Of eight aldermen Mayor Brandon Johnson initially asked to join the budget task force, four had not accepted as of Thursday morning.
Aldermen spurning Mayor Brandon Johnson’s new budget working group: ‘It points to a larger problem’
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Chicago Housing Authority board member reprimanded for ‘sexually graphic conversation,’ report says
The board member told the Tribune she said she believes the report was in reference to a comment she made about needing to go home and have sex.
Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton first major Democrat to declare bid for retiring Dick Durbin’s Senate seat
Juliana Stratton, who has served as Illinois’ lieutenant governor, has been public about her interest in Dick Durbin’s seat.
Illinois and 11 other states sue the Trump administration to stop tariff policy
A dozen states sued the Trump administration in the U.S. Court of International Trade in New York on Wednesday to stop its tariff policy, saying it is unlawful and has brought chaos to the American economy.
President Donald Trump to hold a rally in Michigan next week to mark his first 100 days in office
President Donald Trump will mark his first 100 days in office next week with a rally in Michigan, his first since returning to the White House earlier this year.
US Rep. Jan Schakowsky says she’ll make announcement on her future at May 5 lunch event
Longtime U.S. Rep. Jan Schakowsky will announce whether she plans to seek reelection in less than two weeks, she wrote Wednesday in a social media post.
US Sen. Dick Durbin’s retirement opens the floodgates for a number of potential successors
Following Sen. Dick Durbin’s decision, Illinois officeholders are looking at the potential risks and rewards of seeking a coveted US Senate seat.
Ramirez-Rosa, as new Park District chief, pledges to work to keep Bears on lakefront, address district summer camp ‘hunger games’
After focusing on a handful of Northwest Side neighborhoods on the City Council, Caros Ramirez-Rosa now manages a $600 million budget, 615 parks, and high stakes events.
Coin toss decides final Glenwood trustee seat
Incumbent Felicia Brown won Glenwood’s third village trustee seat Tuesday after a Cook County clerk coin toss broke a tie vote.
Trump says Zelenskyy is prolonging war in Ukraine by resisting calls to cede Crimea to Russia
President Donald Trump on Wednesday lashed out at Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, saying the Ukrainian leader is prolonging the “killing field” after he pushed back on ceding Crimea to Russia as part of a potential peace plan.