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In this file photo, Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan talks to press on Nov. 12, 2019, at the Illinois State Capitol in Springfield.

Six progressive Chicago aldermen call for Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan to step down

August 5, 2020 at 2:15 p.m.

Six progressive first-term aldermen on Wednesday added their voices to those calling for Michael Madigan to step down as the Illinois House speaker and head of the state's Democratic Party...

People with masks walk in Old San Juan, Puerto Rico on July 20, 2020. Chicago added Puerto Rico to its stay-at-home list for travelers.

Puerto Rico added to Chicago’s travel list as city health commissioner warns of coronavirus spread at households, social gatherings

August 4, 2020 at 8:09 p.m.

Chicago officials added Puerto Rico to its stay-at-home list for travelers Tuesday, meaning people coming into the city from there should remain quarantined indoors for two weeks when they arrive....

A Chicago Teachers Union member rides a bike as he and several cars drive past City Hall in Chicago during a protest and caravan on Aug. 3, 2020.

Chicago Public Schools is expected to announce move to remote learning after Chicago Teachers Union threatens to strike again: sources

August 5, 2020 at 6:53 a.m.

Chicago Public Schools is expected to announce as soon as Wednesday an all-remote learning plan to start the school year amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, a move that could avert...

Lightfoot names new buildings commissioner, says he’s first Native American to head city department

July 31, 2020 at 6:34 p.m.

Mayor Lori Lightfoot on Friday named a new head of the Chicago Buildings Department and said he's the first Native American commissioner of a city department. Matthew Beaudet had been...

ComEd executives, including CEO Joe Dominguez, right, stand following a meeting with the Illinois Commerce Commission in Chicago on July 29, 2020.

Chicago aldermen tee off on ComEd officials for bribery scheme during hearing on utility’s annual report

July 30, 2020 at 4:52 p.m.

As ComEd's utility deal with the city of Chicago is about to end, aldermen on Thursday ripped the utility over its participation in a yearslong bribery scheme allegedly involving associates...

A sign reminds people to maintain a social distance of 6 feet between one another as they enjoy the day at Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, on July 28, 2020.

City threatens fines for Chicagoans who don’t self-quarantine upon return from Wisconsin. Up north, concerns are few: ‘I don’t think people are going to listen to it.’

July 28, 2020 at 8:09 p.m.

Got summer plans to head to Wisconsin, maybe hit Lake Geneva this August to load up on sun and curds and New Glarus beer? Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot wants you...

Mayor Lori Lightfoot at the University of Chicago's Harper Center on July 23, 2020.

Mayor Lori Lightfoot says removal of Columbus statues is temporary and was ordered after city received intelligence ‘of great concern’

July 27, 2020 at 5:14 p.m.

Mayor Lori Lightfoot on Monday said she ordered Christopher Columbus statues in Chicago taken down in the middle of the night after receiving "intelligence that gave us great concern," but...

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