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Chicago mayor's bumpy first year tests progressive credentials, puzzling some supporters
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 1 month agoWhen union organizer Brandon Johnson was elected Chicago mayor last year, he promised to unroll a...
Knoxville's Hector Sanchez becomes state’s first Hispanic criminal court judge
Knox News | The Knoxville News-Sentinel via Yahoo News· 2 years agoGov. Bill Lee last week appointed Hector Sanchez, an assistant district attorney for major crimes,...
Chicago’s bitter election is now a nasty runoff
Politico via Yahoo News· 1 year agoCHICAGO — Chicagoans are bracing for an election that could tear this deep-blue city apart. After Mayor Lori Lightfoot's defeat earlier this week, her...
Jussie Smollett Appeals Conviction On 2019 Hate Crime Hoax
Deadline via Yahoo News· 1 year agoFormer Empire star Jussie Smollett has filed an appeal of his 2021 conviction for faking a...
Editorial: There really is no way out of Chicago’s parking meter disaster
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 1 year agoIn the annals of infrastructure investing, Chicago is best known for getting fleeced in a notorious parking meter deal under ex-Mayor Richard M. Daley. We regret to report that short of declaring ...
Editorial: On Independence Day weekend, the Supreme Court must still command respect
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 2 years agoLori Lightfoot has reminded us that she is not the first Chicago mayor to use profanity. Rahm Emanuel was known for his mouth, and Richard M. Daley also had a fine command of expletives, albeit ...
Former Chicago Alderman Ed Burke’s verdict stands out in long arc of City Council crooks
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 6 months agoCHICAGO — Generations of Chicagoans accustomed to grimy politics might view former Ald. Ed Burke’s...
On unexpected findings in Chicago’s cumulative report on pollution, activists and officials caution...
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 6 months agoCHICAGO — Straight out of the starting blocks, Chicago is learning how hard it will be to write an...
Appellate Court backs Chicago Public Schools’ decision not to renew Urban Prep charter: ‘It is sad...
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 16 hours agoJust before the end of the school year in June, Lisa Brown washed, dried and neatly folded up her son’s Urban Prep Academy uniforms, well worn after four years at the once-esteemed all-boys ...
Jussie Smollett's Attorneys Appeal Hate Crime Hoax Conviction
The Advocate via Yahoo News· 1 year agoBy Chris Boyette (CNN) -- Attorneys for Jussie Smollett filed arguments Wednesday explaining why...