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Janet and Crystal Godinez speak about their brother, Heriberto Godinez, at their lawyer Jeffrey Granich's office on Sept. 8, 2016, about the decision by the Cook County state's attorney not to seek charges against police officers in Godinez's 2015 death while in custody.

Family of Heriberto Godinez, who died in Chicago police custody in 2015, may get $1.2M settlement with the city

December 5, 2019 at 3:31 p.m.

City lawyers will ask Chicago aldermen next week to agree to pay $1.2 million to the family of a man who died in police custody, a case that drew widespread...

Mayor Lori Lightfoot talks with Ald. Matt O'Shea, 19th, during a news conference at Morgan Park High School on Aug. 8, 2019.

Plan to bar Chicago alderman from lobbying, other new limits advances in City Council

December 4, 2019 at 7:15 p.m.

With federal investigators probing lobbying activities at the state level, the Chicago City Council on Wednesday moved a step closer to banning aldermen from acting as lobbyists and stopping other...

Gov. J.B. Pritzker appears at Cabrini Green Legal Aid in Chicago's Loop on Dec. 4 after signing a measure that clarifies some of the provisions in the landmark law legislators passed in the spring.

Recreational marijuana in Chicago is coming soon, but aldermen want more minority participation

December 4, 2019 at 3:41 p.m.

With Chicago weeks away from opening the weed gates to recreational cannabis use, black aldermen on Wednesday again complained white dispensary operators will get too big a head start on...

Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Chicago police Superintendent Eddie Johnson attend a police graduation ceremony on June 21, 2016.

Mayor Lori Lightfoot fires Chicago’s police superintendent weeks before his retirement: ‘Eddie Johnson intentionally lied to me’

December 3, 2019 at 1:40 p.m.

Mayor Lori Lightfoot fired police Superintendent Eddie Johnson effective immediately Monday for intentionally misleading her and the public about his conduct when he was found asleep in his running vehicle...

Mayor Lori Lightfoot and police Superintendent Eddie Johnson speak Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2019 at City Hall. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

Lightfoot despide a Johnson como superintendente de Policía

December 2, 2019 at 10:59 a.m.

La alcaldesa Lori Light Lightfoot despidió a Eddie Johnson, superintendente de Policía, a sólo semanas de su retiro programado y luego de que el principal organismo de control de la...

Lightfoot says video of man being body-slammed by Chicago cop he allegedly spit on is ‘very disturbing’; investigation is underway

November 30, 2019 at 8:02 p.m.

An investigation was underway after a Chicago police officer hurled a man to the ground for allegedly spitting on him during an arrest Thursday afternoon in the Chatham neighborhood on...

Mayor Lori Lightfoot prepares her notes before the City Council meeting at City Hall on Nov. 26, 2019. The City Council approved her $11.65 billion budget plan.

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s budget challenge: Do it again next year.

November 27, 2019 at 4:10 p.m.

Mayor Lori Lightfoot's 2020 budget passed with little drama this week, buoyed by Chicago aldermen who were delighted she wasn't leaning on them to approve a massive citywide property tax...

Mayor Lori Lightfoot listens to alderman speak during the city council meeting at City Hall on Nov. 26, 2019.

Chicago City Council approves Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s 2020 budget plan, closes $838 million deficit without huge property tax hikes

November 27, 2019 at 5:33 a.m.

The City Council approved Mayor Lori Lightfoot's $11.65 billion budget on Tuesday, despite opposition from a bloc of progressive aldermen and others to the new mayor's first spending plan for...

Ald. Anthony Beale, 9th, at a Chicago City Council meeting on Oct. 16, 2019.

Mayor Lori Lightfoot says alderman doesn’t understand budget because he went on hunting trip during committee hearings

November 25, 2019 at 6:27 p.m.

Mayor Lori Lightfoot fired back at an alderman who raised concerns over uncertain revenue projections in her budget, saying he doesn't understand her proposed spending plan because he skipped meetings...

Bill Conway, center, a candidate for Cook County state's attorney, delivers his nominating petitions for the 2020 primary at Cook County Clerk Karen Yarbrough's office on Nov. 25, 2019.

2020 primary election candidates begin filing paperwork to get on March 17 ballot

November 25, 2019 at 6:34 p.m.

The hotly contested 2020 races for Cook County state's attorney, Cook County clerk of the circuit court and other offices officially kicked off Monday with the traditional herding of the...

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