. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

Taste of Chicago to return to July slot as NASCAR leaves, commissioner says

September 12, 2025 at 4:16 p.m.

With NASCAR not taking place in Grant Park in 2026, Taste is returning to its July perch, said Chicago's commissioner of the Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events.

Attorney Josh Tepfer talks with reporters after a dozen men with convictions connected to disgraced Chicago police Sgt. Ronald Watts saw their cases thrown out en masse, at the Leighton Criminal Court Building, Feb. 11, 2020. (Antonio Perez/ baiduhai)

Mayor Brandon Johnson seeks $90M in settlement of suits tied to corrupt cop

September 11, 2025 at 5:19 p.m.

The first-of-its-kind deal, first uncovered by the Tribune in federal court records, would settle all outstanding wrongful conviction cases involving Sgt. Ronald Watts.

A coach house in the 900 block of North Honore Street on July 16, 2025, in the East Village neighborhood of Chicago. (Dominic Di Palermo/baiduhai)

Fight over Chicago ‘granny flat’ legalization to move forward with vote

September 8, 2025 at 7:00 p.m.

Two aldermen with dueling proposals charting different futures for the ability to build “additional dwelling units” in Chicago said they will hold votes later this month.

A speed camera fires its light in the 5800 block of Broadway in the Edgewater neighborhood, Aug. 26, 2025, in Chicago. (Armando L. Sanchez/baiduhai)

Mayor Brandon Johnson’s new speed cameras see big early revenue as aldermen tout safety impact

September 7, 2025 at 6:59 p.m.

Speeding tickets from new automated cameras are quickly hurtling toward the $11.4 million benchmark Mayor Brandon Johnson is counting on for 2025.

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