Mayor Brandon Johnson appoints Walter ‘Red’ Burnett as alderman, son to fill father’s seat
Mayor Brandon Johnson has named Walter "Red" Burnett to the City Council seat held for 30 years by Burnett's father, former Ald. Walter Burnett Jr.
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Should retired police be able to sell marijuana? Alderman says no, blocks dispensary
Ald. Andre Vasquez cited "fundamental justice concern" with former police officers getting to legally sell marijuana after locking people up for selling pot.
More than 50 shot in Chicago over Labor Day weekend, including a dozen in two Bronzeville mass shootings
The shooting left a 17-year-old boy in critical condition at University of Chicago Medical Center with multiple gunshot wounds to the body, according to police.
Naperville Labor Day parade marks end to ‘fastest summer ever’ for families
Naperville residents lined the route for the city's annual Labor Day parade, which sported the "small town feel" many people love about the western suburb.
Trump officials say Chicago immigration crackdown coming, top cop hopes to avoid ‘adversarial environment’
Police Supt. Larry Snelling joined Mayor Brandon Johnson to brief reporters on President Donald Trump's rumored plan to deploy federal troops and law enforcement to Chicago.
‘Our president is listening’: Handful of Black MAGA activists in Chicago catch Trump’s eye
A small group of Black Trump supporters has turned up at most City Council meetings for over two years, speaking against Mayor Brandon Johnson and other Democrats.
Aldermen opting out of new tenant powers, but proponents defend anti-gentrification effort
An ordinance aims to slow gentrification by giving tenants buying power and discouraging development that decreases density, but a pair of aldermen are opting out.
Chicago area cleans up after rounds of heavy storms
From the flooded basements on the city’s southwest side to a flooded riverwalk in Naperville, thousands across Chicago and suburbs were affected by storms Monday night into early Tuesday morning.
In pole position for City Council vacancy, Burnett hopes to outgrow shadow of father whose power put him there
Mayor Brandon Johnson has less than two months to make a pick for the City Council seat after his vice mayor, Ald. Walter Burnett Jr., resigned in July.
Firefighters union, Mayor Brandon Johnson reach tentative contract deal
If confirmed, the contract will end four years of negotiations between Mayor Brandon Johnson and Firefighters Union Local 2 and trigger hundreds of millions in back pay.