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Aldermen are set to consider a proposal by developer Sterling Bay on Tuesday to build a pair of mid-rise office buildings in Fulton Market, potentially extending the mega-firm’s grip over the booming commercial district.
Sterling Bay is proposing an 18-story office tower at 1000 W. Carroll Ave. [Sterling Bay]
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Mayor Lori Lightfoot will ask aldermen to approve a revised set of rules on Tuesday outlining where recreational cannabis dispensaries are allowed to open after sales become legal on Jan. 1.
The cannabis exclusion zone as proposed by Mayor Lori Lightfoot. [Chicago Mayor's Office]
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OCT 11, 2019
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OCT 11, 2019
Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle singled out winding down the county jail’s population and kick-starting development in the South Suburbs as key priorities of the 2020 budget she released on Thursday, but she offered no plan to address the ballooning health care costs that threaten to reverse nearly a decade of shrinking deficits.
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OCT 10, 2019
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OCT 10, 2019
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This still image taken from police dash camera video, eventually released by the city in November 2015, shows Chicago teen Laquan McDonald just prior to being shot by Officer Jason Van Dyke on Oct. 20, 2014. (Chicago Police Department)
Flexing new powers championed by Mayor Lori Lightfoot and approved by the Chicago City Council, city officials Wednesday released new details about the investigation into former Police Officer Jason Van Dyke, who murdered 17-year-old Laquan McDonald, and 15 officers accused of covering up the shooting.
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OCT 10, 2019
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Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s pick to lead the Chicago Department of Planning and Development is scheduled to face public questions from aldermen for the first time during a meeting of the City Council’s Committee on Economic, Technology and Capital Development on Thursday.
Maurice Cox. [Submitted]
