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Illinois Supreme Court rules older Chicago police misconduct records should remain available to public

June 18, 2020 at 5:10 p.m.

Chicago police misconduct records that are more than five years old will remain available to the public, the Illinois Supreme Court ruled Thursday, turning away an attempt by the city's...

Faint red paint can be seen on the hand of the Christopher Columbus statue, located at Arrigo Park, on Oct. 7, 2017, after the statue was defaced in the University Village neighborhood.

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot opposes removal of Christopher Columbus statues

June 18, 2020 at 4:01 p.m.

Mayor Lori Lightfoot on Thursday said she doesn't want Christopher Columbus statues in Chicago that have been targeted for vandalism taken down, but instead used to help educate people about...

Protesters for Civilian Police Accountability Commission, or CPAC, march around City Hall in Chicago on June 17, 2020.

Chicago City Council approves Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s plan for spending $1.1 billion in federal coronavirus relief money, over concerns it could help fund police

June 17, 2020 at 6:59 p.m.

Mayor Lori Lightfoot got her road map to spend $1.1 billion in federal coronavirus relief money through the City Council with ease Wednesday, in spite of protests from some aldermen...

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot confers with her head of security, former U.S. Marshal James Smith, before the City Council meeting on Feb. 19, 2020, in Chicago.

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot moves to put security detail chief in charge of cops at City Hall, outside her home; FOP head tells officers ‘to not sign up for that detail’

June 17, 2020 at 3:29 p.m.

Mayor Lori Lightfoot has given the head of her security detail — a retired deputy U.S. marshal who was running a private security firm when she got elected last year...

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Illinois Supreme Court rules older Chicago police misconduct records should remain available to public

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot opposes removal of Christopher Columbus statues

Chicago City Council approves Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s plan for spending $1.1 billion in federal coronavirus relief money, over concerns it could help fund police

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot moves to put security detail chief in charge of cops at City Hall, outside her home; FOP head tells officers ‘to not sign up for that detail’

Chicago cops-out-of-schools plan potentially blocked by Mayor Lori Lightfoot ally

Chicago’s cocktails-to-go measure gets the go-ahead

Chicago City Council set to consider Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s $1.1 billion COVID spending plan

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot tenant notice ordinance saved from legislative purgatory over progressives’ objections

Aldermen, activists press for moving police out of Chicago Public Schools

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s plan for coronavirus eviction protections advances despite concerns