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Mayor Lori Lightfoot discusses the $1.2 billion shortfall in the 2021 pandemic budget, during her budget address with the media at the Cultural Center in Chicago on Aug. 31, 2020.

Mayor Lori Lightfoot considering $94 million property tax increase, more than 300 city worker layoffs and gas tax hike as part of plan to close $1.2 billion budget gap, sources say

October 19, 2020 at 8:39 a.m.

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot is considering a $94 million property tax increase, layoffs for more than 300 city workers and a gas tax hike as part of her plan to...

Chicago Health Commissioner Dr. Allison Arwady answers questions during a news conference at the Greater Western Community Development Project in Chicago Sept. 14, 2020.

Chicago adds Indiana to travel quarantine list; city health commissioner says, ‘I just want you and your families to be able to avoid COVID’

October 14, 2020 at 4:10 p.m.

Chicago made it official Tuesday, adding neighboring Indiana to its emergency travel order that requires travelers returning to the city from there to stay inside for two weeks because of...

Mayor Lori Lightfoot speaks during a news conference at the Greater Western Community Development Project in Chicago on Sept. 14, 2020.

Chicago aldermen reject Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s proposed ordinance that would roll back part of city’s stricter City Hall lobbying rules

October 13, 2020 at 7:19 p.m.

Aldermen on Tuesday rejected a Mayor Lori Lightfoot-introduced ordinance that would have rolled back part of tougher City Hall lobbying rules for elected officials that the City Council passed late...

Mayor Lori Lightfoot visits Camp DoorDash at the 2019 Taste of Chicago in Grant Park.

Outdoor dining winterization money comes as some push for tougher Chicago requirements on third-party delivery apps

October 8, 2020 at 4:34 p.m.

Mayor Lori Lightfoot on Thursday touted $500,000 the city's getting from restaurant delivery company DoorDash to winterize Chicago restaurants, while proposals by aldermen to further crack down on such apps...

Mayor Lori Lightfoot gets ready to preside over a virtual meeting of the City Council from her office at Chicago City Hall in April.

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot pledges to push through her plan for City Hall review of polluting industries despite aldermanic opposition

October 7, 2020 at 7:13 p.m.

Mayor Lori Lightfoot pledged Wednesday to continue pushing for City Hall control of zoning rules for some polluting industries, after aldermen who criticized it as a power grab stalled the...

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot releases the 2021 budget forecast at the Chicago Cultural Center on Aug. 31, 2020.

Mayor Lori Lightfoot considering up to $200 million in Chicago city worker cuts to balance budget: sources

October 6, 2020 at 7:37 p.m.

Mayor Lori Lightfoot on Tuesday cast a dark vision of the city budget plan she will present to aldermen later this month, saying it might be the toughest vote City...

Mayor Lori Lightfoot leaves following her budget address with the media at the Cultural Center in Chicago on Aug. 31, 2020.

Lightfoot on how Trump, administration officials could have better protected themselves from COVID-19: ‘Don’t be stupid, that’s what they could have done’

October 6, 2020 at 4:33 p.m.

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot tore into President Donald Trump on Tuesday for his behavior since contracting COVID-19, telling him to start following health care guidelines, wear a mask and "don't...

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