City Council Passes Watered-Down Ordinance Giving IG Oversight Of Aldermen
The Chicago City Council has approved a watered-down ordinance regarding oversight of aldermen by an inspector general, reports WBBM's Nancy Harty.
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The Chicago City Council has approved a watered-down ordinance regarding oversight of aldermen by an inspector general, reports WBBM's Nancy Harty.
Dozens of aldermen say they want the city to use more than a billion dollars in so-called TIF development funds to help bail out the Chicago Public Schools, reports WBBM Political Editor Craig Dellimore.
Principals at the Chicago Public Schools learned Tuesday how much money they must cut from their school budgets, but some aldermen were pushing a plan to prevent the cuts by moving money from another account.
A proposal from Mayor Rahm Emanuel to crack down on cigarette sales to young people drew heavy criticism at a City Council hearing today, reports WBBM Political Editor Craig Dellimore.
Lake County Sheriff John Buncich has been trying to convince state lawmakers to remove an East Chicago city councilman who was re-elected last year, even though he has been in jail for murder since October.
Burns, 42, has been hired as Midwest policy director and senior advisor for Airbnb, the website which allows homeowners to rent out rooms or entire homes.
The Chicago Police Department would be required purchase a Taser for every one of its 12,500 sworn officers and train them on how to use it by Jan. 1, 2017, under one of several proposals made by African-American aldermen in response to the Laquan McDonald controversy, the Chicago Sun-Times is reporting.
An effort to bring Chicago aldermen under the city's top investigative watchdog was derailed today in City Council.
The mayor will introduce the proposal to the City Council on Wednesday. Emanuel said it's all part of his effort to prevent young people from becoming addicted to potentially deadly tobacco products.
The City Council's Public Safety Committee is unanimously recommending that Sharon Fairley be confirmed as head of the Independent Police Review Authority.
In what might be a new posture for the Chicago City Council, aldermen closely questioned just about every financial proposal the Emanuel administration brought before them at a Finance Committee meeting on Monday.
A Chicago City Council Committee is recommending the full council approve an ordinance that would give City Inspector General Joe Ferguson jurisdiction to keep watch over the aldermen, reports WBBM Political Editor Craig Dellimore.
A group of Chicago aldermen has announced plans to force a showdown over who will act as the official watchdog over the City Council.
Aldermen were putting a spotlight on the Chicago Police Department on Tuesday, as they prepared to hold a public hearing to discuss the department's policies and practices, which have been called into question following the fatal police shooting of Laquan McDonald.
Chicago aldermen expect to settle their debate over what kind of watchdog should watch over them early next year, reports WBBM Political Editor Craig Dellimore.
Aldermen plan to take their own look at the problems swirling around the Chicago Police Department at a public hearing scheduled for next week.
Protesters who have been calling for Mayor Rahm Emanuel to resign ever since video of the fatal police shooting of 17-year-old Laquan McDonald was made public were not moved by the mayor's apology Wednesday in a speech to the City Council.
Mayor Rahm Emanuel apologized Wednesday for the fatal police shooting of Laquan McDonald, which has become the focus of a police misconduct scandal that has proved to be the most serious crisis of his tenure, and has prompted a federal probe of the Chicago Police Department.
In a rare speech before the City Council on Wednesday, Mayor Rahm Emanuel was expected to go into more detail about his plans to rebuild public trust in a Police Department under intense scrutiny for its use of force and other alleged misconduct.
Ald. Raymond Lopez (15th) has introduced a measure that would open the doors for video gambling machines in Chicago, but would allow aldermen to ban the machines from specific areas, or entire wards.
The resolution reaffirming Chicago's status as a sanctuary city was unanimously approved after several aldermen offered personal stories of seeking refuge here.
At today's Chicago City Council meeting, Aldermen are expected to approve an ordinance that will shed more light on any plans to privatize City services or City assets.
CBS 2's Mike Parker talked to the watchdog who has had his last bark.
The Aviation Committee hearing at City Hall could include a drone flying over the heads of aldermen and staffers as they discuss possible restrictions on recreational and hobby drone users.
The proposal approved in committee on Tuesday would add active and prior military personnel to those protected by the city's hate crime ordinance.
