Longest-serving Chicago alderman Ed Burke will report to prison Monday; unclear where he will serve
CHICAGO (WLS) -- Legendary Chicago City Councilman Ed Burke is just days from his surrender to federal prison. Burke served as a Chicago alderman from 1969 to 2023: a total of 54 years and more than ...
City of Chicago responds after WGN report on dying tree
Chicago resident Maurie Richie called the city and his alderman’s office for help with a dying tree, but no one showed up for over two years, until WGN Investigates stepped in and the city ...
Mayor Johnson rejects plan to keep ShotSpotter; company to remove gunshot sensors
A day after Mayor Brandon Johnson indicated he would veto a council effort aimed at keeping ShotSpotter – the controversial gunshot detection technology – the device’s parent company, SoundThinking, ...
Air India refunds Indian-American Founder's first-class ticket money as ‘gross’ cabin video goes viral on Instagram
Founder of CaPatel Investments, a Chicago-based venture capital firm, Anip Patel posted a video on his Instagram profile ...
Chicago alderpeople vote to keep ShotSpotter technology, Mayor Johnson plans to veto
Mayor Brandon Johnson wants to get rid of the controversial gunshot detection program, saying it's too expensive and doesn't ...
9 changes to the Chicago Manual of Style — and why they matter
The 18th edition of reference book embraces our times, while also standing firm on certain fundamental ground rules.
1 year after end of cash bail in IL, early research shows impact less than many hoped or feared
One year after Illinois became the first state in the nation to eliminate the use of cash bail, the impact on the state's ...
Iranian hackers tried but failed to interest Biden’s campaign in stolen Trump info, FBI says
Iranian hackers sought to interest President Joe Biden’s campaign in information stolen from rival Donald Trump’s campaign, ...
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Alders vote to give city’s top cop control over future of ShotSpotter, mayor says he’ll veto measure
Mayor: Alderman should apologize for ‘offensive’ post that appeared to reference pager attacks ... they say going to court is not out of the question. Read more: Latest Chicago news and headlines “A ...
Chicago alderman gets heat after social media post on pager attacks targeting Hezbollah
CHICAGO (CBS) -- Chicago Ald. Brendan Reilly (42nd) drew controversy Wednesday after issuing a social media post referencing ...
City Council gives top cop power to keep ShotSpotter, but Johnson vows veto
The system used in 12 of Chicago’s 22 most violent police districts is scheduled to be turned off Sunday. Mayor Brandon Johnson kept a campaign promise by canceling ShotSpotter, and has defended that ...