Chicago City Council approves Anthony Quezada as next 35th Ward alderman
The Chicago City Council approved Mayor Brandon Johnson’s pick to be the next 35th Ward alderman at a special meeting Monday.
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The Chicago City Council approved Mayor Brandon Johnson’s pick to be the next 35th Ward alderman at a special meeting Monday.
Twice so far this year, large gatherings of teens in the Streeterville neighborhood have ended in gunfire.
An effort to push the curfew up two hours, to 8 p.m., for kids under 18 in downtown Chicago is getting new attention, after two large so-called teen takeovers in Streeterville earlier this year ended in gun violence.
Quezada, a Cook County Commissioner since 2022, previously spent six years as former Ald. Carlos Ramirez Rosa's constituent service director.
Ald. Stephanie Coleman (16th), who chairs the City Council Black Caucus, said banning the sale of new furs would "have such a devastating economic consequence to our city's small businesses."
Aldermen voted 26-19 against the fur ban proposed by Ald. Raymond Lopez (15th), after impassioned pleas from critics who said it would harm Black entrepreneurs, and that a decision on whether or not to buy fur products should be left up to individual consumers. Political Reporter Chris Tye reports.
The Chicago City Council on Wednesday voted down an effort to ban the sale of new fur products in the city.
The city's police oversight agency recommended officer Nicholas Jovanovich be fired for using excessive force against Miracle Boyd, but he resigned before facing any possible disciplinary action.
Under the city ordinance, fur retailers in Chicago could no longer sell real fur coats. They could only sell those made with synthetic materials.
Under the city ordinance, fur retailers in Chicago could no longer sell real fur coats. They could only sell those made with synthetic materials. Marissa Sulek reports.
Critics have called the back-loaded structure of the bond deal financially irresponsible.
Mayor Johnson’s controversial plan to raise $830 million for city improvements through a new bond proposal made it through the City Council. Political Reporter Chris Tye reports.
The City Council on Wednesday narrowly approved an $830 million bond deal to finance infrastructure projects. On the surface, it sounds great for Chicago; new money to repair crumbling streets, rusted light poles, and bad bridges. But critics say, while those fixes need to be made, the way the city plans to pay for it is financially irresponsible.
Young said she's still waiting on Mayor Brandon Johnson to make good on a promise to pass an ordinance creating strict rules on how and when police raids can be executed.
Ald. Daniel La Spata (1st), the chief sponsor of the ordinance, had argued a lower speed limit was necessary to protect public safety.
The mayor's bond plan has sparked intense debate over its potential long-term impact on the city's finances, in particular after recent credit downgrades.
- Mayor Brandon Johnson's plan to issue $830 million in bonds to fund various infrastructure projects – scheduled for a final vote by the Chicago City Council on Wednesday – is facing pushback from some aldermen, especially with the threat of federal funding cuts.
City Council members said they were ready to debate the Dexter Reed settlement and they were shocked when it was passed over — presumably because the votes were not there to pass it. Megan Hickey reports.
Some aldermen say the settlement will send a dangerous message, while others say it will save the city money, and time, in the long run.
The Chicago City Council Finance Committee was ready Monday to battle over a controversial settlement for the family of Dexter Reed, who was killed by Chicago police officers last year in a shootout following a traffic stop on the West Side. But as Megan Hickey reports, the vote was scrapped at the last minute.
Some aldermen say the settlement will send a dangerous message, while others say it will save the city money, and time, in the long run. Andrew Ramos reports.
The settlement agreement also would include "non-monetary relief" that would set new restrictions on traffic stops for the Chicago Police Department, sources said.
Angela Parks was hit by an SUV fleeing police in August 2020, and was left a quadriplegic before dying 18 months later.
The display, titled "U.S-Israel War Machine," is part of an exhibit on puppets. A group of alderpeople want it removed.
On May 11, 1988, David K. Nelson Jr., a student at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, displayed his painting “Mirth & Girth” — which depicted the late Mayor Harold Washington in a bra, panties, and a garter belt. As Linda MacLennan reports for Channel 2 News, some alders found the painting so offensive that they came to the School of the Art Institute to take it down.
