John P. Kelly, firefighter and popular Lincoln Park bar owner, dies
If anyone was ever part and parcel of the Lincoln Park community, it was John P. Kelly, a jovial city firefighter who was the longtime proprietor of the storied pub...
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Ald. Burke got a tax break on his home that Cook County’s new assessor can’t explain
Embattled Ald. Edward Burke got property tax breaks on his home and office building last year that the newly elected Cook County assessor says he can’t explain. The breaks, which...
Ald. Daniel Solis, who wore wire for FBI, paid himself hundreds of thousands of dollars from campaign fund
As a longtime alderman, Daniel Solis makes a salary many Chicago residents would envy — nearly $119,000 a year after the latest pay boost. But despite his income, Solis’ financial...
Union backs Preckwinkle, and she’s got its back
When Toni Preckwinkle wages her biggest political battles, the Service Employees International Union has her back, providing money, consultants and campaign workers. In turn, the Cook County Board president has...
Mayoral candidate Susana Mendoza returning money linked to wire-wearing Ald. Danny Solis
Mayoral candidate Susana Mendoza said Thursday that she will donate nearly $142,000 in campaign contributions linked to Ald. Daniel Solis and a company founded by the alderman’s sister. The announcement...
Snow slams Chicago, northern suburbs; plane slides off O’Hare runway
Chicago's first winter storm of 2019 descended on the area Friday night, dumping its heaviest snow in the northern suburbs on Saturday. The storm has resulted in snowy and icy...
How Toni Preckwinkle rose from Hyde Park also-ran to Cook County boss
When Cook County Democratic brass met 65 years ago to pick a new leader, a cadre of almost exclusively white, ethnic, suit-clad men assembled inside their old, smoke-filled hotel headquarters...
Berrios sister, friend quickly land jobs with Illinois secretary of state after assessor ouster
It didn’t take long for former Cook County Assessor Joseph Berrios’ sister and one of his close friends to land new government jobs, though they did have to take a...
New Cook County Assessor Fritz Kaegi cleans house of Joe Berrios workers, says change will take time
Newly minted Cook County Assessor Fritz Kaegi wasted no time Monday replacing all but one of the top executives who worked for his predecessor, old-school establishment Democrat Joe Berrios. Shortly...
Toni Preckwinkle fired her chief of staff this fall. But an adviser warned her months earlier about his treatment of women.
A day after she announced that she had fired her chief of staff for “inappropriate behavior,” Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle was asked twice if she knew about any...