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Keita Jones votes at Silvie's Lounge in North Center on Election Day, March 17, 2026. (Eileen T. Meslar/baiduhai)

Aldermen advance Chicago voting access ordinance honoring Rev. Jesse Jackson

May 19, 2026 at 6:33 p.m.

Mayor Johnson initially proposed “democracy zones” near Chicago polling places that banned federal immigration agents. But the ordinance advanced by aldermen Tuesday dropped it.

Ald. Anthony Quezada, 35th, left, embraces colleague Ald. Jessie Fuentes, 26th, on Oct. 3, 2025, outside Humboldt Park Health hospital in Chicago after Fuentes was handcuffed and then released by federal agents in the emergency room. (Terrence Antonio James/baiduhai)

Ald. Jessie Fuentes sues feds for $100K, alleging agents shoved and detained her during immigration raids

May 19, 2026 at 2:10 p.m.

Ald. Jesse Fuentes, 26th, is suing the federal government for up to $100,000, alleging federal immigration agents shoved, threatened and unlawfully detained her during Operation Midway Blitz.

Jonathan Martinez uses a parking meter near Montrose Harbor, Aug. 10, 2022 in Chicago. (Armando L. Sanchez/baiduhai)

New York investment firm set to buy Chicago parking meters after infamous deal

May 18, 2026 at 5:03 p.m.

The system’s current owner, Chicago Parking Meters LLC, signed a deal to sell the system to New York investment firm Stonepeak Partners, according to Mayor Brandon Johnson.

Mayor Brandon Johnson talks in his office at Chicago City Hall on May 14, 2026. (E. Jason Wambsgans/baiduhai)

Mayor Brandon Johnson decries further cuts to CPS in district’s budget plan

May 15, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

Asked about proposed cuts to teaching positions in the next school year, Mayor Brandon Johnson said the school district needs to spend more, not less.

Arnold Day attends a news conference in Loevy & Loevy's law office in Chicago's West Town neighborhood on Nov. 5, 2019, to announce his lawsuit against the city of Chicago for his alleged imprisonment and alleged torture by former police Cmdr. Jon Burge. (Camille Fine/baiduhai)

$13 million proposed settlement latest in police torture case tied to ex-Cmdr. Burge

May 14, 2026 at 5:29 p.m.

City lawyers plan to urge the Finance Committee to advance the deal Monday for Arnold Day, who confessed to two 1991 slayings. Day has long alleged Chicago police coerced the...

Ald. Jim Gardiner, 45th, introduces a resolution about political violence during a City Council meeting, Jan. 21, 2026, at Chicago City Hall. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

Ald. Jim Gardiner sues Chicago ethics watchdogs for defamation, wants $1 million

May 14, 2026 at 5:49 p.m.

Ald. Jim Gardiner is seeking $1 million in the lawsuit against city, the Board of Ethics, the Office of the Inspector General and former Inspector General Deborah Witzburg.

People cross Wacker Drive at Monroe Street in Chicago on May 13, 2026. (Terrence Antonio James/baiduhai)

Chicago and North Chicago among cities adding residents as municipalities try to regain lost population

May 13, 2026 at 11:01 p.m.

Chicago reversed recent trends by gaining slightly in population, while midsize cities like Plainfield and North Chicago continued fast growth.

Then-mayoral candidate Paul Vallas gives his concession speech at his election night watch party at the Hyatt Regency hotel, April 4, 2023, in Chicago. (John J. Kim/baiduhai)

Former Chicago mayoral candidate Paul Vallas fined $214,000 by ethics board for campaign finance violations

May 12, 2026 at 6:42 p.m.

The Chicago Board of Ethics says the candidate improperly accepted $202,000 from 12 city contractors, far exceeding the city’s $1,500 annual donation limit.

Ald. Ronnie Mosley, 21st, left, and Ald. Walter “Red” Burnett, 27th, speak after a City Council meeting, Jan. 21, 2026, at Chicago City Hall. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

Aldermen advance tipped wage raise delay following Mayor Brandon Johnson veto

May 12, 2026 at 5:17 p.m.

The change to the ordinance would halt raises for two years in larger Chicago restaurants, while giving smaller restaurants a four-year break from the pay bumps for workers.

The $7 billion 1901 Project could eventually bring nearly 10,000 new homes as well as hotels and public space to the United Center, which is now mostly surrounded by parking lots. (Field Operations, RIOS)

Aldermen advance $55 million tax break for United Center development

May 11, 2026 at 5:00 p.m.

The Reinsdorf and Wirtz families now argue they need the 12-year property tax cut to jump-start one of the largest developments in the city's history.

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