3 top Chicago officials stepping down, days after Mayor Johnson warned of City Hall firings
Aviation Commissioner Jamie Rhee is retiring, OEMC director Jose Tirado is "transitioning out" and COPA chief Andrea Kersten ...
Leaders of several Chicago agencies step down days after mayor reportedly warned of plans to clean house
Only days after Mayor Brandon Johnson reportedly warned of plans to clean house, leaders of several Chicago agencies ...
Chicago homicides in 2025: 47 people slain. Here’s how that compares with previous years.
Information about homicides is released daily by the city of Chicago. The release of homicide victims’ names is delayed by ...
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3 Top City Leaders Step Down Days After Mayor Promised Staffing Shakeup
OEMC director Jose Tirado, COPA chief Andrea Kersten and Aviation Commissioner Jamie Rhee all announced Thursday they were ...
Removal of Gompers Park encampment delayed to next month, public safety concerns persist
A number of tents for the unhoused line Foster Avenue at Gompers Park. Community concerns are growing as little league baseball season approaches after drug paraphernalia and a knife were found in the ...
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Three days after warning of City Hall housecleaning, Johnson gets out the broom
The Chicago Sun-Times reported earlier this week that Aviation Commissioner Jamie Rhee was among those whose days could be numbered as Johnson warned that he was now ready to send people packing. On ...
‘Chicago has always been a city of immigrant workers’: Some Chicago businesses close their doors to protest immigration crackdown
As immigrant communities entered a third week of fear and uncertainty in the shadow of immigration action, some business ...
Trump Justice Department sues Illinois and city of Chicago over immigration laws
Federal officials are asking a judge to bar the Illinois, Chicago, Cook County and the Cook County Sheriff from using local ...
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Chicago alderpeople want to ban participants in the Jan. 6 attack from working for the city
The resolution would apply to those working for city departments and not sister agencies like Chicago Public Schools, but Martin said he hopes sister agencies would adopt similar policies. People ...
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City's homeless shelters fail on accessibility for people with disabilities
Halsted St. in the Pilsen neighborhood. Tyler Pasciak LaRiviere/Sun-Times Share The city of Chicago’s shelter system is failing homeless disabled people it is meant to support, leaving them out ...