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Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot at City Hall on Jan. 10, 2020, where she said, "We have to have places for people to legally consume marijuana, particularly renters whose landlords are not going to let them consume in their residences."

Chicago needs to set city’s on-site marijuana smoking rules soon, Mayor Lori Lightfoot says

January 10, 2020 at 5:33 p.m.

The city has to move forward with rules creating public spots where Chicagoans can legally smoke weed, Mayor Lori Lightfoot said Friday, but she wouldn't tip her hand about whether...

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot on Friday, Jan. 10, 2020 at the City Hall.

Changes in rules governing Chicago police cooperation with ICE officials move forward

March 11, 2024 at 2:06 p.m.

A plan to require Chicago police to document requests for help from federal immigration officials moved forward Friday, setting the stage for the city to adopt new rules that fall...

Police Officer Kelly Hespe speaks at a news conference in 2013.

Aldermen to consider $300K settlement for Chicago police officer who alleged superior sexually abused her while on duty

January 9, 2020 at 4:05 p.m.

A Chicago police officer who said a supervisor sexually harassed and abused her is in line for a $300,000 settlement that aldermen will consider next week. Kelly Hespe filed a...

Ald. Pat Dowell, shown at a Chicago City Council meeting in November, said motorcycle trick groups are an increasing problem on surface streets in her ward.

Chicago police officials say stunt motorcycle clubs are posing a public safety problem

January 9, 2020 at 6:43 p.m.

Large groups of stunt motorcycle riders that tear through Chicago streets in the warmer months are tough to apprehend because they want officers to chase them, making the situation even...

A joint with legal marijuana is smoked in a Calumet City home on Jan. 1, 2020, the first day of sales in Illinois.

Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s on-site recreational marijuana smoking rules for businesses stalls

January 8, 2020 at 7:40 p.m.

Mayor Lori Lightfoot's plan for recreational marijuana consumption in Chicago stalled Wednesday, with aldermen not voting on her proposal to allow tobacco stores to host weed smokers. The License Committee...

Baseball fans stand in line July 17, 2019, to enter Chicago's Wrigley Field from the Gallagher Way plaza before a game between the Chicago Cubs and Cincinnati Reds.

Cubs-backed plan to let Gallagher Way sell booze and continue holding events next to Wrigley Field clears City Council committee

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

A plan for the Cubs-owned Gallagher Way plaza next to Wrigley Field to continue holding events cleared a City Council committee on Wednesday. Wrigleyville Ald. Tom Tunney, 44th, agreed to...

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Chicago needs to set city’s on-site marijuana smoking rules soon, Mayor Lori Lightfoot says

Changes in rules governing Chicago police cooperation with ICE officials move forward

Aldermen to consider $300K settlement for Chicago police officer who alleged superior sexually abused her while on duty

Chicago police officials say stunt motorcycle clubs are posing a public safety problem

Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s on-site recreational marijuana smoking rules for businesses stalls

Cubs-backed plan to let Gallagher Way sell booze and continue holding events next to Wrigley Field clears City Council committee

Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s transportation appointee calls red-light cameras ‘a deterrent,’ touts reforms to program

Here’s a look at tax and fee increases coming to Chicago in 2020

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot defends employment arrangement for suburban adviser

Chicago’s strip club nudity rules could be eased following settlement with transgender woman