Two lakefront wards, one north and one south, demonstrate the political shifts that are looming over Chicago with election season heating up. The elections in…
Aldermanic Races Heating Up in Two Lakefront Wards
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City Council Committee: Increase Fine for Impersonating a City Employee
CHICAGO- Ald. Lona Lane (18th) proposed a revised ordinance Tuesday that would increase the fine for employees who fail to turn in city badges after…
Advocates Push for Improved CHA Oversight
Although the Chicago City Council met for the first time Wednesday since July 30, most of the action occurred outside the chamber before the meeting…
Chicago City Council Gets Ordinance On Paid Sick Leave
Workers, nonprofits and aldermen called for a new law that would require employers to provide paid sick leave to all employees. The proposed bill was…
New Parks Commissioner Gets Marching Orders
A Chicago City Council Committee met last Tuesday to consider the appointment of a new parks commissioner. Instead it gave him a honey-do list of…
Car dealership moves one step closer to opening on North Side
An unused warehouse on Chicago’s North Side moved one step closer Thursday to being transformed into a new Ford dealership after the Chicago Plan Commission…
Waldo runs for Illinois House District 40
It appears neither Democrat Rep. Deborah L. Mell nor Republican challenger Antoinette ‘Toni’ Puccio-Johnson is actively campaigning for the Nov. 6th election. “We’re not endorsing…