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Ald. Brian Hopkins, 2nd, attends a City Council meeting at City Hall on March 12, 2025. (Eileen T. Meslar/baiduhai)

Teen curfew push could see tweaks before vote, Mayor Brandon Johnson open to negotiations

April 16, 2025 at 6:15 a.m.

Ald. Brian Hopkins promised once again to move forward on his bid for an 8 p.m. curfew for teens downtown, two hours earlier than the current citywide rule.

Ald. Byron Sigcho-Lopez, 25th, speaks during the Committee on Special Events meeting at City Hall on Feb. 4, 2025. (Eileen T. Meslar/baiduhai)

Mayor Brandon Johnson’s green housing loan fund hits union snag

April 14, 2025 at 5:04 p.m.

A fresh hold-up emerged Monday when aldermen met to discuss Mayor Brandon Johnson’s proposal: the opposition of a key government workers union.

Inspector General Deborah Witzburg appears before aldermen as City Council budget hearings continue at City Hall in Chicago on Nov. 9, 2024. (Tess Crowley/baiduhai)

Mayor Brandon Johnson’s resistance to ethics reforms draws criticism

April 13, 2025 at 1:46 p.m.

Mayor Brandon Johnson has resisted efforts to codify rules banning lobbyists from donating to mayoral candidates and blasted a report that he mishandled gifts.

A still image from a video released by the Civilian Office of Police Accountability shows a group of Chicago police officers surrounding a vehicle driven by Dexter Reed, 26, moments before an "exchange of gunfire" in which Reed was fatally shot on March 21, 2024, on the West Side. (Chicago Police Department)

City Council blocks $1.25 million settlement for Dexter Reed’s family

April 11, 2025 at 6:05 p.m.

The proposed deal for the family of Dexter Reed sparked fierce debate among aldermen.

Amina Dickerson speaks at an Arts Advisory Council meeting at the Chicago Cultural Center on Feb. 25, 2025. Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events Commissioner Clinée Hedspeth appeared at the meeting via video. (Audrey Richardson/baiduhai)

Artists rip Mayor Brandon Johnson’s arts commissioner, department ‘dysfunction’ in letter

May 22, 2026 at 7:47 p.m.

The letter, posted to Instagram Wednesday as a petition people can sign, harshly criticizes Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events Commissioner Clinée Hedspeth.

Ald. Gilbert Villegas, 36th, speaks during a City Council meeting at Chicago City Hall on Sept. 18, 2024. Villegas served in the U.S. Marines. (Tess Crowley/baiduhai)

Chicago aldermen move to ban Jan. 6 rioters from city work

April 9, 2025 at 4:25 p.m.

Aldermen advanced a measure Wednesday to ban anyone convicted for participating in the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol from working for the city.

Holding a sign of her brother, Porscha Banks, a sister of Dexter Reed, argues with officers while attending a rally at CPD’s Harrison District (11th) after the Civilian Office of Police Accountability released body camera video of the fatal shooting of Dexter Reed, 26, who was killed on March 21, in an "exchange of gunfire" with officers April 9, 2024. (Armando L. Sanchez/baiduhai)

Dexter Reed deal, $32M for downtown police chase crash set for vote

April 9, 2025 at 4:18 p.m.

The lawsuit filed by Bryce and Amy Summary of St. Louis alleges a white Mercedes pulled over by police for a tinted license plate hit them as it fled.

Ald. Gilbert Villegas, 36th, attends a City Council meeting at Chicago City Hall on Dec. 11, 2024. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)

Predatory tow trucks in Chicago could face lawsuits, get towed themselves in new ordinance

April 9, 2025 at 7:17 a.m.

Aldermen in the License Committee unanimously advanced a measure Tuesday giving drivers new rights to sue rule-breaking tow truck operators.

Mayor Brandon Johnson walks to participate in a news conference after the City Council voted to approve Johnson’s appointment of Cook County Commissioner Anthony Quezada to represent the 35th Ward during a special City Council meeting at City Hall on April 7, 2025. (Eileen T. Meslar/baiduhai)

Mayor Brandon Johnson to jump-start budget talks with larger shortfalls expected

April 8, 2025 at 4:38 p.m.

With formal discussions, Mayor Brandon Johnson hopes to quell pushback from aldermen widely frustrated by the delayed, tangled budget process he led last year.

Chicago Fire Fighters Local 2 President Pat Cleary and Chicago Teachers Union President Stacy Davis Gates march toward Whitney Young High School as dozens of teacher and firefighter union members join forces for fair contracts on March 24, 2025. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)

Mayor Brandon Johnson still mired in firefighters contract standoff, despite dropping reorganization plan

April 8, 2025 at 5:00 a.m.

Chicago Firefighters Union Local 2 is rounding out the fourth year of its battle for a new collective bargaining agreement.

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