Community calls for firing of Chicago police officers allegedly on Oath Keepers membership list
Chicago police have declined to take disciplinary action against those officers. Now there are calls for Mayor Brandon Johnson to establish a civilian task force to look at extremism within CPD.
Chicago police oversight chief defends handling of investigations amid whistleblower lawsuits
Andrea Kersten, chief administrator of the Civilian Office of Police Accountability, defends the agency from bias allegations during Saturday's City Council budget hearing.
Chicago is what happens when antisemitism mixes with lawlessness
Days after the Oct. 26 shooting of an Orthodox Jewish man in Chicago, Mayor Brandon Johnson was publicly rebuked for issuing ...
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4 ways Chicago’s 2025 budget fails, plus hikes property taxes
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson’s 2025 budget proposes a nearly $1 billion deficit. High personnel and pension costs have ...
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From political philosophy to crime fighting, 41st Ward Ald. Napolitano discusses variety of issues
BRIAN NADIG Alderman Anthony Napolitano (41st) touched on a variety of issues — from his political philosophy to crime ...
Mayor says property tax hike is the answer
NO MINCING WORDS: Mayor Brandon Johnson proposed a property tax hike that would generate a hefty $300 million but also allow the city to avoid layoffs or furloughs in order to plug a nearly $1 billion ...
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Johnson's $17.3 billion budget faces pushback in City Council, with a close ally in the opposition
The hardball negotiations and posturing over Mayor Brandon Johnson’s proposed $17.3 billion 2025 budget began nearly as soon ...
Mayor Johnson to announce property tax hike as part of 2025 budget despite campaign promises
As Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson delivers his 2024 budget address during a City Council meeting Wednesday, he is expected to ...
With Mayor Johnson expected to propose property tax increase, some residents express uncertainty
As Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson is expected to propose a property tax increase during Wednesday's City Council meeting, some ...
What happens if Chicago can’t pass a budget? ‘Murky waters,’ ‘dire situation.’
The challenge Johnson faces has made some aldermen wary of an unlikely, but troubling worst-case scenario: Could the city fail to pass a budget by the state’s Dec. 31 deadline?
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Chicago alderman argues ‘ShotSpotter ‘fulfills what it’s meant to do’
(The Center Square) – Chicago Ald. Chris Taliaferro is skeptical of new city data that highlights how gunshot detection operator ShotSpotter did not alert police to at least 20% of all shootings ...