Taxpayers pay millions for Chicago City Council committees, but some rarely meet
Despite six-figure budgets and dedicated staff, some City Council committees are leaving work undone, raising questions about why they exist.
Despite six-figure budgets and dedicated staff, some City Council committees are leaving work undone, raising questions about why they exist.
A wave of new City Council members campaigned against incumbents by citing their low attendance at meetings. Now, the freshmen are outperforming the veterans.
Payments from the child tax credit were closing the gaps on child hunger and poverty. But Congress failed to renew it. Now families who need it most have already slipped back into financial trouble.
The plan, muscled through in a marathon overnighter, includes more than $1.8 billion in tax relief in what Democrats hope will burnish fall electoral hopes.
A day after the Senate confirmed Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson as the first Black woman on the Supreme Court, she spoke at the White House with President Biden and Vice President Harris
Gov. JB Pritzker and Democratic legislative leaders announced the spending plan Thursday, with aims to pass it on the final scheduled day of session.
Four companies will operate thousands of shared scooters this summer, including some downtown.
Lopez represents the 15th Ward on the Southwest Side and is one of Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s most vocal critics.
With a primary around the corner and a general election later this year, we bring you a refresher on everything you need to know.
The vote on the historic nomination was 53 to 47, with three Republicans voting with Democrats. When sworn in this summer, Brown will be the first Black woman on the Supreme Court.