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Daniel La Spata, Jay Ramirez and Lauren Young [Submitted]
Ald. Daniel La Spata (1) declared victory Saturday in his write-in campaign for Democratic Committeeperson in his Northwest Side ward, despite being knocked off the primary ballot.
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APR 03, 2020
Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle on Thursday announced an outreach campaign designed to help business owners and contractors apply for a piece of the $2 trillion federal relief package.
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Gov. JB Pritzker’s statewide stay-at-home order will not stop west-suburban Democratic Party leaders from getting together to choose a replacement for Cook County Comm. Jeffrey Tobolski (D-16) later this month.
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APR 03, 2020
Former Dallas Police Chief David Brown addresses the news media while Mayor Lori Lightfoot looks on. [Chicago Mayor's Office]
Mayor Lori Lightfoot chose former Dallas Police Chief David Brown to lead the Chicago Police Department, she announced on Thursday.
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APR 02, 2020
Mayor Lori Lightfoot addresses the news media as Gov. JB Pritzker looks on. [Colin Boyle/Block Club Chicago]
Mayor Lori Lightfoot insisted again Wednesday that Chicago’s municipal finances are weathering the storm whipped up by the coronavirus pandemic, even as Gov. JB Pritzker says the state’s budget will be "vastly different" than he planned.
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APR 02, 2020
Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle threw cold water Wednesday on property owners’ hopes that their second-installment tax bills may be delayed while they reel from the economic devastation wrought by the coronavirus pandemic.
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APR 02, 2020
Chicago Police Board President Ghian Foreman addresses the news media in November. [Heather Cherone/The Daily Line]
The Chicago Police Board tapped three finalists in the search for a new Chicago Police Department superintendent at a chaotic audio-only meeting on Wednesday, the first of its kind during the coronavirus era.
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APR 01, 2020
Gov. JB Pritzker addresses the news media. [Colin Boyle/Block Club Chicago]
Illinois residents must stay at home for another 30 days to prevent the state’s health care system from collapsing under the weight of the coronavirus pandemic, Gov. JB Pritzker announced Tuesday.
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APR 01, 2020
Board of Review Commissioner Michael Cabonargi [Don Vincent/The Daily Line]
A near-total shutdown of in-person government services has not stopped the Cook County Board of Review from churning through tens of thousands of appeals to determine how much in property taxes owners should pay.
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A fresh batch of mail-in ballots on Monday propelled Ald. George Cardenas (12) to a 21-vote lead over his arch-rival State Sen. State Sen. Tony Muñoz (D-Chicago) in the race to be the Democratic committeeperson for Chicago’s 12th Ward, erasing the advantage Muñoz has held since Election Day nearly two weeks ago.
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MAR 31, 2020
A plan to build the city’s second-tallest tower could be approved during Chicago’s first public meeting in the coronavirus era.
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MAR 31, 2020
As the number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Illinois continues to double every three or four days, Mayor Lori Lightfoot and Gov. JB Pritzker announced Monday that the battle against the pandemic entered a new phase with the announcement that McCormick Place will become a 3,000-bed hospital.
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City housing officials on Monday announced the approval of $13.2 million in tax credits for the construction of up to 1,083 units of affordable housing across Chicago, signaling that the coronavirus crisis has not stopped the city’s long-term fight to expand low-cost housing options.
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MAR 30, 2020
Chicagoans who lost their jobs or found their paychecks scaled back because of the coronavirus pandemic can apply for $1,000 grants from the city, Mayor Lori Lightfoot announced Friday.
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MAR 30, 2020
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Activists protest the Lincoln Yards and The 78 developments April 10 outside City Hall. (Hannah Alani/Block Club Chicago)
Mayor Lori Lightfoot last month unveiled long-awaited plans she said would restructure how Chicago subsidizes massive private developments with tax dollars originally intended to fight urban blight.
Lightfoot’s administration said the changes were a first step toward fulfilling the mayor’s campaign promise to impose “rigorous standards that eradicate waste and abuse and ensure investments in economically distressed neighborhoods” for the controversial tax increment financing program.
