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People walk through Chicago’s Loop shortly after sunset on March 11, 2025. Ald. Brian Hopkins, 2nd, has called for an 8 p.m. teen curfew after a tourist was shot in front of a movie theater Sunday in the 400 block of North Columbus Drive. (Armando L. Sanchez/baiduhai)

Downtown alderman calls for 8 p.m. teen curfew after tourist shooting

March 12, 2025 at 6:16 p.m.

Ald. Brian Hopkins' curfew effort could meet resistance from Mayor Brandon Johnson, who was tepid at best when asked about the proposal.

Ald. Stephanie D. Coleman, 16th, and Ald. Raymond Lopez, 15th, watch as the votes are tallied for an ordinance banning the sale of new fur products during a City Council meeting at City Hall on March 12, 2025. (Eileen T. Meslar/baiduhai)

Chicago fur ban rejected by City Council: ‘About personal choice’

March 12, 2025 at 6:16 p.m.

The fur ban ordinance was an effort to fight animal cruelty, but opponents say it would have closed historic Chicago family-owned businesses.

Lori Lypson, deputy mayor of Infrastructure and Services, talks to reporters about items in Mayor Brandon Johnson’s gift room at City Hall on March 10, 2025. (Eileen T. Meslar/baiduhai)

Mayor Brandon Johnson opens up City Hall gift room, promises public access

March 11, 2025 at 12:52 p.m.

By opening up the door to the room, Mayor Brandon Johnson is hoping to shut the door on reproving speculation swirling for a month and a half about his gift-accepting...

Miracle Boyd shows her broken teeth as she and members of Good Kids Mad City (GKMC) talk to reporters in Grant Park on July 20, 2020. Boyd shared her story about how she said she was unjustly targeted and attacked by a Chicago police officer at a Christopher Columbus statue protest a few days earlier. (Zbigniew Bzdak/baiduhai)

Activist punched by Chicago police officer at Columbus statue protest in line for $280,000 settlement

March 10, 2025 at 7:07 p.m.

Miracle Boyd lost a tooth near Grant Park’s Christopher Columbus statue when an officer struck her phone, causing it to hit her face.

Cook County Commissioner Anthony Quezada leads a chant during a news conference at City Hall regarding keeping Chicago a sanctuary city on Jan. 13, 2025. (Eileen T. Meslar/baiduhai)

Anthony Quezada front-runner for 35th Ward seat as Mayor Brandon Johnson outlines selection process

March 10, 2025 at 5:32 p.m.

Mayor Brandon Johnson’s administration said he will task a five-person committee with vetting and evaluating aldermanic candidates, who have until next Monday to apply.

Mayor Brandon Johnson greets supporters outside the U.S. Capitol after testifying in front of the House Oversight Committee on March 5, 2025, during a hearing about sanctuary cities and immigration policy. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

Chicago observers relieved a reserved Mayor Brandon Johnson achieved ‘a draw’ with congressional Republicans

March 7, 2025 at 6:58 p.m.

Many Chicagoans were anxious when Mayor Brandon Johnson accepted an invitation to testify Wednesday before U.S. Congress on the city's sanctuary policy.

Coleman McJessy, director of policy and neighborhood services for the 47th Ward, reaches for brochures on federal benefits for veterans on March 5, 2025, at the 47th Ward office, 4243 N. Lincoln Ave. Ald. Matt Martin said he was notified of a "pause" in a veterans outreach program at his ward office. (John J. Kim/baiduhai)

Aldermen say Veterans Affairs abruptly puts hold on outreach program

March 5, 2025 at 5:33 p.m.

Several members of the City Council said they’d been notified by the VA that it was “temporarily” pausing the outreach.

Gerard Brown, owner of Island Furs, a fur salon, shows the storage room of the store on March 4, 2025. Island Furs is at risk because of a potential fur ban that the Chicago City Council might implement. (Audrey Richardson/baiduhai)

Chicago fur ban advances in City Council, furriers warn it would end their businesses

March 5, 2025 at 6:17 a.m.

An ordinance banning the sale of new fur products in Chicago advanced in the City Council Tuesday, setting up a final vote as soon as next week.

Phill, a homeless man, left, looks on as Gompers Park is cleared of unclaimed or abandon tents on Feb. 19, 2025. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)

Effort to house Gompers Park homeless moving forward, Mayor Brandon Johnson’s administration says

March 4, 2025 at 3:31 p.m.

City officials laid out their plan Tuesday for an “accelerated moving event” at the Northwest Side park where people have lived in tents for months.

Ald. Carlos Ramirez Rosa talks with Ald. Michael Rodriguez during a City Council meeting at City Hall on May 22, 2024. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)

Mayor Brandon Johnson appoints Ald. Carlos Ramirez-Rosa to lead Park District

March 2, 2025 at 3:06 p.m.

Mayor Brandon Johnson has recommended Ald. Carlos Ramirez-Rosa to be Parks superintendent after Rosa Escareno submitted her resignation.

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