Search results
Daughter of former Rep. Luis Gutierrez trailing college administrator for open 30th Ward seat
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 1 year agoIn the race to fill the 30th Ward seat vacated by longtime Ald. Ariel Reboyras, Ruth Cruz, an assistant director of admissions at Roosevelt University was leading Jessica W. Gutiérrez, a former ...
A look at which Chicago aldermen are not running for reelection in 2023 — and why
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe Chicago City Council will see significant turnover next year as a wave of aldermen will not be...
Political allegiances still at play as changes arrive for 2 Northwest Side wards
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 1 year agoChanges are coming to two Northwest Side wards, though just one of them is guaranteed a new alderman. The 30th Ward will definitely get a new face in the City Council, but both candidates in ...
Ald. Roberto Maldonado won’t seek reelection, ending 13-year tenure
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 1 year agoLongtime Chicago Ald. Roberto Maldonado, 26th, will join the parade of City Council members opting out of another term. The Chicago Board of Elections confirmed Maldonado withdrew his candidacy ...
Aldermen reject search warrant reforms prompted by botched Anjanette Young police raid
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 2 years agoA Chicago City Council committee voted Thursday to reject legislation introduced in response to a...
Colleagues praise Ald. Edward Burke as longest-serving City Council member ever leaves under cloud...
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 1 year agoUttering haikus, shedding tears and sharing hugs and anecdotes, members of Chicago’s City Council on Wednesday paid tribute to exiting colleagues and Mayor Lori Lightfoot during the council’ ...
How the Chicago City Council election is shaping up: Who’s facing steep competition, and who’s...
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 2 years agoAs Chicago gears up for next year’s citywide election, it’s already apparent that the future makeup of City Council could seismically shift this February. Though less high profile than the mayor ...
Mayor-elect Brandon Johnson will face early examination from newly emboldened City Council
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 1 year agoA new Chicago mayor always goes through an early courtship/face-off phase with aldermen, but Mayor-elect Brandon Johnson is walking into a particularly turbulent City Council. Following four ...
Editorial: Our choices for City Council: Taliaferro, Gutierrez, Villegas, Comer, Mathias, Walz,...
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 1 year agoWith the following choices, the Tribune Editorial Board concludes its endorsements for aldermanic seats in Chicago’s April 4 runoff election. 29th Ward Incumbent Ald. Chris Taliaferro came just ...
Afternoon Briefing: Metra schedules may be affected by Amtrak strike
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 2 years agoGood afternoon, Chicago. The jury has begun deliberating in R. Kelly’s federal trial — and a verdict could be on the way. After listening to more than eight hours of closing arguments over the ...