Rally Held In Federal Plaza Ahead Of Impeachment Vote On Wednesday

Hundreds of people braved frigid temperatures in downtown Chicago Tuesday night to rally in support of impeaching President Donald Trump.

• Dec 17, 2019

Pay What You Owe Workers Or You're Out, City Tells Airport Food Company

Pay what's owed or you're out – that is the city's ultimatum to a company that officials say is not paying some of its employees what they're owed.

• Dec 17, 2019

City Council Committee Approves Ordinance To Delay Chicago Recreational Marijuana Sales Until July

A City Council committee on Tuesday approved an ordinance that would delay recreational marijuana sales in Chicago until July.

• Dec 17, 2019

City's Top Lawyer Got Homeowner's Tax Break On Two Homes At The Same Time

The mayor's office insisted the dual tax breaks were an honest mistake, and said Corporation Counsel Mark Flessner will pay back the money he owes.

• Dec 16, 2019

Lightfoot Says She's Working With Black Caucus To Avoid Bid To Delay Recreational Pot Sales; 'I Feel Comfortable That We'll Get There'

Ald. Jason Ervin (28th), who chairs the City Council Black Caucus, has moved to force a City Council vote this week on his proposal to delay legal weed sales in the city for six months.

• Dec 16, 2019

Former Gary Mayor Richard Hatcher Dies; One Of First African American Mayors Of Big U.S. City

Former Gary Mayor Richard Hatcher, one of the first African American mayors of a large American city, died Friday. He was 86.

• Dec 14, 2019

Joliet Township Job Ad Asked For Applicants Who 'Voted In A Democratic Primary Election'

A help-wanted ad in the suburbs raised eyebrows this week – with its suggestion that only Democrats need apply.

• Dec 12, 2019

$100,000 Exit Deal For Former Oak Lawn Village Manager Accused In Hit-And-Run

Taxpayers in suburban Oak Lawn are on the hook for a $100,000 exit deal paid to the former village manager.

• Dec 12, 2019

Pritzker Administration Picks Ernst & Young As Project Manager To Oversee Sale Of Thompson Center

The Thompson Center has long been criticized as an overly expensive and inefficient home for state government offices in Chicago.

• Dec 12, 2019

Danny Glover Leads Charge For Reparations In Evanston

Actor and activist Danny Glover led the charge for reparations Wednesday night in Evanston.

• Dec 11, 2019

High-Ranking Chicago Aviation Official Caught Parking Car With City Plates Illegally, Over And Over Again

The first deputy commissioner for the Chicago Department of Aviation has been caught breaking the law over and over without getting caught.

• Dec 11, 2019

Gov. Pritzker Donates $5 Million To Graduated Income Tax Ballot Initiative

It's not even prime political season yet, but one ballot issue is already getting millions of dollars in funding from the governor himself.

• Dec 11, 2019

Alderman Objects To Proposed Settlement For Family Of Heriberto Godinez, Who Died In Police Custody

Heriberto Godinez died during an arrest for burglary in 2015, but now it's the City of Chicago that's on the hook for $1.2 million.

• Dec 10, 2019

Interim Police Supt. Charlie Beck Says He Won't Be Issuing Merit Promotions

Interim Chicago Police Supt. Charlie Beck announced Tuesday that he is freezing merit promotions while he is in charge.

• Dec 10, 2019

Deputy Aviation Commissioner George Coleman Charged With Falsely Disputing Credit Card Purchases

Aviation Department Deputy Commissioner George Coleman – who is paid a $135,624 salary, according to city records – faces one felony count of continuing financial crimes enterprise.

• Dec 10, 2019

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