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Snow sits on a construction site in Chicago's Jackson Park near the proposed location of the Obama Presidential Center in January.

Alderman, Woodlawn residents seek meeting with Mayor Lori Lightfoot about Obama Presidential Center-related ordinance

February 5, 2020 at 5:03 p.m.

Surrounded by residents, community members and a collective of her constituents, Ald. Jeanette Taylor on Wednesday called on Mayor Lori Lightfoot to meet with advocates pushing for a so-called community...

Maple Howard, 67, stands and talks with attendees on Jan. 28, 2020, at a "Forum on Stopping Displacement" meeting at Harris Park in reaction to the proposed site of the Obama Presidential Center.

As Chicago officials plan to unveil plans for managing housing around the Obama Presidential Center, debate reveals how complicated it is to transform a community

February 1, 2020 at 12:00 a.m.

For nearly a decade, Denise Hill has lived in her Hyde Park neighborhood just a little more than a mile away from where the Obama Presidential Center is expected to...

Bill Conway, a candidate for Cook County state's attorney, speaks with members of the baiduhai Editorial Board in Chicago on Jan. 27, 2020.

Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx, challenger Bill Conway at odds over case featured in his campaign ad

January 31, 2020 at 9:05 p.m.

Cook County State's Attorney Kim Foxx and her challenger Bill Conway are at odds over the details surrounding a case that's become the focal point of a campaign commercial he...

Cook County State's Attorney Kim Foxx, second from left, speaks with the baiduhai Editorial Board on Jan. 27, 2020. Her challengers are Bob Fioretti, from left, Donna More and Bill Conway.

Kim Foxx’s handling of Jussie Smollett case hovers over Cook County state’s attorney candidates meeting with Tribune Editorial Board

January 28, 2020 at 7:05 a.m.

The four Democrats vying for Cook County state's attorney butted heads Monday over the best way to use the office to ensure public safety and tackle crime while also pushing...

Cook County State's Attorney Kim Foxx and Democratic challenger Bill Conway.

Kim Foxx, Bill Conway release new campaign ads in Cook County state’s attorney’s race

January 27, 2020 at 10:34 a.m.

Cook County State's Attorney Kim Foxx and Democratic challenger Bill Conway both released campaign ads Monday morning as the race intensifies. Foxx's 30-second spot features images of residents of different...

Margaret Daley, chairwoman of the Cook County Board of Ethics, makes a statement about her dismissal by Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle, during an ethics board meeting at the Cook County Administration Building on Jan. 23, 2020, in Chicago.

Cook County ethics board approves reforms as member resigns in protest of President Toni Preckwinkle’s move to replace chair

January 24, 2020 at 6:55 a.m.

In an attempt to strengthen the county's ethics law, the Cook County Board of Ethics is recommending banning county commissioners from taking certain outside jobs, outlawing nepotism in county hiring...

County Board President Toni Preckwinkle at the Cook County Board meeting in Chicago on Jan. 16, 2020.

Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle replacing ethics board chairwoman who donated to Lori Lightfoot in 2019 mayor’s race

January 23, 2020 at 6:57 a.m.

The chair of the Cook County Board of Ethics will be replaced by a new commissioner when the group meets Thursday afternoon, officials said. After serving more than her four-year...

Supporters of the Obama Community Benefits Agreement Coalition and the Southside Together Organizing for Power march along 63rd Street to protest at a construction site at the University of Chicago, on Nov. 12, 2018.

Mayor Lori Lightfoot administration crafting legislation to help residents near proposed Obama Presidential Center stay in the neighborhood

January 17, 2020 at 5:26 p.m.

Officials with Mayor Lori Lightfoot's administration will host an open house later this month with South Side residents who live close to the site of the proposed Obama Presidential Center...

Cook County State's Attorney Kim Foxx at a news conference in the lobby of Leighton Criminal Court Building on Dec. 11, 2019.

Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx can stay on ballot, election board rules

January 16, 2020 at 7:33 p.m.

Cook County State's Attorney Kim Foxx gathered enough valid signatures in her nominating petition and can stay on the March ballot, the Cook County Electoral Board has ruled. The decision...

Cook County Commissioner Bridget Degnen, center, talks at the board meeting in Chicago on Jan. 16, 2020. She voted present on the cannabis-related laws.

Cook County Board approves 3% tax on recreational weed sales starting July 1, will study drug’s effect on region

January 16, 2020 at 6:23 p.m.

Without any discussion or debate, the Cook County Board on Thursday approved a 3% tax on recreational marijuana sales throughout the county starting this summer. When the tax on cannabis...

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