Aldermen to weigh more than $16 million in settlements in CPD misconduct lawsuits
The biggest payout is a proposed $14.25 million settlement in a wrongful conviction case that already has cost Chicago taxpayers more than $13 million.
Lightfoot moving back weekend curfew for minors to 10 p.m., after teen slain at Millennium Park
"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.
Aldermen approve new Chicago ward map, avoid ballot referendum on new boundaries
The new map, which sets the boundaries for Chicago's 50 wards for the next 10 years, has 14 Latino majority wards, 16 Black majority wards, one Black plurality ward, and the city's first-ever Asian majority ward.
Fatal Metra train crash "was an accident waiting to happen," family attorney says
"From everything I've heard, that was an accident waiting to happen," said Steve Jambois, an attorney for the family of 72-year-old Christina Lopez.
Missing UIC student Natally Brookson found dead; boyfriend Daniel Sotelo still missing
Natally Brookson, 22, was last seen leaving work on April 30 in the Budlong Woods neighborhood, according to a missing person flyer.
Illinois Supreme Court to decide whether landlord who accused former alderman of zoning shakedown can sue the city
Brian Strauss claims former Ald. Proco Joe Moreno had his building at Milwaukee and Damen downzoned in retaliation for evicting the music venue Double Door in 2017.
Mayor Lori Lightfoot places bet on Bally's plan for River West casino, but more hurdles remain
The mayor's pick still requires approval by the City Council, and needs the Illinois Gaming Board to approve a casino license for Bally's.
Mohammed Almaru, of Tinley Park, charged with murder of 17-year-old daughter, Mia Maro
Mia Maro, 17, was found dead around 5 p.m. Sunday in the lower level of her home in the 7800 block of West 167th Street in Tinley Park.
Whole Foods closing Englewood grocery store after six years
Whole Foods will be closing its store in Englewood, six years after opening a grocery store in what had once been a food desert on the South Side.
City Council approves Mayor Lightfoot's gas and transit card program
The program would provide 50,000 prepaid $150 gas cards, and 100,000 transit cards that could be used to cover $50 worth of CTA fares.
Black alderwomen renew push for Anjanette Young Ordinance to reform CPD search warrant rules
The Anjanette Young Ordinance, if passed, would require Chicago police officers to follow what would be a new city law governing the execution of search warrants.
City Council defeats Ald. Beale's bid to do away with lower 6mph threshold for speed camera tickets
It's the second time the alderman has failed in his bid to force a full City Council vote on raising the threshold for speed camera tickets back to the original level of 10 mph.
Former Crestwood mayor Louis Presta sentenced to 1 year in prison in red light camera bribery case
"The image of Crestwood is diminished when the mayor takes a bribe to jack up red light camera tickets on anyone driving through town," Judge Thomas Durkin said.
Federal prosecutors defend deal with former Ald. Solis, hail his "singular" cooperation
Federal prosecutors described Solis as "one of the most singular cooperators within the last several decades."
Mayor Lori Lightfoot's gas card program advances, after tweaks to appease skeptical aldermen
"At its core, we're taking resources and putting them towards working class people, and to that extent, I find it hard to be against that," Ald. Michael Rodriguez (22nd) said.