Mayoral candidates to participate in women's forum
In the race for Chicago mayor, all nine candidates will go head-to-head on some of the most talked about issues Saturday afternoon.
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In the race for Chicago mayor, all nine candidates will go head-to-head on some of the most talked about issues Saturday afternoon.
Ahead of Monday's Martin Luther King Jr. holiday, Mayor Lori Lightfoot is holding her annual Interfaith Breakfast Friday morning.
Critics called the Lightfoot campaign's emails to CPS teachers "deeply problematic."
Mayor Lori Lightfoot and challenger Jesus "Chuy" Garcia faced off for the first time Saturday. They joined five other mayoral candidates in a forum focused on disability-related issues and concerns.
"Overburdening other cities is not the solution," they wrote.
"Overburdening other cities is not the solution," they wrote.
The candidates are expected to discuss ways to help Chicagoans living with disabilities.
The candidates are expected to discuss ways to help Chicagoans living with disabilities.
It gives residents an opportunity to use their imagination to create snowplow names like "Snow-Be-Gone Kenobi", and "Buzz Ice-Clear."
The White House says she'll highlight the Biden administration's accomplishments on infrastructure - including $40 billion for bridges across the U.S.
The White House says she'll highlight the Biden administration's accomplishments on infrastructure - including $40 billion for bridges across the U.S.
Saturday is your final day to apply for relief through the Chicago Resiliency Fund 2.0 program.
Anyone who claimed a dependent on their 2019 taxes like a college student living at home or a family member with disabilities is eligible for up to $500 in relief.
The community meeting Wednesday night at the Harriet M. Harris Park fieldhouse, 6200 S. Drexel Ave., was advertised as a "conversation." But there wasn't really a discussion.
The mayor says she tested positive on Friday and has no symptoms.
The mayor says she tested positive on Friday and has no symptoms.
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot said she tested positive for COVID-19 on Friday. The mayor released a statement on social media in which she said she was not experiencing symptoms, "which I attribute to being vaccinated and fully boosted."
The mayor also tested positive back in January.
The $1.7 billion project is still waiting for the Illinois Gaming Board to approve its casino license.
Mayor Lori Lightfoot announced Anabel Abarca as her pick Monday.
The council's Rules Committee has already voted unanimously to appoint Anabel Abarca to fill the seat.
Bally's is still awaiting approval of its casino license from the Illinois Gaming Board.
A resident of McKinley Park, Abarca was one of three people to apply to replace Cardenas in the 12th Ward.
More than 600 people have died from violence in the city this year.
The 10th National Vigil for All Victims is taking place at Augustana Lutheran Church of Hyde Park at 6 p.m.
