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District police Chief Kelvin Pope at a news conference at the Forest Preserve District of Cook County headquarters on July 12, 2018, in River Forest. He's flanked by County Commissioner Luis Arroyo Jr., left, and district General Superintendent Arnold Randall.

Cook County Commissioner Luis Arroyo Jr. acknowledges he intervened for ally in forest preserve parking ticket incident

July 19, 2019 at 5:55 p.m.

Cook County Commissioner Luis Arroyo Jr. acknowledged Friday that he pressed a top county police official to dismiss a $250 parking ticket issued last year to a political associate who...

Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle, left, stands with Mayor Lori Lightfoot at a Memorial Day commemoration in Chicago's Grant Park on May 27, 2019.

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot calls on Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle to release bond data on gun offenders

July 19, 2019 at 7:00 a.m.

Mayor Lori Lightfoot continued sparring with Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle on Thursday over who's to blame for Chicago's gun violence. After Preckwinkle sent a letter to Lightfoot this...

Mayor Lori Lightfoot, shown at Navy Pier on July 9, said Thursday a downtown site could still be considered for a casino.

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot says downtown casino site could still end up in the mix for consideration

July 18, 2019 at 2:46 p.m.

A downtown site could still emerge as a contender for landing a casino, though "noise" from tourism companies and convention operators needs to be addressed, Mayor Lori Lightfoot said Thursday,...

An aerial view taken April 1, 2017, shows the former U.S. Steel parcel, known as South Works. The 440-acre site is the only privately owned site among the five included in the economic feasibility study.

Aldermen say they’re surprised by Lightfoot’s casino site picks

July 18, 2019 at 7:07 a.m.

Chicago aldermen reacted with surprise Wednesday to the five possible casino sites floated by Mayor Lori Lightfoot, but quickly turned to weighing the viability of locations in their wards and...

Mayor Lori Lightfoot presides over the City Council meeting at City Hall in Chicago on June 12, 2019.

Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s City Council ethics plan advances

July 17, 2019 at 5:18 p.m.

Mayor Lori Lightfoot got a step closer Wednesday to delivering a signature early win on City Council ethics, as aldermen advanced a package to give the city watchdog more oversight...

Ald. Ed Burke, 14th, right, speaks during a City Council meeting at Chicago City Hall on June 12, 2019.

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot raises $2.7 million while Emanuel spends big on parties, makes donations

July 16, 2019 at 6:17 p.m.

Lori Lightfoot raised nearly $2.7 million in the months since being elected Chicago's mayor and has nearly $2 million in the bank to help push her reform agenda, campaign finance...

Mayor Lori Lightfoot, shown earlier this month, on Tuesday justified allowing a City Hall consultant who lives in Wilmette to skirt city residency for public employees, saying she's known Lisa Schneider-Fabes for a long time and thinks her involvement will "add value" to the administration.

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot says Wilmette adviser will ‘add value’ to her administration

July 16, 2019 at 5:05 p.m.

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot on Tuesday justified allowing a City Hall consultant who lives in Wilmette to skirt a city residency rule for public employees, saying she's known the woman...

Mayor Lori Lightfoot, shown in May 2019, has a key adviser in Lisa Schneider-Fabes, a Wilmette resident who is a vice president for World Business Chicago and is president of the District 39 school board in Wilmette. Schneider-Fabes has moved into a senior advisory role in the new mayor's office, the administration has confirmed. The mayor's office says Schneider-Fabes is not required to live within the city's borders because she is considered a volunteer.

Despite residency rules, World Business Chicago VP, Wilmette school board president holds a key role in Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s orbit

July 15, 2019 at 7:38 a.m.

For decades, Chicago employees have been required to live in the city. But a key adviser to Mayor Lori Lightfoot, who served as her transition team's manager, has continued working...

Mayor Lori Lightfoot speaks at Navy Pier on July 9, 2019, about pausing Chicago's water meter installation program because of lead concerns.

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot says city won’t install more water meters till solution is found for lead problem

July 9, 2019 at 3:42 p.m.

The city won't restart its residential water meter program until officials can figure out how to install the devices without increasing the amount of lead in Chicagoans' tap water, Mayor...

Un grupo de obreros remueven el graffiti y pulen la escultura Cloud Gate, mejor conocida como The Bean, en el parque Millennium, el martes 2 de julio de 2019 en Chicago.

‘Hay cosas que deben ser sagradas’

July 3, 2019 at 11:30 a.m.

Lori Lightfoot, alcaldesa de Chicago, reaccionó con "indignación" tras enterarse que la emblemática escultura The Bean, en el parque Millennium, había sido vandalizada con graffiti, y señaló que tal acto...

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