Ald. Roberto Maldonado withdraws candidacy for another term
Maldonado makes the 16th alderman elected in 2019 who has opted not to run for reelection this year.
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Maldonado makes the 16th alderman elected in 2019 who has opted not to run for reelection this year.
This week, the City Council passed an ordinance allowing police to impose fines and jail time on people caught with an illegal gun – regardless of what happens in court.
This week, the City Council passed an ordinance allowing police to impose fines and jail time on people caught with an illegal gun – regardless of what happens in court. CBS 2's Charlie De Mar reports.
Prosecutors said the 34th Ward alderwoman hasn't met the "bare minimum" of proof to support her claim that she wouldn't be able to make it through a trial.
More than 50 years after former Mayor Richard J. Daley vowed to extend the CTA Red Line south from 95th Street to 130th Street, the Chicago City Council took a major step to finally fulfilling that promise.
The Chicago City Council on Wednesday voted to crack down on drivers who block bike lanes by increasing fines, and allowing more city departments to issue tickets, rather than just police, among other steps.
The $1.7 billion project is still waiting for the Illinois Gaming Board to approve its casino license.
That vote will allow the CTA to leverage as much as $2.2 billion in federal funding for the $3.6 billion project.
Bally's is still awaiting approval of its casino license from the Illinois Gaming Board.
Veteran officer Issac Lambert, who oversaw the investigation, said he was pressured to make the officer who opened fire seem like the victim.
The method of paying for the project is getting mixed reactions.
The mayor's budget team said tying annual property tax hikes to inflation provides predictability and stability in property tax levels each year.
A resident of McKinley Park, Abarca was one of three people to apply to replace Cardenas in the 12th Ward.
The volunteers for aldermanic candidate Marija Tomic spoke exclusively to CBS 2 Political Investigator Dana Kozlov.
The Chicago Board of Election Commissioners confirmed Burke did not file renomination petitions by the Monday deadline.
The Chicago Board of Election Commissioners confirmed Burke did not file renomination petitions by the Monday deadline. CBS 2 Political Investigator Dana Kozlov reports.
The Chicago Board of Election Commissioners confirmed Burke did not file renomination petitions by the Monday deadline.
James Suh says Ald. James Gardiner (45th) retaliated against him after getting publicly criticized.
In one of the largest exoduses in recent history, 14 aldermen who won in 2019 announced they are either resigning or not running again.
Austin and her chief of staff, Chester Wilson Jr., were indicted last year on federal charges accusing them of taking bribes from a construction company seeking Austin's support for a development in her ward.
Officer Adolfo Bolanos shot 17-year-old Michael Elam Jr. three times in the back, and is facing possible firing over the shooting.
The position is open because Ald. George Cardenas is resigning from the City Council at the end of this month. He was just elected to the Cook County Board of Review.
If you want to be the next alderperson of the 12th Ward in Chicago, hurry up and get your application in.
When Ald. Brendan Reilly (42nd) asked to give the CTA a letter grade, Carter refused.
A long-delayed proposal to revise Chicago Police Department search warrant policies, known as the Anjanette Young Ordinance, hit a roadblock on Thursday, as a key City Council Committee voted against the changes it sought. CBS 2 Investigator Megan Hickey reports.
