Chicago News
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The city’s Committee on License and Consumer Protection approved Friday and Saturday night games at Wrigley Field this season.
Night games at Wrigley Field will be allowed on Fridays and Saturdays this year due to approval granted Thursday by the City Council Committee on License and Consumer Protection. -
JUL 17, 2020
A historic single-room occupancy hotel in Lincoln Park will be rehabbed and preserved as affordable housing next to a new seven-story apartment complex under a proposal approved by city planning officials on Thursday.
A rendering of the rehabilitated Covent Hotel at 2653 N. Clark St. [Chicago Department of Planning and Development] -
Illinois Liquor Control Commission Director Chima Enyia is asking Gov. JB Pritzker for more inspection agents in its enforcement division to ensure bars and restaurants are safe for the public during the Covid-19 pandemic. He also said Thursday he is revamping training for current employees to stay up to speed with the virus.
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Aldermen on Wednesday recommended to approve a collective bargaining agreement between the city of Chicago and the labor union that represents police supervisors largely on the grounds that it provides a blueprint for the upcoming negotiations between the city and the Fraternal Order of Police, which represents rank-and-file officers.
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JUL 16, 2020
Cook County is expected to see a nearly $300 million drop in revenue this year due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Cook County Commissioners are preparing to embark next week on a grim mission to probe more than a dozen county offices for potential cuts as they stare into a budget abyss opened by the Covid-19 epidemic. -
JUL 15, 2020
The Fair Notice ordinance advanced out of the City Council’s housing committee on a 12-6 vote Tuesday.
Landlords would have to give long-time tenants at least four months of advance notice before acting to not renew their lease under an ordinance approved by aldermen on a divided vote Tuesday. -
In Garfield Park Monday, Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot introduced “The Census Cowboy” tasked with increasing participation in the 2020 U.S. Census.
Low participation in the 2020 U.S. Census for both Cook County and Chicago has public officials pushing hard to get numbers up before the fall. -
JUL 14, 2020
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Chicago Police Supt. David Brown in Woodlawn announcing the launch of the department’s Summer Mobile Program.
This weekend, the Chicago Police Department rolled out two strategies that are vastly different in their execution, but department Supt. David Brown said are intrinsically linked. -
JUL 13, 2020
A long-brewing proposal to allow homeowners and landlords to build extra apartments on their properties will spend at least one more month in legislative limbo.
A graphic showing how attic space could be converted into an apartment under the proposed Accessory Dwelling Unit ordinance [Department of Planning and Development] -
JUL 10, 2020
A sweeping proposal to allow thousands of homeowners and landlords to add extra homes to their properties will come under the microscope of the City Council on Friday, offering a window into the measure’s chances of being passed later this month.
A coach house on Chicago’s Northwest Side. [Lichter Realty] -
JUL 10, 2020
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Officials are building up a program aimed at pushing city-hired contractors to work with businesses owned by U.S. military veterans.
Aldermen voted on Thursday to extend a plot program aimed at pushing city-hired contractors to subcontract with businesses owned by military veterans.
Ald. Gilbert Villegas (36) spearheaded an ordinance in 2018 that created a “pilot program” to encourage the city’s Department of Procurement Services to set participation goals for “veteran-owned small local businesses.” The pilot expired in April, but members of the City Council Committee on Contracting and Equity Oversight on Thursday advanced a proposal by Villegas to extend the pilot until April 2021. -
Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle speaks alongside county health officials during a press conference Tuesday.
