City Council approves Mayor Lightfoot's gas and transit card program
The program would provide 50,000 prepaid $150 gas cards, and 100,000 transit cards that could be used to cover $50 worth of CTA fares.
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The program would provide 50,000 prepaid $150 gas cards, and 100,000 transit cards that could be used to cover $50 worth of CTA fares.
A motorcyclist is in serious condition after colliding with a semi-truck in Naperville Wednesday morning.
Mayor's two new plans will help address the city's water problem.
Police said, around 9:30 a.m., the woman was outside in the 6500 block of West Diversey Avenue, when someone approached her and shot her multiple times.
The Anjanette Young Ordinance, if passed, would require Chicago police officers to follow what would be a new city law governing the execution of search warrants.
"I was definitely taken by surprise, Dana – in a big way," Clinger told CBS 2 Political Investigator Dana Kozlov.
As Sikanich was arrested this week on official misconduct and weapons charges, documents show he "repeatedly asked to contact Alderman Gardiner prior to being placed into custody."
It's the second time the alderman has failed in his bid to force a full City Council vote on raising the threshold for speed camera tickets back to the original level of 10 mph.
"We're down about 2,000 patrol officers in the Chicago Police Department right now. We can't hire, recruit and train them fast enough to make up that deficit."
The DuPage County Health Department is holding a career fair Wednesday for health care workers and support staff.
The lineup includes Thursday headliners Metallica and Lil Baby, Friday headliners Dua Lipa and Machine Gun Kelly, Saturday headliners J. Cole and Kygo, and Sunday headliners Green Day and Doja Cat.
The non-profit focuses on mentoring young kids to decrease violence and break the cycle of poverty. Academics is the name of their game but organizers keep kids interested through another game: basketball.
Shots were fired from a white vehicle.
CFD said the man is out of the water and he was taken to a local hospital in good condition.
Medical and dental students are eligible.
