‘COP House’ plan gets go-ahead on Chicago’s Far South Side
A Far South Side alderman is likely to get an outpost for Chicago police in a house located in a high-crime area after all, as part of a two-year program...
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Plans to protect affordable housing in Pilsen, near 606 park move forward to full City Council
Chicago aldermen on Tuesday advanced plans aimed at slowing gentrification in the Pilsen neighborhood on the Near South Side and near The 606 elevated park on the Northwest Side. With...
Chicago destinará más vacunas COVID-19 a vecindarios negros y latinos
En un esfuerzo por aumentar las tasas de vacunación contra COVID-19 en los vecindarios de población negra y latina más afectados de Chicago, la alcaldesa Lori Lightfoot dijo el lunes...
Chicago aldermen advance settlement in 2015 police traffic stop shooting
Aldermen on Monday advanced a proposal to pay $525,000 to a man who was wrongly shot by Chicago police and forgive almost $45,000 in debts he owes the city. Antwon...
Mayor Lori Lightfoot unveils plan to send more COVID-19 vaccines to Black and Latino neighborhoods
In an effort to boost COVID-19 vaccination rates in Chicago's hard-hit Black and Latino neighborhoods, Mayor Lori Lightfoot said Monday she plans to increase the number of doses for mostly...
$55.6 million O’Hare cargo project bond package advances with bolstered minority participation
Aldermen on Monday gave the go-ahead to a $55.6 million O'Hare International Airport cargo expansion project bond package they had previously stalled due to concerns over low minority participation. The...
Spike in Chicago carjackings mostly due to joyriding young people, police say
The recent "ridiculous spike" in carjackings across Chicago is due largely to young people taking cars around the city to joyride in the vehicles then dump them, a police official...
Mayor Lori Lightfoot pushing for Chicago bars and restaurants to reopen for indoor dining ‘as quickly as possible’
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot said Thursday she wants the city's bars and restaurants to reopen for indoor service "as soon as possible" and plans to discuss the issue with Illinois...
Chicago health commissioner: City will keep using COVID-19 tests that FDA says can give false negatives
Chicago's health commissioner Thursday defended the city's widespread use of COVID-19 tests that the FDA recently warned could bring back false negative results if given to people not showing symptoms....
Some at-risk older citizens in Chicago could start getting vaccines next week, city’s public health commissioner says
Small numbers of at-risk older Chicagoans could start getting COVID-19 vaccines as soon as next week, the city's health commissioner said Wednesday. While the city is still focused on vaccinating...