Feds Deployed Tear Gas on the Far South Side Even After Cops Told Them They Had No Gas Masks, Sources Say
Federal agents deployed tear gas on the Far South Side — sickening protesters and more than a dozen cops — despite a deputy Chicago police […]
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Staunton Restaurant Owner’s Detention Sparks Probe Into Senator’s Staffer
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has launched a probe into the conduct of one of U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth’s aides, who is accused of […]
Record Property Tax Increases Slam Chicago Homeowners as Downtown Owners See Cuts
Chicago homeowners are being walloped with a record property tax hike, with some of the city’s poorest neighborhoods absorbing the steepest increases even as downtown […]
New Federal Rules Could Put Formerly Unhoused People Back Out on The Streets Across Illinois
Chicago-area housing advocates are bracing for many of the 8,500 formerly unhoused people whose residences are subsidized by the federal government to lose their homes […]
Greising: Chicago government can’t afford to shut down. We need good-faith budget negotiations
Mayor Brandon Johnson’s proposed head tax on companies with more than 200 employees appeared dead after the City Council’s Finance Committee on Monday rejected the […]
Illinois’ Low-Cost Library Program Takes on the Justice Gap
Last fall, when an anxious patron rushed into the Addison Public Library asking how to file a court document, Sara Lock felt prepared. She’d grown […]
Budget Woes: Mayor, Council Clash Over Programs That Feds Once Paid for That Johnson Wants to Keep — on The City’s Tab
As city leaders scramble to close a $1.2 billion budget gap, Mayor Brandon Johnson wants to preserve multiple city programs that were created by or […]
Family of Chicago Cop Killed in Botched Chase Sues Chicago Police Department and Partner Who Shot Her
The mother of Chicago police Officer Krystal Rivera filed a wrongful death lawsuit Wednesday in which she says her daughter’s partner Officer Carlos Baker was […]
‘Where is Justice for Krystal?’ Mom of Cop Asks After Suing Chicago Police Department, Partner Who Shot Her
Her voice trembling, the mother of Chicago police Officer Krystal Rivera asked a question Thursday as she announced a wrongful death lawsuit against the Chicago […]
A Once Dying Mall in Southern Illinois is Getting a Mighty Makeover, Thanks to $112M Bond Deal, But The Project Has Hit a Speed Bump
MARION, Ill. — One of three developers entrusted by state and city of Marion officials to oversee a multimillion redevelopment project — a key to […]