City Council unanimously approves $90M settlement linked to corrupt cop Ronald Watts

Given the sheer number of victims Watts and his crew left in their wake, the City Council Thursday jumped at the chance to ...

Mayor Johnson's lack of clout weakens granny flat ordinance, stalls Council reorganization

Mayor Brandon Johnson’s City Council revamp became a casualty of his diminished clout Thursday — the Council only voted install Walter Burnett’s son, Walter Redmond Burnett, to replace his father as ...
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Families protest at City Hall after meeting with officials

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Relatives of people killed by Chicago police officers held a protest at City Hall Monday after a meeting with officials. The families met with Mayor Rahm Emanuel's staff and officials ...
WBEZ

Bid to aid ‘vulnerable residents’ by Obama Presidential Center wins city panel’s unanimous backing

A $6 million Jackson Park Housing Pilot to be voted on Thursday by the City Council would offer Obama campus neighbors ...

Chicago mayor quotes MLK to argue law enforcement is a 'sickness that has not led to safe communities'

Mayor Brandon Johnson opposed potential National Guard deployment to Chicago, citing Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s description ...
Chicago Tribune

‘Our president is listening’: Handful of Black MAGA activists in Chicago catch Trump’s eye

The women in red hats are met with eye rolls, indifference and jeers during Chicago City Council meetings. But in the past week, their movement has been embraced on live TV inside the Oval Office. “I ...
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'Stay out of our city': Chicago officials slam Trump's threat to target city in next crime crackdown

CHICAGO — President Donald Trump on Friday said Chicago will likely be the next target of his efforts to crack down on crime, homelessness and illegal immigration. Trump indicated that the Midwestern ...