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Andrew Marinelli cleans the bar as the staff prepares for dinner service in the rooftop canopy area of Roots Handmade Pizza in the South Loop on Sept. 28, 2020.

Citing a downward trend in COVID-19 cases, Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot says she’s easing restrictions on indoor bars, restaurants, fitness class sizes: ‘People have risen to the occasion’

September 28, 2020 at 8:49 p.m.

All summer long, Chicagoans were told to stay outside, socially distance themselves and wear masks to help slow the spread of the coronavirus, with Mayor Lori Lightfoot playing the stern...

Mayor Lori Lightfoot, along with CPS CEO Dr. Janice Jackson, announce that Chicago Public Schools will start the 2020-2021 school year with all remote learning in the fall.

Mayor Lori Lightfoot: ‘We’re not there yet’ on in-person CPS learning

September 28, 2020 at 7:22 p.m.

Mayor Lori Lightfoot on Monday said she would love to let students back into Chicago public schools in November but wouldn't commit to allow in-person learning this fall. When Chicago...

With restrictions on capacity in place at Chicago restaurants, the bar areas at Hopleaf, 5148 N. Clark St. in Andersonville, are seen empty on Friday, September 11, 2020. (Chris Sweda/baiduhai)

Chicago relaja restricciones en bares, restaurantes y gimnasios

September 28, 2020 at 4:02 p.m.

Los bares de Chicago que no sirven comida podrán reabrir para servicio en interiores a partir del jueves, y los bares y restaurantes podrán servir alcohol hasta la 1 am,...

Chicago police officers watch over CPD headquarters at 35th and Michigan following the announcement of charges against one police officer in the Breonna Taylor case.

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot says billboards honoring Breonna Taylor are not political

September 25, 2020 at 6:05 p.m.

Mayor Lori Lightfoot's administration is using electronic billboards on city property to honor Breonna Taylor following protests in Chicago this week in response to her fatal shooting by police in...

Ald. Jim Gardiner, 45th, attends a City Council meeting in Chicago on May 29, 2019.

Top Lightfoot adviser on intergovernmental affairs to marry Chicago alderman, raising ethical concerns from city staff

September 25, 2020 at 3:08 p.m.

A top legislative adviser to Mayor Lori Lightfoot is marrying first-term Chicago Ald. Jim Gardiner, raising concerns from some of the mayor's staff about the ethical implications of the relationship,...

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot greets Bob Reiter, president of the Chicago Federation of Labor, as she tours the temporary McCormick Place alternate care facility in April.

Mayor Lori Lightfoot, labor leaders call for congressional help on Chicago’s coronavirus revenue hole

September 25, 2020 at 1:52 p.m.

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot and labor leaders whose members could bear the brunt of layoffs or furloughs as the city tries to close a yawning 2021 budget deficit called on...

City Health Commissioner Dr. Allison Arwady speaks during a news conference at Chicago City Hall in May 2020.

Wisconsin ‘in very poor control when it comes to COVID,’ again added to Chicago’s quarantine list for travelers

September 23, 2020 at 8:30 a.m.

For the second time, Chicago on Tuesday added Wisconsin to the list of states on its travel order, meaning travelers returning to the city from there should stay inside their...

Ald. Stephanie Coleman, 16th, adjusts her mask before speaking at a news conference in Englewood on May 4, 2020. Coleman will chair a new City Council subcommittee to study ways to provide reparations for descendants of slaves.

Chicago aldermen create City Council subcommittee on reparations

September 21, 2020 at 4:40 p.m.

Chicago aldermen on Monday created a new City Council subcommittee to study ways to provide reparations for descendants of slaves. The subcommittee within the council's Health Committee will be charged...

Overhead lighting is reflected on splatter guards at check-in counters for American Airlines in Terminal 3 at O'Hare International Airport in Chicago on July 31, 2020.

City O’Hare debt document indicates COVID-19 could delay huge airport terminal revamp

September 18, 2020 at 5:50 p.m.

The devastating impact of COVID-19 on the number of airline passengers using O'Hare International Airport could delay completion of the massive airport terminal modernization project, city officials acknowledge in a...

Newly sworn-in Chicago police officers attend a ceremony at Navy Pier in 2019.

Facing gaping city budget hole, Lightfoot administration may consider leaving some Chicago police jobs unfilled next year

September 17, 2020 at 4:16 p.m.

Mayor Lori Lightfoot will consider slowing down the replacement of retired Chicago police officers or leaving some positions unfilled next year to reduce the Police Department's massive personnel budget as...

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