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Graffiti mars an area near the cancers survivors wall at Maggie Daley Park on July 2, 2019.

Bean cleaned: Workers quickly remove graffiti from Chicago’s beloved sculpture

July 3, 2019 at 8:03 a.m.

A man and woman watched as workers in gloves wiped and buffed The Bean clean of graffiti — silvery white letters spray-painted on two sides of the iconic stainless steel...

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot outraged over vandalism at The Bean, Millennium Park: ‘There are some things that should be sacred.’

July 2, 2019 at 1:07 p.m.

Mayor Lori Lightfoot reacted with "outrage" upon learning the iconic Bean sculpture in Millennium Park had been hit with graffiti, saying such tagging is unacceptable anywhere in Chicago but particularly...

Ald. Raymond Lopez, 15th, speaks at a City Council meeting at Chicago City Hall on June 12, 2019. He has emerged as a loud critic on the council of Mayor Lori Lightfoot.

Aldermen skeptical about Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s plan to centralize ward services like trash cans, tree trimming

June 27, 2019 at 5:54 p.m.

Mayor Lori Lightfoot is moving ahead with an executive order that will further centralize City Hall control over cherished ward-level services like trash bin distribution, tree trimming and the placement...

People walk past Aviary, at 955 W. Fulton Market, in the West Town neighborhood, on June 26, 2019.

Mayor calls for Aviary owners to ‘take appropriate action’ in Eric Trump spitting case; GoFundMe account taken offline

June 27, 2019 at 7:03 p.m.

News that a waitress at Chicago's Aviary spat on the president's son has drawn everything from ire to support from everyone, from social media commenters to, now, Chicago Mayor Lori...

Mayor Lori Lightfoot announces a new community policing initiative at the 3rd District Chicago Police Department station on June 10, 2019. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)

Mayor Lori Lightfoot says cost of Chicago’s proposed controversial police academy likely to go way up: ‘I want to get it right.’

June 25, 2019 at 2:54 p.m.

The city's controversial police and fire academy planned for the West Side is likely to be a lot more expensive than originally thought, Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot said Tuesday. As...

Mayor Lori Lightfoot announces the launch of a summer program for vulnerable youth during a news conference at Julian High School in Chicago on June 19, 2019. On Monday, Lightfoot talked about plans to add Sunday hours at branch libraries across the city.

Mayor Lori Lightfoot says she will open Chicago branch libraries on Sundays

June 24, 2019 at 5:04 p.m.

Mayor Lori Lightfoot said she would look to add Sunday hours at branch libraries across Chicago before the end of the year. Increasing the amount of time libraries are open...

Ald. Carrie Austin arrives for the announcement of a new community-based program for the city's most vulnerable youth during a news conference at Julian High School in Chicago on Wednesday, June 19, 2019.

Fed investigation of Ald. Carrie Austin includes look at her purchase of a West Pullman home

June 21, 2019 at 7:52 p.m.

Federal authorities have been investigating the circumstances surrounding the construction and recent sale of a West Pullman home to Ald. Carrie Austin by a developer in her ward, according to...

An official removes items from the ward office of Carrie Austin in the 500 block of West 111th Street in Chicago on June 19, 2019.

Federal agents raid ward office of South Side Ald. Carrie Austin: law enforcement source

June 19, 2019 at 8:56 p.m.

What has become a familiar scene of federal agents rifling through a Chicago alderman's office played out again Wednesday, this time on Chicago's Far South Side as the FBI raided...

Mayor Lori Lightfoot speaks during a news conference at Percy Julian High School in Chicago on June 19, 2019.

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot on President Trump’s ICE tweet: ‘Sometimes it’s better to ignore what’s going on in Washington’

June 19, 2019 at 3:13 p.m.

Mayor Lori Lightfoot on Wednesday said President Donald Trump's Twitter pledge to use U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents starting next week to remove "millions of illegal aliens who have...

Mayor Lori Lightfoot announces the launch of "Summer For Change," a new community-based program for the city's most vulnerable youth during a news conference at Julian High School on June 19, 2019.

Lightfoot launches summer program for at-risk youth

June 19, 2019 at 2:35 p.m.

Mayor Lori Lightfoot on Wednesday said the city will mentor 400 at-risk young people and pay them $200 per week this summer in a bid to stop them from getting...

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