Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s plan to close loopholes that let Chicago police cooperate with immigration agents clears committee: ‘We will finally make Chicago a true sanctuary city’Lightfoot’s plan to close loopholes in the city’s Welcoming City Ordinance that allow police to cooperate in some cases with federal immigration agents moved one step clo...chicagotribune.com
Coronavirus in Illinois updates: Here’s what happened Jan. 19 with COVID-19 in the Chicago area“We’re still a few days, could be a week, away from this but if progress continues in the right way, I think it is likely that we may be able to move all the way to the T...chicagotribune.com
$150 bonus for getting the COVID-19 vaccine: How one health care network is working to incentivize vaccines to increase its acceptanceSome studies have shown that incentivizing vaccines can increase participation, but some experts are wary of the practice. At least one Texas health system is offering a ...chicagotribune.com
Woman killed at Evanston IHOP was shot in the face, her death ruled a homicide — the 4th attributed to gunman killed in police shootoutchicagotribune.com
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot again tries to pass civilian oversight of Police Departmentchicagotribune.com
Kyle Rittenhouse shootings: Negligence claims filed against City of Kenosha and county over response to protestschicagotribune.com
Read Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s letter to the City Council on the Anjanette Young casechicagotribune.com
Feds join political fight over police funding in Austin, even though it doesn’t have Texas’ worst crime increase
Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s administration tried to block TV station from airing body camera footage of police raid on wrong homechicagotribune.com
Chicago alderman fined by city’s Ethics Board for representing former colleague in criminal casechicagotribune.com
Daywatch: Pritzker’s new COVID-19 restrictions, CPS to resume in-person classes in the winter and a gift guide for book loverschicagotribune.com
Employee tax aimed at Amazon, other retailers among amendments progressive Chicago aldermen introduced to Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s proposed budgetchicagotribune.com
Mayor Lori Lightfoot, Chicago Federation of Labor announce agreement to avoid hundreds of city worker layoffs as part of 2021 budgetchicagotribune.com
Park Ridge restaurants fined for defying Gov. Pritzker’s order and continuing indoor dining as COVID-19 cases risechicagotribune.com
Column: Chicago church where thousands viewed Emmett Till’s open casket is named to list of nation’s most endangered placeschicagotribune.com
El Paso officials want to bulldoze a historic barrio. This 92-year-old woman is in the waylatimes.com
Oak Ridge North names new economic development corporation director; council approves land annexationcommunityimpact.com
Proposed Oak Ridge North FY 2020 budget includes spending on drainage, road and park improvement projectscommunityimpact.com
Montgomery City Council approves Atkins Creek bid, considers speed humps and fishing bancommunityimpact.com
Houston Considers Making Its Juvenile Curfew Rule Less Restrictive Houston Public Mediahoustonpublicmedia.org
Sugar Land has the best drinking water in the U.S. according to the American Water Works Associationabc13.com
Magnolia Police Department looks to construct indoor shooting range in city for law enforcement personnelcommunityimpact.com
Oak Ridge North City Council approves two new Robinson Road schools, city project bidscommunityimpact.com
