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Fox News political analyst Gianno Caldwell calls out Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot for undermining the city's crime wave after McDonald's CEO Chris Kempczinski condemned it.

The Discovery Partners Institute headquarters will be the centerpiece of The 78, a new neighborhood set to rise on vacant land just southwest of downtown.

University of Illinois Chicago professor Dick Simpson retired after 55 years at UIC and establishing himself as an authority on political matters of all kinds, from corruption and voting patterns to budgeting and civic engagement. While producing reform-influencing research and more than a dozen books, he has shared his expertise beyond UIC classrooms as a frequent contributor to media coverage of city and state politics.

A pandemic that wreaked havoc on restaurants might also have produced a silver lining — at least that’s the hope of Mayor Lori Lightfoot as she moves to make permanent the outdoor dining provisions prompted by COVID-19.

CHICAGO — Mayor Lori Lightfoot fired back Wednesday at McDonald’s CEO Chris Kempczinski after he raised concerns about crime in Chicago, and she defended the city’s economic outlook. Lightfoot was asked about last week’s comments by Kempczinski to the Economic Club of Chicago where he referenced the recent departures of high-profile companies such as Caterpillar, Boeing and Citadel from the ...

Mayor Lori Lightfoot says she's focused on "all the good news" and not on CEO Chris Kempczinski's comments.

One proposal would cap annual increases at 5%; another would limit pay to $120,000, less than the current top alderman pay.

There are few places in the U.S. with a more deeply ingrained reputation as a refuge for immigrants than New York City.

A month after state regulators ordered Commonwealth Edison to pay $38 million in refunds due to the scandal tied to ex-House Speaker Michael Madigan, the Illinois attorney general wants consumers to get a little more.

Knudsen, if confirmed by the council, would serve out the rest of the term but would have to run in February to keep the seat.

Harris praised Gov. J.B. Pritzker and Mayor Lori Lightfoot for protecting the status of Illinois and Chicago as a safe haven on abortion rights.

Chicago reporter William J. Kelly discusses his lawsuit against Lori Lightfoot for revoking his press credentials following combative exchanges with her office.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott's office is calling out Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker over what it calls "hypocrisy" after state officials sent migrants to suburban Chicago towns.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott's office is calling out Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker over what it calls "hypocrisy" after state officials sent migrants to suburban Chicago towns.

McDonald’s said the lab will begin a phased opening in the second half of 2023. It will exit its Romeoville lease at the end of next year.

Mayor Lori Lightfoot suggested federal aid should be diverted from Texas given Gov. Greg Abbott's actions to bus migrants to northern cities.

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker is signing a disaster proclamation to secure resources for the asylum seekers bused to Illinois from Texas and has deployed 75 National Guard members to assist with the logistics of receiving the migrants, he announced Wednesday. Pritzker again criticized his Texas counterpart, Greg Abbott, for failing to coordinate or communicate with Illinois and Chicago officials ...

Gov. J.B. Pritzker, Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle, Mayor Lori Lightfoot and other leaders will give an update on new migrant arrivals.

The city fought releasing the records even though two opinions from the Illinois attorney general's office were in the Tribune's favor.

Chicago offered 5,000 people monthly payments of $500 for a year; the city received more than 176,000 applications.

Burr Ridge Mayor Gary Grasso said his issue was with the state locating migrants in the community was one of politics and less about the people staying at a Hampton Inn.

Fifteen aldermen have announced they won't seek reelection next year or have left the City Council in recent months.

The liberal deputy floor leader of Chicago City Council blasted the increased crime in the city, saying public safety 'was a joke' and questioned why citizens bother calling the police.

“Let’s work together on this," said Elk Grove Village Mayor Craig Johnson.

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“Lori Lightfoot has a problem and it’s interesting for a Black woman to have a Black problem,” one political analyst contends.

Migrants from the Southern border were reportedly bussed to suburban Illinois hotels after being welcomed in Chicago, a move that the mayor of Burr Ridge called frustrating.

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The planned casino in River West has already received an initial City Council vote of approval.

Those seeking contraception or gender-affirming care would also be protected under the so-called "Bodily Autonomy Sanctuary City" ordinance.

The man tried to deliver a letter to the Chicago mayor's house while carrying a loaded gun, authorities said.

Chicago leaders are urging residents now eligible for new, updated COVID-19 boosters to grab them to help prevent another surge of the illness.

Watch Mayor Lori Lightfoot and officials provide a COVID-19 update as the new booster comes to Chicago.

Mayor Lori Lightfoot and Chicago Public Health Commissioner Dr. Allison Arwady will provide an update Tuesday regarding COVID-19 vaccines.

Garza joins a lengthy list of Chicago aldermen who have chosen not to seek reelection in February.

Chicago officials have asked the public for volunteers and donations to help immigrants being bused to the city from Texas amid the Republican-led state’s political battle over the immigration policies of President Joe Biden’s administration.

Mayor Lori Lightfoot said the city had not yet heard from any Texas officials and urged Texas' Republican governor, Greg Abbott, to collaborate on a more humane treatment of the immigrants.

A busload of about 50 immigrants arrived Sunday in Chicago, days after the arrival of the first busload of about 75​.

Chicago officials have asked the public for volunteers and donations to help immigrants being bused to the city from Texas amid the Republican-led state's political battle over the immigration policies of President Joe Biden's administration. A busload of about 50 immigrants arrived Sunday in Chicago, days after the arrival of the first busload of about 75. Mayor Lori Lightfoot said the city had not yet heard from any Texas officials and urged Texas' Republican governor, Greg Abbott, to collaborate on a more humane treatment of the immigrants.

For weeks now, Abbott, a Republican, has been sending busloads of migrants who crossed the border in Texas to Washington, D.C., New York City an now Chicago.

Videos on social media show dangerous street racing during large meetups from California to Michigan.

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot called Texas Gov. Greg Abbott "a man without any morals" for bussing migrants from the Texas-Mexico border to Chicago during a Thursday press conference. Abbott wasted no time firing back.

“Like any immigrant, they come here with hopes and dreams, how can I close my door?” said a woman who opened her Chicago church to the migrants.

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Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot harshly criticized Texas Gov. Greg Abbott during a press conference on Thursday, calling him a "man without any morals."

Texas Gov. Abbott has said he's busing migrants north because President Biden's immigration policy is overwhelming border towns.

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The mayor of Chicago and the governor of Illinois say they welcome the migrants Gov. Greg Abbott has sent from Texas.

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Issue taking focus as aldermen on Friday will be forced to decide whether to accept a nearly 10% salary bump for themselves.

Abbott late Wednesday announced Chicago would be a new destination for migrants bused from Texas in his strategy to draw attention to the influx of people at the southern border. Chicago leadership welcomed the migrants “with dignity and respect.”

Approximately 60 migrants coming from Texas were dropped off at Chicago’s Union Station on Wednesday night.

The Chicago City Council will see significant turnover next year as a wave of aldermen will not be running for reelection.

NASCAR has added its first street course to the Cup schedule with a planned 2023 race through downtown Chicago.

Pride parades kicked off in some of America’s biggest cities Sunday amid new fears about the potential erosion of freedoms won through decades of activism.

A new foot pursuit policy prohibits Chicago police officers from chasing people simply because they run away or if they are suspected of committing minor offenses.

Even as the United States reeled over the massacre of 19 children and two teachers at an elementary school in Texas, multiple mass shootings happened elsewhere over the Memorial Day weekend.

A clamp-down on Chicago teens’ access to a popular downtown park and a weekend curfew following the fatal shooting of a teenager has revived longstanding accusations that City Hall prioritizes the city’s sparkling lakefront and downtown over West and South side neighborhoods where hundreds have been killed or hurt by gun violence.

Jail officials say Jussie Smollett began a 150-day jail sentence for lying to police about a racist and homophobic attack that he staged himself in protective custody.

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer was one of the more high-profile targets of political violence when prosecutors say a group of men who were angry about pandemic restrictions plotted to kidnap her.

The former Chicago police officer who was convicted in the shooting death of Black teenager Laquan McDonald has been released from prison after serving less than half of his sentence.

The imminent release from prison of the former Chicago police officer who shot Laquan McDonald 16 times in 2014, killing the Black teenager, is a reminder for some of what they say is an unfair criminal justice system.

Students in the nation's third-largest school district will resume classes this week after leaders of the Chicago Teachers Union accepted a proposal with the district over COVID-19 safety protocols.

Chicago schools will offer more COVID-19 testing and have standards to close school related to infection rates, but the cost of a bitter union battle and five days of missed schools has parents and union members questioning if it was worth it.

The leader of the Chicago Teachers Union is blaming the city’s mayor for a continued standoff over COVID-19 protocols.

Classes in Chicago were canceled for a third consecutive day amid an ongoing fight with the teachers union over remote learning and other COVID-19 safety protocols.

Classes in Chicago were canceled for a third consecutive day amid an ongoing fight with the teachers union over remote learning and other COVID-19 safety protocols.

Chicago police say they've arrested an 18-year-old man in this week's shooting death of a Chinese student near the University of Chicago's campus.

New York City will require police officers, firefighters and other municipal workers to be vaccinated against COVID-19 or be placed on unpaid leave.

Police departments that are requiring officers to be vaccinated against COVID-19 are running up against pockets of resistance across the U.S. Police unions and officers are pushing back by filing lawsuits to block the mandates.

In a story published Oct. 10, 2021, about Monday’s federal holiday, The Associated Press used incorrect punctuation on multiple references to Indigenous Peoples Day.

The Chicago Bears took a major step toward moving out of their longtime home at Soldier Field and into the suburbs by signing a purchase agreement for Arlington Park about 30 miles northwest of the city.

Barack and Michelle Obama have broken ground on Chicago's South Side for the Obama Presidential Center.

Former President Barack Obama's presidential center will move another step closer to its brick-and-mortar future next week when ground is broken after years of reviews, other delays and local opposition.

Chicago's watchdog agency has concluded in a scathing report that the gunshot detection system the police department uses rarely produces evidence of gun-related crime in the city.

A Chicago police officer who was fatally shot this month has been remembered for her compassion with stories of kindnesses, big and small.

Chicago health officials say they've found 203 cases of COVID-19 connected to Lollapalooza, but aren't yet reporting any hospitalizations or deaths.

A Chicago police officer who shot an unarmed man in the back as he ran up a subway escalator has been charged with felony counts of aggravated battery with a firearm and official misconduct.

President Joe Biden says that what’s good for families is also good for the economy.

More cities and states are shrugging off lingering COVID-19 restrictions as vaccination rates rise and the number of infections falls.

Family members of a 13-year-old boy who was fatally shot by a Chicago police officer have announced plans to build a home in rural Wisconsin where at-risk boys could go to escape the dangers of the city streets.

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot says the only one-on-one interviews she will do to mark two years on the job will be with journalists of color.

The graphic video of a police officer shooting a 13-year-old Chicago boy puts a microscope on split-second decisions with far-reaching consequences.

Calls have grown for federal investigations into police killings across the nation since President Joe Biden took office and said he believes racial disparities in policing must change.

A grim video of a Chicago police officer fatally shooting a 13-year-old boy puts a spotlight on the policies that govern foot chases.

Viewers reacted with a mix of outrage and grief to newly released bodycam video that shows a Chicago police officer fatally shoot a 13-year-old less than a second after the boy dropped a handgun, turned toward the officer and began raising his hands.

President Joe Biden’s proposal to get rid of every lead water pipe in the country could have huge ramifications.

Disturbing bodycam video shows a 13-year-old boy appearing to drop a handgun and begin raising his hands less than a second before a Chicago police officer shoots and kills him.

Starting Thursday, Lear will return to class as the nation's third-largest school district slowly reopens its doors following a bitter fight with the teachers union over COVID-19 safety protocols. The Chicago Teachers Union accepted the plan after defying district orders, city threats to lock them out of teaching systems, and talk of a potential strike. Several educators lined up Thursday for vaccinations at a high school on Chicago's northwest side. AdPreston’s two high school children will keep learning online at their South Side home. And if the high school students can't focus working in their rooms, they must “report to the dining room,” he joked.

Starting Thursday, Lear will return to class as the nation's third-largest school district slowly reopens its doors following a bitter fight with the teachers union over COVID-19 safety protocols. Their youngest daughter, 4-year-old Lear, returns to class as the nation’s third-largest school district slowly reopens its doors following a bitter fight with the teachers union over COVID-19 safety protocols. The Chicago Teachers Union accepted the plan after weeks of bitter talks that included defying district orders, threats from the city that they would be locked out of district teaching and a potential strike. The district hasn’t rolled out a plan for high school students to return, which is expected to prompt more negotiations. And if his high school students can't focus working in their rooms, they must “report to the dining room,” he joked.

For many families, home is a better setting than the terrifying scenario of saying farewell to loved ones behind glass or during video calls amid the coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)Here’s what’s happening Sunday with the coronavirus pandemic in the U.S.:THREE THINGS TO KNOW TODAY:— More Americans are making the decision to have their terminally ill loved ones die at home rather than in nursing home and hospice settings. For many families, home is a better setting than the terrifying scenario of saying farewell to loved ones behind glass or during video calls amid the coronavirus pandemic. Gavin Newsom is facing a potential recall election, in part stemming from the coronavirus pandemic. “So I really do think that we need to watch this and be careful.”___Find AP’s full coverage of the coronavirus pandemic: https://apnews.com/hub/coronavirus-pandemic

The Supreme Court is telling California it cant enforce a ban on indoor church services because of the coronavirus pandemic. The celebration is on hold until next year as Rio struggles with a rise in coronavirus cases. ___OKLAHOMA CITY — The number of reported coronavirus cases in Oklahoma has surpassed 400,000. Health officials are urging football fans to forego Super Bowl gatherings with members outside of their own households. France has registered 3.5 million confirmed cases and more than 78,700 confirmed deaths.

(AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack, File)CHICAGO – Candace Parker talked about seeing her grandmother hold up the newspaper during their call, thrilled she is coming home to play for the Chicago Sky. “I'm so excited to be home and I say that from the bottom of my heart,” Parker said during a Zoom conference Tuesday. “When she decided, she told me even before, ‘If I come, I’m coming to ball,'” he said. She said she started thinking about playing for the Sky a few weeks ago and would not have left Los Angeles for any other team. “(I) have obviously evolved, and a lot of it had to do with me living in Knoxville and me living in Los Angeles and Russia and Istanbul and China.

Chicago Teachers Union President Jesse Sharkey, who has said the union wants an agreement, said holding off on locking out educators is an encouraging step. Such a move, if approved by the union's house of delegates, could shut down remote learning across the roughly 340,000-student district. School officials and the union reported weekend progress on issues including contact tracing and ventilation. But the union says those measures don’t go far enough and without more protections, remote learning is safest. District officials haven't said when high school students will return.

(Ashlee Rezin Garcia/Chicago Sun-Times via AP, Pool)CHICAGO – A plan to reopen Chicago schools remained in limbo as last-minute negotiations over COVID-19 safety measures with the teachers' union stalled Sunday, amplifying the possibility of a strike or lockout. The Chicago Teachers Union has fought returning to classrooms in the nation's third-largest district, defying orders to come to class ahead of students. AdChicago Public Schools officials and the union reported weekend progress on issues including contact tracing and ventilation. Union officials held a news conference later Sunday, saying without protective measures such as widespread vaccinations remote learning was safest. District officials haven't said when high school students will return.

Espinoza said she never imagined the virus would take the life of her 36-year-old husband, who managed a hospice nurse program. (AP Photo/Eugene Garcia)Here’s what’s happening Saturday with the pandemic in the U.S.:THREE THINGS TO KNOW TODAY:— An Associated Press analysis shows that Black people in many parts of the U.S. are lagging behind whites in receiving COVID-19 vaccinations. Statistics released by 17 states and two cities tell the same story: Through Jan. 25, Black people were getting inoculated at levels below their share of the general population. Ad— Hospital systems around the country are coming under fire over accusations that they are playing favorites when it comes to who gets the first crack at COVID-19 vaccines. In the past week, California has recorded an average of 544 daily COVID-19 deaths, and its pandemic death toll has reached 43,000.

State health officials Monday reported fewer than 13,000 people were being treated for the virus in Texas hospitals, marking the seventh consecutive day of declining patient loads. Some hospitals and clinics have reported having to cancel immunization appointments because they didn’t have enough vaccine doses to distribute. A little more than half of Ochsner employees have yet to get the vaccine, officials said at a news conference Monday. Health officials are also worried about variants that were first reported in the United Kingdom and South Africa. The Democratic governor says Nevada officials were told vaccine doses would be administered to the states based on population.

(AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)BEIJING — China says it is now treating more than 1,000 people for COVID-19 as numbers of cases continue to surge in the country’s north. ___AUSTIN, Texas — Texas has distributed more than 1 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine, Gov. State health officials say Texas had more than 14,000 COVID-19 patients in hospitals and its death toll has passed 30,000. ___COLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina will now allow medical students, retired nurses and other qualified professionals to administer the COVID-19 vaccine. ___MADRID — Spain reported 35,878 confirmed coronavirus cases and 201 new deaths from the coronavirus.

(AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)MEXICO CITY — Mexico has posted another daily record for newly confirmed coronavirus cases, with 16,105 new infections reported Saturday, and a near-record of 1,135 deaths related to COVID-19 in the latest 24-hour period. ___AMMAN, Jordan — Jordan announced it is expecting the first doses of a coronavirus vaccine to arrive in the kingdom late Saturday. Official data also show that the total number of confirmed coronavirus cases in the U.K. has exceeded 3 million. The daily numbers brought Arizona’s total confirmed cases to 607,345 and the state’s death toll in the pandemic to 10,036. With 10.4 million confirmed coronavirus cases, India has the second-highest total behind the United States.

Hayley Orlinsky poses for a portrait Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2020, with several colorful rubber band bracelets she makes in her Chicago home. The spunky 7-year-old from Chicago has spent most of the coronavirus pandemic crafting the creations as a fundraiser to buy personal protective equipment for a children's hospital. So far, the endeavor has generated nearly $20,000 for Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital, prompting praise and purchases from Chicago politicians, a Broadway actor and her beloved White Sox. It all started when she heard news stories about PPE shortages during the COVID-19 pandemic and was inspired to help. She's done holiday themed-bracelets, sports teams colors and red and light blue bracelets to represent the Chicago flag.