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Mayor Brandon Johnson appears at a Rainbow/PUSH Coalition MLK Day event on Jan. 15, 2024.

Mayor Brandon Johnson backs ordinance to effectively ban natural gas in new buildings

January 24, 2024 at 11:08 a.m.

An ordinance that would all but ban natural gas in new Chicago buildings has gained the key support of Mayor Brandon Johnson, who is hoping the proposed overhaul on emissions...

Ald. Daniel La Spata, 1st, at a Rules Committee hearing on Nov. 7, 2023, at Chicago City Hall. La Spata threw his support behind the $5 million settlement, calling Whitfield Marshall Jr.'s death "truly heartbreaking and sad."

Aldermen recommend $5M settlement for man incorrectly pronounced dead

January 22, 2024 at 6:16 p.m.

The family of a Chicago man wrongly pronounced dead by paramedics is a step closer to receiving a $5 million settlement from the city. Members of the City Council's Committee...

A public comment period takes place before the Chicago City Council Committee on Health and Human Relations considers a resolution calling for a cease-fire in Gaza on Dec. 18, 2023.

Chicago City Council vote on Gaza cease-fire resolution to be postponed amid pushback

January 22, 2024 at 5:42 p.m.

A vote on a Chicago City Council resolution calling for an immediate cease-fire in Gaza set for Wednesday will be postponed after a group of 28 aldermen petitioned for a...

The land known as "the 78," south of Roosevelt Road and west of Clark Street, on Jan. 18, 2024.

South Loop alderman throws support behind new White Sox stadium after meeting with developer

January 22, 2024 at 7:22 a.m.

The alderman whose ward includes the South Loop plot where the White Sox are reportedly exploring the possibility of building a new stadium threw her weight behind the emerging idea...

Former Mayor Lori Lightfoot speaks at the City Club, Thursday, Jan. 18, 2024. (E. Jason Wambsgans/baiduhai)

La exalcaldesa Lori Lightfoot pide a los federales que aceleren la autorización de trabajo a los inmigrantes y lanza una iniciativa para apoyar a las organizaciones locales sin ánimo de lucro

April 15, 2024 at 3:36 p.m.

Haciéndose eco de un llamamiento realizado por su sucesor y otros alcaldes de ciudades afectadas por la creciente crisis migratoria, la exalcaldesa de Chicago Lori Lightfoot afirmó que el gobierno...

Former Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot speaks at the City Club on Jan. 18, 2024.

Former Mayor Lori Lightfoot calls on feds to accelerate migrant work authorization, launches effort to support local nonprofits

March 11, 2024 at 12:02 p.m.

Echoing a call made by her successor and other mayors of cities affected by the growing migrant crisis, former Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot said the federal government needs to make...

Después de llegar alrededor de la medianoche a Glen Ellyn, los migrantes no pudieron abordar el último tren de la noche y la policía de Glen Ellyn tuvo que pedirle al autobús en el que viajaron que regresara para que los migrantes tuvieran un lugar cálido donde esperar antes del próximo tren alrededor de las 5:00 a.m.

Empresa de transporte de Texas demanda a Chicago por restricciones a autobuses para inmigrantes

April 15, 2024 at 3:36 p.m.

Una empresa de transporte de Texas está demandando a Chicago por las reglas que la ciudad implementó para restringir los autobuses no programados que transportan a solicitantes de asilo. La...

Migrants depart a bus after 4:00 a.m. for the second time after traveling from El Paso, Texas to a Metra station outside of Chicago on Jan. 5, 2024, in Glen Ellyn. After first arriving after midnight in the suburb, Glen Ellyn police had to ask the bus they traveled in to return so the migrants would have a warm place to wait before the next train into Chicago at 5 a.m. that morning.

Texas transportation company sues Chicago for migrant bus restrictions

March 11, 2024 at 12:03 p.m.

A Texas transportation company is suing Chicago over rules the city put in place to restrict unscheduled buses carrying asylum-seekers. The lawsuit filed by Irving-based Wynne Transportation earlier this month...

Ice forms around the Chicago Harbor Lighthouse on Lake Michigan after sunrise after a week with temperatures around zero, Jan. 21, 2024.

Mientras el viento helado desciende a mínimos peligrosos de 26 grados bajo cero en Chicago, dos hombres se zambullen en el lago Michigan

April 15, 2024 at 3:36 p.m.

Las condiciones peligrosamente frías continuaron en toda el área de Chicago el martes por la mañana, con una sensación térmica que alcanzó los -26 grados, pero eso no disuadió a...

As wind chills drop to dangerous lows of minus 26 degrees in Chicago, 2 men take their own plunge in Lake Michigan

January 17, 2024 at 11:29 a.m.

Dangerously cold conditions continued throughout the Chicago area Tuesday morning, with the wind chill reaching as low as minus 26 degrees, but it didn't deter two Chicago men from their...

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