City Council passes Mayor Lori Lightfoot's $16.4 billion budget plan for 2023
As she prepares to run for re-election next year, Lightfoot did not seek an increase in property taxes in her 2023 budget plan.
Lightfoot's 2023 budget plan advances, set for full City Council vote next week
For the first time since taking office, Lightfoot is not asking for a property tax increase to help balance the budget.
Proposal to reduce some parking fines in Chicago draws ire from alderpersons ahead of budget vote
City attorneys said a recent Appellate Court ruling determined state law limits penalties for various parking offenses to $250, after the city had been imposing penalties of up to $500.
Lightfoot proposes annual pay raises for Chicago mayor, starting in 2024
Annual pay hikes for the mayor, city clerk, and city treasurer would be linked to the rate of inflation, and capped at 5% per year.
Family sues over Will County police shooting that left man, grandfather dead
Deputies shot both 21-year-old Jabbar Muhammad and his 70-year-old grandfather, Eldred Wells Sr., on Nov. 6, 2021, at their home in Joliet Township while responding to a domestic disturbance call.
R. Kelly's former business manager wants feds to pay his legal bill following acquittal
A jury found Derrel McDavid not guilty of charges accusing him of conspiring with Kelly to rig the singer's 2008 child pornography trial, at which Kelly was acquitted.
Former Speaker Mike Madigan faces new charge, after AT&T agrees to $23 million fine for corruption scheme
Former AT&T Illinois president Paul La Schiazza also has been indicted for his role in the conspiracy.
Chicago man and father plead guilty to misdemeanor charges in U.S. Capitol riot
Matthew Bokoski and his father, Bradley Bokoski, of Utah, both face up to six months in prison, up to five years of probation, and a fine of up to $5,000.
Family of teen slammed by police officer at Rockford school files civil rights lawsuit
"Not only should this officer never work in another school, but he should be permanently stripped of his police powers before he kills somebody," said the family's attorney, Al Hofeld Jr.
Chicago Latino Caucus urges Mayor Lightfoot to declare state of emergency over migrants from Texas
"This systemic pattern of transporting migrants to our city continues and does not seem to be slowing," the City Council Latino Caucus said in a statement.
Mayor Lori Lightfoot won't seek property tax hike in 2023 budget plan
The mayor is foregoing her original plan for a 2.5% property tax increase, which officials estimated would have cost the average owner of a $250,000 home approximately $34 next year.
Man charged with trying to kidnap woman in West Loop, attacking two other women in South Loop
Quavon Ewing, 32, is charged with one count of attempted kidnapping by force or threat of force, and two counts of aggravated battery in a public place.
Former CPD sergeant indicted for kidnapping, sexually assaulting transgender woman in 2019
Tyshee Featherstone, a transgender woman, sued Chicago Police Sgt. James Sajdak and the city in 2019, accusing Sajdak of sexually assaulting her on March 5, 2019.
Chicago police shoot man who broke into Homan Square facility and grabbed guns during SWAT training
The Homan Square site is home to the Chicago Police Department's evidence and recovered property section; and serves as the base for several specialized units, including the SWAT unit.
Ex-Waukegan police officer Dante Salinas charged with murder in 2020 shooting of Marcellis Stinnette
Salinas shot and killed Stinnette and wounded Stinnette's girlfriend, Tafara Williams, on Oct. 20, 2020, during a chase after they'd fled an earlier stop in Waukegan.