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Anti-abortion activist Eileen Steffel of Glenview, back to camera, faces a row of pointing pro-abortion rights "handmaids" as several dozen abortion activists and supporters rally during a "Bans Off My Body"protest at the Federal Plaza in Chicago, on Sept. 10, 2021. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)

Proposal aimed at quieting anti-abortion protests outside Chicago clinic moves forward in City Council

May 7, 2024 at 5:01 p.m.

Protesters have long targeted the West Loop's Family Planning Associates clinic, said Ald. Bill Conway, rushing toward patients and amplifying sound so loud it disrupts work being done inside.

Mayor Brandon Johnson pauses while speaking during a Treatment Not Trauma campaign summit at First Presbyterian Church in the Woodlawn neighborhood on July 22, 2023, in Chicago. (John J. Kim/baiduhai)

Optimism, doubt ahead of Johnson’s Treatment Not Trauma mental health plan

May 5, 2024 at 9:48 a.m.

The actual progress on Mayor Johnson's campaign promise to install the so-called Treatment Not Trauma mental health plan remains difficult for Chicagoans to see.

A 25 mph speed limit sign near a Chicago park on West Lawrence Avenue. (Erin Hooley/baiduhai)

Could Chicago lower its citywide speed limit? Aldermen weigh drop from 30 mph to 25 mph

May 1, 2024 at 4:19 p.m.

The effort got its first look in the City Council Wednesday during a Pedestrian and Traffic Safety Committee subject matter hearing where experts praised the potential shift.

Mayor Brandon Johnson in front of an artist's rendering as the Bears announce plans to build a new lakefront domed stadium, April 24, 2024. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

The next item on Mayor Brandon Johnson’s progressive agenda: A new Bears stadium. Will his coalition embrace it?

April 28, 2024 at 8:05 a.m.

Chicago’s progressive movement has long championed social justice interests. Now, Mayor Brandon Johnson hopes to shoehorn a wealthy new group into the fold: the Chicago Bears.

An artist's rendering of a new lakefront stadium, released by the Chicago Bears on April 24, 2024. (Manica)

Chicago Bears’ flashy game plan for lakefront stadium project greeted with questions

April 26, 2024 at 10:16 a.m.

The Bears — one of the National Football League's charter franchises — unveiled plans for a new stadium project on the lakefront partly funded by the public that would give...

Sen. Dick Durbin speaks during a groundbreaking ceremony for improvements to Terminal 3 at O’Hare International Airport, April 22, 2024. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)

Senators show confidence in Johnson’s O’Hare rebuild plan

April 23, 2024 at 6:54 a.m.

Johnson wants to change the sequencing of construction on the long-awaited Global Terminal and two new satellite concourses.

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson stands before the Chicago City Council on April 19, 2024, as they consider his $1.25 billion bond proposal. (Terrence Antonio James/baiduhai)

Johnson’s ambitious $1.25B bond plan, $70M migrant proposal pass City Council

April 19, 2024 at 7:03 p.m.

Their passage gives Johnson much-needed money to continue the daily churn of migrant caretaking while adding a sprawling pool of cash to spend on housing, job growth and cultural projects.

Decenas de inmigrantes recién llegados hacen fila frente al Departamento de Servicios Humanos del Estado de Illinois en las avenidas North y California en Chicago, el jueves 28 de marzo de 2024, con la esperanza de recibir asistencia. (Antonio Pérez/baiduhai)

Avanza plan de Johnson de $70 millones para asistir a migrantes recién llegados

April 19, 2024 at 9:21 a.m.

La solicitud del alcalde Brandon Johnson de otros $70 millones para mantener la asistencia de la ciudad a los inmigrantes recién llegados, avanzó en el Concejo Municipal el lunes.

CTA President Dorval Carter speaks Feb. 27, 2024, at a quarterly City Council hearing on CTA services. Carter was grilled over service, safety and crime. (Antonio Perez/ baiduhai)

Gov. J.B. Pritzker says ‘evolution of the leadership’ needed at CTA

April 19, 2024 at 6:21 p.m.

The governor's comments come as embattled agency President Dorval Carter looks to Springfield for solutions to a looming budget crisis.

Mayor Brandon Johnson presides over a Chicago City Council meeting at City Hall on April 17, 2024. (Eileen T. Meslar/baiduhai)

Mayor Brandon Johnson slams uphill effort to recall Chicago mayors

April 18, 2024 at 5:34 p.m.

To get the Chicago mayor recall mechanism question on ballots this fall, backers need to collect 56,463 petition signatures. So far, they have none.

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