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Feds say indicted Ald. Carrie Austin exaggerating health issues to avoid trial on corruption charges
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 1 year agoFederal prosecutors on Friday said indicted Chicago Ald. Carrie Austin is exaggerating health issues...
Owner of construction company with ties to Ald. Carrie Austin probe pleads guilty to bribing county...
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo Finance· 4 months agoThe owner of a Chicago-area construction company with ties to the investigation of former Ald....
Another Chicago alderman to retire: Ald. Harry Osterman says he’s not running for reelection
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 2 years agoAld. Harry Osterman, who has represented parts of Uptown, Edgewater and Andersonville for more than...
Former Ald. Ed Burke’s verdict stands out in long arc of City Council crooks
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 5 months agoGenerations of Chicagoans accustomed to grimy politics might view former Ald. Ed Burke’s federal...
Another alderman announces his departure from City Council — the second this week
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 2 years agoAld. Howard Brookins Jr. has joined the growing list of Chicago City Council members who won’t seek...
Chicago Ald. James Cappleman of Uptown neighborhood says he won’t run for reelection next year
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 2 years agoJames Cappleman, alderman since 2011 for the North Side’s 46th Ward encompassing parts of Lakeview...
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 ...
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...
Chicago’s new 34th Ward set to play key role as city looks to reenergize downtown
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe newest ward in Chicago — encompassing a good portion of the Loop, as well as Greektown, Fulton Market and a large swath of the Near West Side — is primed to become one of the most influential ...
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’ ...