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Chicago City Council Greenlights 47‑Unit Townhome for 6659 N. Kedzie
Planned by PGBS MGR LLC and designed by Kennedy Mann, the site at 6659 N. Kedzie in Chicago is approved for 47 townhome ...
Chicago aldermen push for probe of police presence at ICE detentions
The Chicago City Council Committee on Immigrant and Refugee Rights has approved a mandate for the city to investigate the ...
Skeptical aldermen urge Chicago police to not work with ICE on Trump deportations
Aldermen ordered police and Mayor Brandon Johnson’s administration to share information about the incident, though it’s not ...
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Ald. Walter Burnett in the running to lead the Chicago Housing Authority
Ald. Walter Burnett Jr. may leave City Hall — eyeing the CHA, Congress or private sector — and pass his seat to one of his ...
Chicago police say ICE worker’s 911 call prompted them to patrol immigration raid protest
Inspector General Deborah Witzburg told the City Council that she’ll investigate the controversial June 4 police response if no one else will.
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Chicago City Council approves ‘snap curfew’ ordinance
The ordinance would grant Chicago's top cop with the power to enforce a curfew anywhere, at any time, with a 30 minute notice.
Aurora considers cutting residency requirement for some city department heads
The Aurora City Council is set to consider the creation of exceptions to a rule that requires leaders of city departments to live within city limits.
From banning the sale of rancid meat to vetoing a snap curfew, Chicago mayors have long flexed political muscle over proposed laws
Mayor Brandon Johnson recently issued the first veto by a Chicago mayor in 19 years. But mayoral vetoes once were common. A ...