The deadline for a new Chicago ward map is here, but aldermen may not have the votes
Negotiations between the Black and Latino caucuses continue, but will Chicago aldermen get behind a map the public hasn’t yet seen?
Negotiations between the Black and Latino caucuses continue, but will Chicago aldermen get behind a map the public hasn’t yet seen?
The city released high-line details Friday of the casino proposals and a plan for public input and decision-making.
The city is trying to reform its notorious gang database, but activists say a new policy still puts Black and brown people at risk.
The city extended a deal to pay $99 a room per night for temporary shelter at the Hotel Julian, but some aldermen worry about the costs.
If the City Council doesn’t agree on new political boundaries by Dec. 1, voters could end up picking a map themselves.
Eight aldermen have called on board president Avis LaVelle to resign over the park district’s handling of widespread allegations of sexual harassment, abuse and assault involving lifeguards at public beaches and pools.
The ruling Monday is a major victory for the police unions which sued the city over vaccine requirements.
In a last-minute meeting, conservative aldermen opposed to the mayor’s order forced a vote, but the mandate survived 30-13.
Bolstered by federal pandemic relief dollars, the budget approved Wednesday will include a property tax bump, city-sticker ticket tweaks and cash assistance for thousands of low-income families.
The deadline for city workers to upload their vaccination status was Oct. 15, and those who won’t comply are being sent home.