The Chicago City Council debuts newfangled electronic voting
Votes on legislation will be cast on iPads at councilmembers’ desks, replacing the decades-old practice of verbal roll-call voting.
Mariah Woelfel
Reporter
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Chicago casino bids get narrowed to three options
Bally’s, Hard Rock and Rush Street Gaming make the short list. The city says public hearings on each proposal are coming.
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The feud over Chicago’s new ward boundaries reaches a new high
Chicago voters may have to choose new ward maps after Latino and Black aldermen put forward competing maps with no compromise in sight.
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Chicago City Council punts on a measure that would allow the city to sue gang leaders
Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s controversial measure has languished for months. Wednesday’s delay is a sign it didn’t have enough votes to pass.
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Chicago is ending its contract with an upscale hotel to house homeless residents
The city hopes to pilot the housing model as an alternative to shelters now that its contract with an upscale downtown hotel is ending.
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Chicago Ald. Patrick Daley Thompson is found guilty of tax fraud
Thompson will have to give up his 11th Ward seat after being convicted of the federal crimes.
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Ald. Ed Burke’s lawyers argue about wiretaps ahead of delayed federal corruption trial
Among hundreds of pre-trial motions, attorneys argued whether taped conversations with former alderman Danny Solis could be used.
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COVID cases are dropping in Chicago. What now?
Health experts are probing that exact question as the highly contagious omicron variant begins to wane.
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Chicago’s latest COVID-19 surge is subsiding. What happens next?
Health officials say we’ll be living with the coronavirus for perhaps years to come. But how we’ll live with it is the real question.
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Chicago settles Jon Burge-related false confession lawsuits for $14 million
The city council also approved St. Anthony’s hospital moving to Little Village and put restrictions on sugary drinks on kids menus.
