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Mayor Lori Lightfoot at a news conference to introduce the new Utility Billing Relief program at St. Agatha Catholic Church in Chicago's Lawndale neighborhood on Nov. 1, 2019.

Chicago water bill payments down $20 million this year as Mayor Lori Lightfoot stops shut-offs for nonpayment

November 22, 2019 at 1:23 p.m.

Chicago water bill payments are down $20 million this year, Mayor Lori Lightfoot's administration said months after the mayor announced the city would stop shutting off households' water because of...

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot speaks during a Chicago City Council meeting on Nov. 13.

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot says she’s ‘not uncomfortable’ with judge declining to expunge ex-cop Dante Servin’s court record

November 20, 2019 at 7:34 p.m.

Mayor Lori Lightfoot on Wednesday said she's "not uncomfortable" with a judge declining to expunge court records connected to the acquittal of former Chicago police Detective Dante Servin for the...

Fans hang out at Gallagher Way before game time at Wrigley Field for the Cubs-White Sox series in 2017.

Gallagher Way plaza at Wrigley Field may get liquor sales and longer hours, Ald. Tom Tunney says

November 20, 2019 at 3:31 p.m.

The Cubs-owning Ricketts family could get the hard liquor sales and longer operating hours after games it wants for the popular plaza next to Wrigley Field, the local alderman said...

Mayor Lori Lightfoot speaks at the Chicago City Council meeting on Nov. 20, 2019.

Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s $11.65 billion budget advances despite criticism over uncertain revenue, progressive complaints over campaign promises

November 20, 2019 at 7:40 p.m.

Mayor Lori Lightfoot's budget advanced one step closer to passage Wednesday, despite criticism from some aldermen that her spending plan for Chicago government relies on uncertain revenue and complaints from...

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot speaks during the Chicago City Council meeting on Nov. 13, 2019.

Mayor Lori Lightfoot: Uber’s plan for Chicago ride-share fee increase not a ‘good-faith proposal’

November 19, 2019 at 8:53 p.m.

Mayor Lori Lightfoot rejected Uber's alternative to her ride-share fee hike proposal on Tuesday, saying it's not a proper plan and shouldn't be considered a realistic budget idea. The company...

Mayor Lori Lightfoot speaks during the Chicago City Council meeting on Nov. 13, 2019.

Mayor Lori Lightfoot says she’s not expecting additional Chicago property tax hike for 2020; budget plan advances

November 18, 2019 at 6:49 p.m.

Mayor Lori Lightfoot said Monday she won't need to hike Chicago property taxes in 2020 beyond what she's already outlined. There's no guarantee property taxes can be held down in...

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot talks to the press after meeting with Illinois legislators at the Illinois State Capitol in Springfield on Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2019.

Mayor Lori Lightfoot says she was ‘quite close’ to getting her Springfield wish list, but she’s now batting .000 in the General Assembly

November 15, 2019 at 6:35 p.m.

As lawmakers ended their work for the year providing none of Chicago's requested financial assistance, Mayor Lori Lightfoot pleaded for patience and said she deserved credit because her efforts in...

The Chicago Teachers Union prepares materials prior to the contract ratification vote that started Thursday.

Will the Chicago Teachers Union vote to accept its contract deal and formally end the strike? Results expected today.

November 15, 2019 at 10:32 a.m.

Voting will end Friday to determine if the Chicago Teachers Union will accept the tentative contract deal that suspended the teachers strike two weeks ago. The ratification vote began Thursday,...

House Speaker Michael Madigan walks with Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot on Nov. 12, 2019, at the Illinois State Capitol in Springfield.

Illinois General Assembly adjourns without addressing Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s request to overhaul taxes for Chicago casino

November 14, 2019 at 7:29 p.m.

Mayor Lori Lightfoot fell short in her push to overhaul state and city taxes for a proposed Chicago casino as the Illinois General Assembly adjourned for the year Thursday without...

Some worried that a proposal by Ald. Brian Hopkins, 2nd, shown April 10, 2019, about designated "noise sensitive zones" could lead to encroachments on aldermanic privilege.

Argument over aldermanic privilege stalls quiet zone ordinance dealing with Chicago hospitals, schools and libraries

November 14, 2019 at 2:54 p.m.

Aldermen held up a plan to change the kinds of noise allowed around Chicago hospitals, schools and libraries on Thursday, after some argued the proposal amounted to a transfer of...

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