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State Rep. Luis Arroyo, a Chicago Democrat, leaves the Dirksen U.S. Courthouse in Chicago on Oct. 28, 2019.

Cook County Democratic leaders ask Ald. Edward Burke and former Rep. Luis Arroyo to quit ward committeeman posts

November 6, 2019 at 7:32 p.m.

Cook County Democratic Party leaders are asking former state Rep. Luis Arroyo and Ald. Edward Burke, both facing federal charges as part of a sweeping federal corruption investigation, to step...

Then-25th Ward Ald. Daniel Solis at a City Council meeting in 2012.

Complaint argues former Ald. Daniel Solis improperly used campaign money for legal costs

November 4, 2019 at 4:58 p.m.

Chicago's new 25th Ward alderman filed an election complaint Monday saying his predecessor, Daniel Solis, improperly used hundreds of thousands of dollars from the ward's Democratic organization to pay lawyers...

Eddie Johnson, superintendente de la Policía de Chicago,

Jefe de la Policía de Chicago contempla retirarse, nada que ver con la investigación por quedarse dormido al volante, dice

November 4, 2019 at 2:13 p.m.

El superintendente de la policía de Chicago, Eddie Johnson, dijo el lunes que está pensando en iniciar "otro capítulo" en su vida, e insistió en que no está considerando renunciar...

Chicago police Superintendent Eddie Johnson responds to comments made about him and the city of Chicago by President Donald Trump at Chicago police headquarters on Monday, Oct. 28, 2019.

Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson says he’s ‘toying with’ retirement, but says it’s unrelated to probe of him being found asleep in city car

November 4, 2019 at 3:18 p.m.

Chicago police Superintendent Eddie Johnson on Monday said he's thinking about creating "another chapter" in his life, but insisted he's not considering stepping down because of the ongoing investigation into...

Chicago Teachers Union members and supporters sit on the road in the 300 block of North Damen Avenue during a civil disobedience training outside the CTU Center on Oct. 24, 2019, in Chicago.

The Chicago teachers strike is over, thanks to a $1.5 billion deal. What will it mean for Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s political future?

November 4, 2019 at 5:13 a.m.

From the moment voters elected Lori Lightfoot to be Chicago's 56th mayor this spring, it seemed almost inevitable the city's public school teachers would strike this fall. For eight years,...

Chicago Fire Department Commissioner Richard C. Ford II holds a news conference at the CFD's 18th Battalion on Feb. 10, 2013.

Chicago Fire Department officials face calls for greater diversity in ranks

October 30, 2019 at 5:22 p.m.

Chicago has the largest number of women fighting fires and working on ambulances of any city in the country, the city's fire commissioner said Wednesday, but they make up less...

Chicago Public Library Commissioner Andrea Telli, shown Sept. 30, 2019, told aldermen Oct. 30 that new Sunday hours will roll out at library branches in 2020.

Chicago Public Library says 240% increase in book returns since Lightfoot eliminated fines, will add Sunday hours in 2020

October 31, 2019 at 8:20 a.m.

Chicago's public libraries will roll out new Sunday hours gradually in 2020, with the goal of adding them to all the branch libraries by the end of the year, the...

Chicago Teachers Union protesters are detained by police after entering the lobby at the office building for Sterling Bay in the 1300 block of W. Fulton Ave. on Oct. 29, 2019. The union is claiming that TIF money earmarked for the developer would be better used for school funding as the Chicago teachers strike is in its second week.

Chicago Teachers Union walkout to continue as delegates emerge without a deal; classes canceled for Wednesday

October 30, 2019 at 8:53 a.m.

The Chicago teachers strike is headed into a 10th school day after union delegates emerged late Tuesday without any announcement of a contract deal, leading Chicago Public Schools officials to...

Alongside her staff, Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot, center, meets with the baiduhai Editorial Board on Oct. 23, 2019.

Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s budget staff talks possible property tax increase, hike to downtown parking meter rates

October 28, 2019 at 4:53 p.m.

Mayor Lori Lightfoot's budget team started defending her 2020 spending plan on Monday against aldermen worried they'll eventually be called on to raise property taxes if the mayor doesn't get...

Mayor Lori Lightfoot delivers her budget address during a Chicago City Council meeting on Oct. 23, 2019.

Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s budget relies on $163 million in extra ambulance reimbursement money — a plan still awaiting federal approval

October 25, 2019 at 5:51 p.m.

Mayor Lori Lightfoot's 2020 budget plan contained an eye-opening item when she unveiled it this week: $163 million in additional reimbursements from the state to cover the cost of city...

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