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Chicago Public Health Commissioner Dr. Allison Arwady wears a face mask during a news conference at a coronavirus test site in the parking lot of Dr. Jorge Prieto Math and Science Academy on May 18, 2020.

Chicago health commissioner looks ahead to building vaccine trust, eventual distribution

September 16, 2020 at 6:07 p.m.

Chicago's health commissioner on Wednesday said the coronavirus fight in 2021 could shift to convincing people to get the anticipated vaccine and then figuring out how to safely administer it...

Dr. Allison Arwady, Chicago's public health commissioner, appears at a contact tracing news conference Sept. 14, 2020.

Chicago health commissioner again sounds warning on Wisconsin COVID-19 cases, talks Halloween planning in the city

September 15, 2020 at 3:07 p.m.

Wisconsin is back on the clock to perhaps get added to the COVID-19 rogue's gallery of states from which people are expected to stay inside for two weeks if they...

Chicago's City Hall on Sept. 3, 2020, in the Loop.

Chicago Ethics Board to enforce ban that would prohibit elected officials outside the city from lobbying City Hall

September 15, 2020 at 11:16 a.m.

Chicago's Ethics Board announced Tuesday it would start enforcing a ban on elected officials lobbying City Hall at the end of the month, meaning a south suburban official likely would...

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

Lightfoot announces push to get more apartments built near public transportation on South and West sides

September 14, 2020 at 5:20 p.m.

Mayor Lori Lightfoot's administration is out with a plan to try to get new apartment buildings built near CTA lines on the South and West sides the way they're springing...

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot's gavel at the beginning of a virtual City Council meeting from her office at City Hall, June 17, 2020.

Despite city ban, Flossmoor trustee continues lobbying Chicago City Hall

September 11, 2020 at 5:02 p.m.

Nearly five months after rules took effect banning elected officials from lobbying Chicago aldermen and Mayor Lori Lightfoot, a man who serves on a south suburban village board continues to...

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot attends the 9/11 remembrance ceremony at the Chicago Fire Department's Engine 42 Station in downtown Chicago on Friday, Sept. 11, 2020.

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot calls for return to Sept. 11 unity

September 11, 2020 at 12:22 p.m.

Mayor Lori Lightfoot recalled on Friday how she learned about the Sept. 11, 2001, hijackings and attacks, and said she hopes America can again find the kind of unity and...

A variety of vaping flavors and testers are on display for customers to try at a local vape shop, including berry burst, left, apple's candy, center, and Sher burst, which is a combination of orange, raspberry and lime.

Chicago bans sales of flavored vaping products

September 9, 2020 at 5:43 p.m.

Flavored vaping products favored by teens will be banned on shelves at Chicago stores, but flavored tobacco such as menthol cigarettes can still be sold under rules the City Council...

Protesters calling for the development of affordable housing near the proposed site of the Barack Obama Presidential Center in Chicago march down the Midway Plaisance in Chicago on June 11, 2020.

Chicago aldermen approve Obama Presidential Center affordable housing plan

September 9, 2020 at 4:48 p.m.

The City Council on Wednesday approved a package aimed at protecting affordable housing in the South Side neighborhood around the location of the proposed Obama Presidential Center. The ordinance sets...

Bea Sullivan-Knoff stands in front of then-Mayor Rahm Emanuel's office at City Hall in Chicago on Aug. 24, 2016.

Aldermen approve measure that will allow more nudity in Chicago bars

September 9, 2020 at 4:38 p.m.

Women will soon be allowed to bare more flesh in Chicago establishments that sell liquor, in a move aldermen approved Wednesday to settle a federal lawsuit by a transgender woman....

Chicago police headquarters on Nov. 4, 2019.

Aldermen to consider $3.8 million settlement with former Chicago cop who says she was punished for reporting alleged abusive incident

September 8, 2020 at 4:39 p.m.

Aldermen are poised to approve a $3.8 million settlement this week for a former Chicago police officer who said she was reassigned to a patrol shift in a dangerous neighborhood...

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