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During a Committee on Immigrant and Refugee Rights meeting at City Hall, Ald. Jessica Fuentes, 26th, expresses frustration on July 1, 2025, with the lack of clarity on who will be conducting an investigation into the city’s involvement in the immigrant deportations at the Intensive Supervision Appearance Program building on June 4, 2025. (Eileen T. Meslar/baiduhai)

Skeptical aldermen urge Chicago police to not work with ICE on Trump deportations

July 1, 2025 at 4:18 p.m.

Aldermen ordered police and Mayor Brandon Johnson’s administration to share information about the incident, though it's not clear what will come of their attempt to figure out what happened.

Ald. Emma Mitts, 37th, speaks to Ald. Gilbert Villegas, 36th, during a City Council meeting at Chicago City Hall on Feb. 19, 2025. (Eileen T. Meslar/baiduhai)

Effort to require Chicago businesses to install security cameras gets pushback

June 25, 2025 at 2:23 p.m.

Several sponsoring aldermen who say they misunderstood the ordinance at first are now backing away from it.

Cook County Commissioner Tara Stamps speaks alongside other elected officials at a One Fair Wage rally at the TNT Rooftop Restaurant in Chicago on June 23, 2025. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)

Mayor Brandon Johnson firm on ending tipped subminimum wage as restaurant group calls for reversal

June 24, 2025 at 6:27 a.m.

Restaurant groups argue the ordinance has forced businesses to shutter and led to a decrease in hospitality jobs.

Ald. Brian Hopkins, 2nd, watches the vote tally on June 18, 2025, for granting Chicago’s police superintendent the power to declare a teen curfew, during a City Council meeting at City Hall. (Audrey Richardson/baiduhai)

Alderman pledges to fight Mayor Brandon Johnson’s vowed curfew veto, won’t ‘twist arms’

June 20, 2025 at 6:11 a.m.

Ald. Brian Hopkins plans to keep making the case for his ordinance, but added that he will not "twist arms" to try to overrule Mayor Brandon Johnson's veto.

Ald. Brendan Reilly, 42nd, speaks during a City Council meeting at City Hall on June 18, 2025. (Audrey Richardson/baiduhai)

Mayor Brandon Johnson faces city grocery tax pushback as state levy expires

June 18, 2025 at 5:38 p.m.

Mayor Brandon Johnson’s administration has argued the 1% city grocery tax is necessary as a state grocery tax that sent revenue to municipalities ends.

Ald. Brian Hopkins, 2nd, watches as votes roll in on June 18, 2025, for granting Chicago’s police superintendent the power to declare a teen curfew during a City Council meeting at City Hall. (Audrey Richardson/baiduhai)

Mayor Brandon Johnson to veto measure giving police power to set temporary teen curfews

June 18, 2025 at 6:19 p.m.

The highly contentious ordinance faced months of City Council debate before passing in a 27-to-22 vote. 34 votes would be needed to override a mayoral veto.

St. Adalbert Church on May 10, 2024, in the Pilsen neighborhood of Chicago. (Vincent Alban/baiduhai)

Landmarking advances for Pilsen’s St. Adalbert Catholic Church, advocates left frustrated

June 18, 2025 at 6:09 a.m.

The City Council Zoning Committee unanimously approved a plan to give the shuttered St. Adalbert Catholic church a landmark designation, teeing up a final vote Wednesday.

People arrive on Addison Street outside of Wrigley Field in Chicago for a game between the Cubs and the Colorado Rockies on May 26, 2025. (Chris Sweda/baiduhai)

Wrigley Field security upgrades advance in City Council — and an MLB All-Star Game in Chicago could follow

June 17, 2025 at 6:09 a.m.

Wider sidewalks and new security bollards could soon come to Wrigley Field after aldermen advanced a ballpark security plan Monday.

A ride-share driver loads luggage into his vehicle outside a hotel in the 1800 block of West Harrison Street, June 10, 2025, in Chicago. (John J. Kim/baiduhai)

Uber, unions reach labor peace deal in exchange for dropping driver wage hike ordinance

June 16, 2025 at 3:00 p.m.

Uber has agreed to support statewide legislation that would give drivers union rights but keep them classified as independent contractors, a union alliance said.

James Gibson, center, is cheered on after receiving his certificate of innocence at the Leighton Criminal Court Building on Feb. 11, 2020. Double murder charges were dropped against Gibson, who was serving a life sentence. (Antonio Perez/ baiduhai)

Chicago police misconduct costs could grow, with another $24M in proposed settlements

June 12, 2025 at 8:21 p.m.

The city’s Law Department is recommending a series of settlements in three wrongful conviction cases tied to infamous Chicago Police Department members.

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