Chicago Teachers Union vice president Stacy Davis Gates rules out running for mayor in 2023
"Everybody in this room knows you all need a new mayor," Davis Gates said. "But it won't be me."
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"Everybody in this room knows you all need a new mayor," Davis Gates said. "But it won't be me."
That property tax hike is about half of what she could have sought under the plan approved by the City Council two years ago tying annual property tax increases to the rise in the consumer price index.
Lightfoot's office said the deal comes with an "estimated future financial impact of nearly $4 billion for the Chicago economy."
The mayor signed an executive order prohibiting any city agency from participating in out-of-state investigations seeking to punish people who travel to Illinois for reproductive healthcare.
"I look forward to a long partnership with Lollapalooza."
All three options would preserve the stadium's iconic colonnades, while expanding capacity from 61,500 seats to 70,000 seats.
Another showdown is expected this week over the threshold for issuing speed camera tickets in Chicago.
Protesters say they are being priced out of their homes as developers snatch up property near Jackson Park.
It may have been one of the worst-kept secrets in Chicago, but Mayor Lori Lightfoot is running for reelection – and she hit the campaign trail on Wednesday.
In her campaign video, Mayor Lightfoot says: "They say I'm tough. They say I get angry. They say sometimes, I take things personally. You know what I say? They're absolutely right."
Mayor Lori Lightfoot on Monday announced the launch of the city's new the Home and Business Protection Program (HBPP) – in which anyone who lives, runs a business, or owns or leases a car in Chicago can be reimbursed for private security devices to protect their property.
The mayor said judges should not allow people charged with violent crimes to walk free on bail – because even if they're only charged rather than tried and convicted by a judge or jury, they're guilty.
Lollapalooza will happen from July 28th to the 30th in Grant Park.
Vallas, who endorsed Lightfoot in the 2019 mayoral runoff election, after finishing ninth out of 14 candidates in the first round, has since emerged as one of her most frequent critics.
Mayor Lori Lightfoot raised her voice at Ald. Byron Sigcho-Lopez (25th) at a City Council meeting Tuesday, calling him a "liar" after he took issue with the casino approval process.
Critics have raised doubts the proposed casino can generate $200 million in revenue from the city, as the Lightfoot administration has said, calling those projections "fuzzy math."
"We had a vision when we began to reimagine Willis Tower as more than just an office building, as a place that connected people."
The mayor has proposed rolling back the citywide curfew for minors from 11 p.m. to 10 p.m. on Friday and Saturday nights, and to expand the city's curfew to include 17-year-olds.
The City Council Public Safety Committee voted 14-3 on Friday to approve the one hour rollback of the curfew hours on weekends, as well as to expand the city's curfew to include 17-year-olds.
"We feel very confident that we have the votes to make sure that this gets over the hurdle," Mayor Lightfoot said.
"The Chicago Food Truck Festival showcases the city's food truck industry and the resilient entrepreneurs behind it."
Mayor Lori Lightfoot's plan to prevent large group chaos and violence in the Loop, like what was seen last weekend, has hit a snag.
A larger project updating the building and adding new classrooms at Farragut is scheduled to be completed in 2023.
Leaders are scrambling to find a way to curb the downtown chaos caused by large groups of kids – which resulted in a 16-year-old boy being shot and killed in Millennium Park this past Saturday.
"I'm urging parents, guardians, and responsible adults in the lives of children to make sure that you know what the rules are, and that you make a plan with your children and young people," Lightfoot said.
