On Friday, the City Council's Finance Committee will be asked to authorize a settlement with the family of Stacy Vaughn-Harrell, a 47-year-old woman who died in 2017 after being hit by a car fleeing ...
Attorneys for the family of a woman killed in a crash during a high-speed police chase in 2017 say officers involved failed to activate their body cameras or turned them off during the pursuit.
AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) and its Chicago area affiliate organizations the South Side Help Center (SSHC) and CALOR will team to host a street protest and give testimony before the Chicago ...
The bootstrap effect stretches well beyond hotels, as vendors, transit systems and gig workers also report a noticeable uptick around marathon weekend. The marathon’s charity engine also hit a new ...
The Chicago City Council Finance Committee has a real doozy of a proposed legal settlement on its agenda for Friday.
The 2025 Bank of America Chicago Marathon set a record for its economic impact on the city in 2025, organizers said Thursday.
Chicago’s budget for the 2026 fiscal year, enacted just before its Dec. 31st deadline, made history when it passed without the mayor’s support or approval. Mayor Brandon Johnson lacked the […] ...
The network’s leaders have insisted two high schools they operate will remain open at least until the end of the school year, but CPS officials say the charter doesn't have a clear financial plan to ...
District officials say they will help students at the financially distressed charter network transition to other schools next month as the future of two high schools run by ASPIRA hangs in the balance ...
The axe is falling at WGN-Ch. 9, cutting a wide swath out of “Chicago’s Very Own” TV newsroom. Eight veteran reporters and anchors were laid off Monday: Sean Lewis, Ray Cortopassi, Bronagh Tumulty, ...
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The City Council Finance Committee on Wednesday voted down a recommendation from city attorneys to pay a $8.25 million settlement in a high-speed police chase that led to the death of an innocent ...