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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...
Former Ald. Ed Burke’s verdict stands out in long arc of City Council crooks
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 6 months agoGenerations of Chicagoans accustomed to grimy politics might view former Ald. Ed Burke’s federal...
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...
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’ ...
Construction company manager charged with bribing county assessor’s office employee
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe project manager for a Chicago-area construction company is the latest to be charged in an alleged scheme to bribe an employee of the Cook County assessor’s office, part of a larger corruption ...
Chicago at the ‘vanguard of government ethics’? New City Council rules would quadruple top fines for...
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 2 years agoA City Council committee unanimously advanced a bundle of ethics amendments Friday that would...
Aldermen advance ethics reforms at center of tiff between Johnson ally and mayor’s office
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 1 day agoChicago aldermen advanced an ethics ordinance this week that would punish lobbyists for contributions to political campaigns of mayoral candidates, in another instance of the City Council moving ...
With approval of Chicago casino and Red Line extension TIF, Lightfoot scores two wins amid...
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 1 year agoMayor Lori Lightfoot cleared key hurdles to two longtime goals of her first term Wednesday,...
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 ...
There’s major turnover on the City Council, but aldermen on West Side look to keep things status quo
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 1 year agoIn an election destined to be defined by new City Council representatives taking over in many Chicago wards, longtime West Side aldermen are looking to buck the turnover trend and keep their ...