$200,000 settlement advances for man who police officer shot at on SW Side
A man who sued Chicago police after an off-duty officer shot at him in the Garfield Ridge neighborhood is a step closer to a $200,000 settlement from the city. The...
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Mayor Lori Lightfoot ally says she will tackle ethics reform in new City Council package
A City Council ally of Mayor Lori Lightfoot promised Friday to introduce a series of ethics reforms that would have a broad impact across city government in the wake of...
Despite conflict, Mayor Lightfoot’s plan to distribute prepaid gas and transit cards moves to full City Council
Mayor Lori Lightfoot's high-profile and controversial effort to hand out 50,000 gas cards and 100,000 CTA transit fare cards narrowly cleared an important City Council hurdle Wednesday even as aldermen...
Illinois’ newest Latino congressional district brings heavy competition, divided Democratic visions
On a recent Saturday, the fight for the Democratic nomination in Illinois' sprawling new Latino-leaning congressional district played out in a few square miles of Chicago's Northwest Side. In a...
Illinois lawmaker Kam Buckner says he wants to move forward after pleading guilty to second DUI
As state Rep. Kam Buckner of Chicago prepared recently to plead guilty to driving under the influence charges leveled against him in Springfield, the 36-year-old called the arrest a learning...
Plans for Chicago casino ‘super committee’ spark complaints that process will ‘circumvent opposition’ on City Council
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot's casino push ran into City Council turbulence Wednesday when several aldermen tried to stop her from naming a committee stacked with allies to deal with multiple...
Woman dragged from car by Chicago police during George Floyd unrest to share in nearly $1.7 million settlement
The Chicago City Council authorized a $1,675,000 taxpayer-funded settlement Wednesday for a group of people, including a Black woman dragged from her car by Chicago police, who visited the Brickyard...
As Chicago’s ward remap battle rages on, attorneys and consultants are cashing in
Negotiations between Black and Latino aldermen over redrawing Chicago's ward boundaries have resulted in more performative name-calling than compromises, but the city's cash register keeps ringing for private specialists hired...
Chicago’s ward remap fight moves closer to a ballot referendum
Black Chicago aldermen and other City Council members who back their vision for the city's ward map ratcheted up the tension Tuesday in a standoff with their Latino colleagues. Supporters...
Arne Duncan won’t run for Chicago mayor in 2023
Former U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan will not be running for mayor against Lori Lightfoot in the 2023 election, he announced on Tuesday. Duncan, 57, runs Chicago CRED, a...