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Passersby look over damage at the Jonathan Adler store on Aug.10, 2020.

Aldermen question special downtown taxing district for Mag Mile area that suffered looting

November 5, 2020 at 3:36 p.m.

A city-sponsored special downtown business tax to help pay for security for businesses that got hit by summer looting ran into turbulence Wednesday from aldermen who said Mayor Lori Lightfoot's...

State Rep. Jeanne Ives speaks at a Veterans of Foreign Wars hall in McHenry County on Jan. 22, 2018.

Casten declares victory over Ives in west, northwest suburban congressional race

November 4, 2020 at 6:15 p.m.

Freshman Democratic U.S. Rep. Sean Casten declared victory Wednesday over Republican challenger Jeanne Ives in a west and northwest suburban congressional race. Casten, of Downers Grove, claimed the win in...

Chicago police investigate a shooting that began with a disturbance outside the bar Tai's Til 4 where an officer shot and killed a man Sunday, Feb. 9, 2020 in the 3600 block of North Ashland Avenue in Lakeview.

Referendum that would have closed late-night Tai’s Til 4 fails in Chicago’s 44th Ward

November 4, 2020 at 3:57 p.m.

Longtime late-night Chicago bar Tai's Til 4 will get to keep the party going until 4 a.m. in the Lakeview neighborhood, after an effort by neighbors to vote the precinct...

U.S. Rep. Lauren Underwood speaks to the media outside her election night headquarters in St. Charles as the votes are still being counted, Nov. 3, 2020.

Freshman U.S. Rep. Lauren Underwood in tight race with Republican Jim Oberweis; Rep. Sean Casten holding on to lead over Jeanne Ives

November 6, 2020 at 9:44 a.m.

The closely watched campaigns for a pair of suburban congressional districts were tightly contested Tuesday night, with one race a dead heat and another close, with many early votes and...

Chicago Inspector General Joseph Ferguson during a news conference at police headquarters in Chicago in 2017.

City watchdog says lack of civilian oversight could lower public trust in Chicago Police Department reforms

November 2, 2020 at 6:11 p.m.

The city's watchdog expressed concern about Chicago Police Department reform efforts on Monday, saying it risks losing legitimacy with the public because plans for a civilian oversight body have stalled....

A speed enforcement camera on Western Avenue south of Addison Street in the Roscoe Village neighborhood on Oct. 26, 2020.

Lightfoot administration official defends plan to ticket speeders driving 6 mph over limit

October 30, 2020 at 4:09 p.m.

Chicago's transportation commissioner on Friday defended Mayor Lori Lightfoot's plan to have automated speed cameras across the city issue speeding tickets to cars driving as little as 6 miles per...

Chicago police investigate a shooting that began with a disturbance outside the bar Tai's Til 4 where an officer shot and killed a man on Feb. 9, 2020, in the 3600 block of North Ashland Avenue in Lakeview.

Vote-dry referendum could spell the end for late-night Lakeview bar

October 30, 2020 at 12:36 p.m.

The fate of a decades-old Lakeview bar renowned for its late-night party scene is in the balance on Tuesday as people who live nearby consider whether to vote the area...

Chicago police Superintendent David Brown attends a news conference at McCormick Place on Sept. 14, 2020.

Chicago Police Department clearing murders at lower rate this year, officials say

October 29, 2020 at 8:41 p.m.

Chicago police are solving murders at a worse rate this year than they did last year, officials said Thursday. Police officials revealed the 41% clearance rate, which was around 50%...

Justin Reyes administers a COVID-19 test to Maria Suarez outside Heartland Health Centers in Chicago's Rogers Park neighborhood on July 10, 2020.

Lightfoot drops opposition to Pritzker’s order for tighter restrictions in Chicago; Lake and McHenry counties added to list of regions where indoor bar and dining banned

October 28, 2020 at 8:50 p.m.

A day after indicating she would try to talk Gov. J.B. Pritzker out of tightening coronavirus-related restrictions in Chicago, Mayor Lori Lightfoot said Wednesday she had met with the governor...

A speed camera is seen on Western Avenue south of Addison Street in the Roscoe Village neighborhood on Oct. 26, 2020.

Mayor Lori Lightfoot defends plan to start issuing speed camera tickets for cars going 6 mph over the limit as ‘safety’ issue. City data shows a more complicated picture.

October 27, 2020 at 8:03 a.m.

Mayor Lori Lightfoot defended her plan to begin issuing speed camera tickets for cars going 6 mph over the limit, declaring on Monday "it's clearly a public safety issue" while...

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