Mayor Brandon Johnson's $1.25 billion borrowing plan for affordable housing approved
Overall, the mayor's borrowing plan would cost the city $2.4 billion through 2061.
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Overall, the mayor's borrowing plan would cost the city $2.4 billion through 2061.
Aldermen were set to vote Wednesday on a measure to require a full City Council vote before removing ShotSpotter from any wards, but two allies of the mayor moved to delay the vote.
The city already has budgeted $150 million to care for migrants this year, but the mayor's office has acknowledged that won't be enough for the entire year.
The City Council Finance Committee has endorsed the plan after the mayor agreed to give aldermen more oversight of the plan, but a final vote has been put off until Friday at the earliest.
The mayor's office has been briefing alderpeople this week on the request, which will be presented to the City Council Budget Committee on Monday.
Mayor Brandon Johnson, Civilian Office of Police Accountability Chief Administrator Andrea Kersten, and Cook County State's Attorney Kim Foxx discussed the release of video footage of a police shootout that killed 26-year-old Dexter Reed and wounded a Chicago police officer.
"Our big ideas in the city really require us to have a process that is smooth and comparable to those actually want to do business in Chicago."
The Archdiocese of Chicago will lease the former convent and former school building on the St. Bartholomew Church campus to the city for free.
The report lays out actions the city can take to simplify the administrative process for commercial developers and home builders.
Mayor Brandon Johnson declared April 5 "Giordano’s Pizza Day" in Chicago to celebrate the restaurant's 50th anniversary.
The mayor joined several local activists in urging the Biden administration to grant work permits to long-term undocumented immigrants, not just newly arrived asylum seekers.
Mayor Brandon Johnson will join the leaders of dozens of community groups calling on the White House to offer work permits to nearly 480,000 undocumented people who've been living in Illinois for decades.
Together, the projects would cost roughly $520 million and build 1,000 new apartment units downtown, with 319 of those units rented at affordable rates.
The project was a part of the LaSalle Street Reimagined initiative launched by Lori Lightfoot in 2022.
Pacione-Zayas, a former Illinois state senator, becomes the city's first Latina chief of staff, according to Johnson's office.
The City Council Police and Fire Committee on Monday approved a measure to require a City Council vote to halt the use of ShotSpotter technology in any given ward.
A proposal in City Council could upend Mayor Brandon Johnson's plan to end the use of ShotSpotter gunshot detection technology in Chicago.
Soto has worked as the Senior Director of Community Impact for the Chicago Community Trust. The news came during a ribbon cutting for the new Lawson House.
A group of 15 City Council members want to strip Ald. Byron Sigcho-Lopez (25th) of his seat as chair of the Housing Committee.
A coalition of 21 alderpersons, seven other elected city officials, and representatives from 48 community organizations is asking the mayor to address migrant stays on a case-by-case basis.
The number of migrants staying in city-run shelters has dropped significantly in recent months, and the mayor's office said the five Park District sites are no longer needed to house migrants.
The ruling from Judge Michael Mullen delivers wins to both the Chicago Fraternal Order of Police and Mayor Brandon Johnson's administration in the fight over the future of police discipline
Johnson's office confirmed Guidice is leaving at the end of the month.
The Bring Chicago Home referendum was a marquee initiative of Mayor Brandon Johnson and his progressive allies on the City Council in an effort to raise more money to fight homelessness.
A coalition of City Council members, community groups, and others gathered at City Hall ahead of Wednesday's City Council meeting, to urge Mayor Brandon Johnson to put an immediate end to the city's policy of evicting some migrants from city shelters, which went into effect on Sunday after multiple delays.
Operation BBQ Relief has been out helping those impacted by last week's EF-3 tornado.
A vote on Monday night from the Joliet City Council could pave the way for the state's largest data center.
Two sisters in Oak Park have put their talents together to make something pretty sweet: Broken Tart Bakery, now celebrating its fourth year on Chicago Avenue.
Prosecutors said that from 2018 to 2023, 45-year-old David Quinones gave cash or other items to SNAP recipients in exchange for access to their Link cards.
A judge blocked a set of changes to the childhood vaccine schedule recommended by allies of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, dealing a setback to the Trump administration's efforts to overhaul federal vaccine policy.
A judge blocked a set of changes to the childhood vaccine schedule recommended by allies of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, dealing a setback to the Trump administration's efforts to overhaul federal vaccine policy.
Border Patrol official Gregory Bovino was pulled away from a high-profile role leading immigration raids in major U.S. cities, including Minneapolis, earlier this year.
Do you know where your polling place is? Here's how to find where to vote in Tuesday's Illinois primary election.
The Chicago Board of Elections said early voting numbers for the 2026 Illinois primary election Tuesday are already higher than previous midterm years.
In remarks ahead of a meeting with the Kennedy Center board of trustees, Mr. Trump provided an update on the ongoing conflict with Iran.
Tenants at a South Loop luxury high-rise that has been plagued with problems like broken elevators are vowing to fight five-day eviction notices.
It's become an annual March Madness tradition at CBS Chicago, pitting our city's best eateries in direct competition in a foodie bracket challenge. We did pizza, we've done Italian beef, we've done Chicago dogs. This year, we're taking flight with wings.
For Cook County residents hoping to lower their property tax bills, applications are open for exemptions.
Officials in the north Chicago suburb of Wilmette issued a warning Tuesday about scammers who are impersonating representatives of village departments.
The war with Iran is causing gas prices to surge, with motorists in Chicago and around the country guaranteed to feel the impact at the pump Monday morning.
A new Iowa law bans local nondiscrimination protections on the basis of gender identity after the state became the first in the U.S. to roll back its civil rights code last year.
Food containing norovirus may smell and taste normal but still cause serious illness if consumed, FDA warns.
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker on Monday announced a $1.5 billion investment from biotherapeutics company CSL for a new plasma therapy manufacturing plant in Kanakee.
When a doctor was told there was no cure for his daughter's condition, he was motivated to transform not only her health, but the lives of thousands of others.
Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital announced this week that it is planning to open a new pediatric hospital in the west Chicago suburb of Downers Grove.
Despite a rash of restaurant closures, veterans of the plant-based food business pushed back against prophecies of doom — and in one case argued that such closures notwithstanding, plant-based eating is only growing.
Two popular Chicago craft breweries – Half Acre Beer Co. and Maplewood Brewery & Distillery – announced on Tuesday they are merging to create a new "premier Chicago beverage company."
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker on Monday announced a $1.5 billion investment from biotherapeutics company CSL for a new plasma therapy manufacturing plant in Kanakee.
Capital One is laying off more than 1,100 workers at the former Discover headquarters in north suburban Riverwoods.
A new development at the southeast corner of Chicago's East Lakeview community would clear away a medical office building and replace it with a residential high-rise.
Legendary Chicago blues singer and guitarist Buddy Guy took the stage at the Oscars Sunday night, performing alongside the cast of "Sinners."
Amy Madigan, who won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress Sunday night, is the daughter of a newsman who helped shape CBS Chicago in the 1960s.
"One Battle After Another" took home several big awards, including Best Picture, Best Director and the newly created Best Casting.
The acclaimed filmmaker, who died in February at age 96, revolutionized the art of documentaries with such films as "Titicut Follies." In an interview recorded last year, the pioneering Wiseman talked about his unusual production methods aimed at capturing life.
Comedy power couple Nick Offerman and Megan Mullally are starring in the Goodman Theatre's new musical coming this summer.
The award recognizes Pope Leo's lifelong work promoting religious liberty and freedom of expression.
Metra said the pedestrian was struck and killed by a train that was on its way to Antioch.
Chief meteorologist Albert Ramon has the latest First Alert Weather forecast.
The nonprofit is on the ground feeding people impacted by last Tuesday's EF-3 tornado.
A vote on Monday night from the Joliet City Council could pave the way for the state's largest data center.
Sources said the firefighter suffered extensive burns all over his body.
Streets were left pooled with rainwater, and homes flooded after Sunday night's storms. Residents say there is one clear solution
Operation BBQ Relief has been out helping those impacted by last week's EF-3 tornado.
A vote on Monday night from the Joliet City Council could pave the way for the state's largest data center.
Winter weather slammed the Chicago area early Monday morning, with blizzard warnings in effect for some outlying areas.
Streets were left pooled with rainwater, and homes flooded after Sunday night's storms. Residents say there is one clear solution
Attorneys for the family of a woman killed in a crash during a high-speed police chase in 2017 say officers involved failed to activate their body cameras or turned them off during the pursuit.
A new specialized unit is being created to prosecute domestic violence homicides in Cook County, as these killings surged 15% last year, even as overall violent crime declined across Chicago.
After a year of water bill complaints in Lisle, Illinois, the village board is officially moving forward with a plan to review those issues and possibly have the village take over for the private utility that supplies water to part of the village.
Two separate child abuse cases in Lake County, Illinois, are prompting questions about the roles schools play in identifying warning signs and alerting authorities.
The top 16 seeds in the 68-team women's NCAA field will host first- and second-round games, with the regional rounds being played at two neutral sites for the fourth straight year.
Duke is the top overall seed in the NCAA men's college basketball tournament, with Arizona, Michigan, and Florida also landing on the No. 1 line.
The Boilermakers won the Big Ten Tournament for the first time since 2023 and the third time overall.
For Wheaton College's Tess Boyer, her prowess in the pool isn't the only impressive part of her story.
Vegas' Jeremy Lauzon and Chicago's Ethan Del Mastro were ejected in the third period after receiving roughing and misconduct penalties.
A suspect Is in custody after one person was killed and another was critically injured in a stabbing on Sunday morning at a home in Merrillville, Indiana.
A man was critically injured after he was shot while driving in Chicago's West Humboldt Park neighborhood Sunday night.
A 15-year-old boy was shot and critically wounded this weekend in Joliet, Illinois.
A man stood charged with a hate crime Sunday following an incident at a bakery in the west Chicago suburb of Lombard last week.
A 17-year-old boy was shot and killed Saturday night in the North Park neighborhood on Chicago's Northwest Side.
