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Sentencing for ex-Ald. Edward Burke offers referendum on Chicago’s old-school corruption
Chicago Tribune· 5 hours agoEdward Burke faces the most consequential negotiation of his life on Monday — and in the most public...
Gateway - The Root
The Root· 6 days agoChicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot is taking her political opponents to task over how they’re portraying her, quite literally. Lightfoot, a Black woman, says ...
Editorial: Mayor Johnson is picking a fight with Lincoln Park no matter what he says
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 2 days agoFormer Mayor Lori Lightfoot tried hard to end Chicago’s time-honored tradition of aldermen holding...
Afternoon Briefing: Chicago to expand pilot that pays for homicide victims’ funerals
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 3 days agoGood afternoon, Chicago. Mayor Brandon Johnson will increase the scope of a pilot program that funds...
Embattled Illinois mayor fired employee who defied school board scheme, lawsuit claims
WPDE· 5 days agoA lawsuit filed against Dolton, Illinois mayor Tiffany Henyard last week argues she wrongfully fired...
Johnson announces $10 million expansion of fund for victims of gun violence and their grieving...
Chicago Sun-Times· 3 days agoWith summer off to a violent start, Mayor Brandon Johnson on Thursday announced a $10 million...
La Salle Street is getting 1,000 new apartments, but first comes navigating conversions and code
Chicago Sun-Times· 2 days agoThe La Salle Street Reimagined program, shepherded by former Mayor Lori Lightfoot and continued by Mayor Brandon Johnson’s administration, is an effort ...
Let's hope feds can quickly untangle Dolton's web of alleged shady dealings
Chicago Sun-Times· 6 days agoIt’s getting to the point where folks in Dolton are going to need a Venn diagram to keep track of...
Pilsen ‘serial polluter’ Sims Metal should not get city permit, groups say
Chicago Sun-Times· 3 days agoCommunity groups are urging the city to hold off on giving an operating permit to a Pilsen scrap...
Jon Stewart hitting the conventions
Politico· 2 days agoHer successor, Mayor Brandon Johnson, is using federal stimulus funds to expand the program into...