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Mayor Lori Lightfoot on Monday announced the launch of the city's new the Home and Business Protection Program (HBPP) – in which anyone who lives, runs a business, or owns or leases a car in Chicago can be reimbursed for private security devices to protect their property.
The mayor said judges should not allow people charged with violent crimes to walk free on bail – because even if they're only charged rather than tried and convicted by a judge or jury, they're guilty.
Lollapalooza will happen from July 28th to the 30th in Grant Park.
Vallas, who endorsed Lightfoot in the 2019 mayoral runoff election, after finishing ninth out of 14 candidates in the first round, has since emerged as one of her most frequent critics.
Mayor Lori Lightfoot raised her voice at Ald. Byron Sigcho-Lopez (25th) at a City Council meeting Tuesday, calling him a "liar" after he took issue with the casino approval process.
Critics have raised doubts the proposed casino can generate $200 million in revenue from the city, as the Lightfoot administration has said, calling those projections "fuzzy math."
"We had a vision when we began to reimagine Willis Tower as more than just an office building, as a place that connected people."
The mayor has proposed rolling back the citywide curfew for minors from 11 p.m. to 10 p.m. on Friday and Saturday nights, and to expand the city's curfew to include 17-year-olds.
The City Council Public Safety Committee voted 14-3 on Friday to approve the one hour rollback of the curfew hours on weekends, as well as to expand the city's curfew to include 17-year-olds.
"We feel very confident that we have the votes to make sure that this gets over the hurdle," Mayor Lightfoot said.
"The Chicago Food Truck Festival showcases the city's food truck industry and the resilient entrepreneurs behind it."
Mayor Lori Lightfoot's plan to prevent large group chaos and violence in the Loop, like what was seen last weekend, has hit a snag.
A larger project updating the building and adding new classrooms at Farragut is scheduled to be completed in 2023.
Leaders are scrambling to find a way to curb the downtown chaos caused by large groups of kids – which resulted in a 16-year-old boy being shot and killed in Millennium Park this past Saturday.
"I'm urging parents, guardians, and responsible adults in the lives of children to make sure that you know what the rules are, and that you make a plan with your children and young people," Lightfoot said.
Buckner, a Democrat from Bronzeville whose district stretches from the Gold Coast to the South Chicago neighborhood, is serving his second term in the Illinois General Assembly.
The city did not conduct a new safety study to determine how crime would be impacted by a casino - in hopes of getting the casino up and generating revenue quickly.
"As long as I am mayor, the city of Chicago will continue to take comprehensive approach to reproductive justice," Lightfoot said.
The mayor's pick still requires approval by the City Council, and needs the Illinois Gaming Board to approve a casino license for Bally's.
Safety on the Chicago Transit Authority system is taking a front row in Chicago's mayoral race.
Mayor's two new plans will help address the city's water problem.
"At its core, we're taking resources and putting them towards working class people, and to that extent, I find it hard to be against that," Ald. Michael Rodriguez (22nd) said.
Wilson, who has announced he is running for mayor for a third time, plans to give away $1 million in free gas on Saturday, but has yet to say where.
It's Wilson's third time running for mayor. He also ran in 2015 and 2019, getting about 11% of the vote each time.
"I love my City and, like most Chicagoans, I am sick and tired of watching Chicago flounder at the hands of a rudderless ship," said Lopez, one of Mayor Lori Lightfoot's harshest critics.
Snow ramps up area-wide by the time the Friday morning rush picks up.
In addition to norovirus, regular winter respiratory illnesses like RSV and flu are spiking, as is COVID-19.
REACH 21 is a program with the goal of helping kids through mentorship, education, athletics, job training, mental wellness support, and restorative justice practices.
The White Sox signed Rojas for a $3.5 million, one-year contract that was finalized Wednesday, while infielder Jake Amaya was designated for assignment.
Penn State lost to Notre Dame in heartbreaking fashion on Thursday night.
City attorneys are recommending settlements in lawsuits tied to former CPD Commander Jon Burge, former Sgt. Ronald Watts, and former Det. Reynaldo Guevara - all of whom have been accused of framing dozens of people.
President Biden honored former President Jimmy Carter in a eulogy at his funeral.
Madigan is accused of using his power and influence to arrange for no-show jobs for his allies, and business for his own law firm.
The legislation is named in honor of Karina Gonzalez, who was shot and killed – allegedly by her husband – in July 2023.
DePaul University professor and transportation expert Joe Schwieterman said Chicago needs to take a look at what New York is doing with congestion pricing.
Many turned out to take advantage of day-after-Christmas sales that can be hard to pass up.
At Yorktown Center in Lombard, just about everyone who spoke with CBS News Chicago on Monday said the act of going out and physically shopping puts them in the Christmas spirit.
Scammers know many of us are waiting for packages this holiday season.
The National Retail Foundation projected roughly 157 million people across the country would shop last-minute and try to wrap up their shopping lists.
The strike was deliberately authorized in the midst of the busy holiday delivery season nationwide for a reason—with the Teamsters Union pushing the company for a contract.
In addition to norovirus, regular winter respiratory illnesses like RSV and flu are spiking, as is COVID-19.
Those with endometriosis, ovarian cysts, uterine fibroids, and female orgasmic disorder are now eligible to be prescribed medical cannabis in Illinois.
Lower immunity to the new GII.17 strain could be leading to more infections.
According to the CDC, at least 66 people have been infected with bird flu since last year. Most have had direct contact with sick birds.
The Louisiana patient was hospitalized with a severe case of bird flu in the first death in the U.S. caused by the H5N1 virus.
There remains a question of where exactly ground will be broken for the stadium.
Chef Bayless also addressed his lack of a relationship with his brother, sports broadcaster Skip Bayless.
John Carruthers and his thin crusts have raised $80,000—a lot of dough for charities around Chicago.
Many turned out to take advantage of day-after-Christmas sales that can be hard to pass up.
It may seem like a brave choice to launch a company making old-fashioned mechanical watches—when many wear new-fangled electronic alternatives. But the entrepreneurs' mission is bigger than just watchmaking.
As we say ADIEU to 2024, a new study has revealed last year's hardest Wordle puzzles in each U.S. state, including Illinois.
Peter Yarrow was a singer-songwriter and a social activist, but he was best known as one-third of the folk-music group Peter, Paul and Mary.
Here is the full list of winners who took home awards at the 2025 Golden Globe Awards.
Here are the books and characters newly joining the list of works in the public domain in 2025.
Taylor also played two nights at Ravinia this past June.
Meteorologist Laura Bannon is tracking widespread snow in the Chicago area.
As snow moves into the Chicago area, Asal Rezaei reports live from the Mobile Weather Lab.
Meteorologist Mary Kay Kleist has your 10 p.m. First Alert Weather forecast for Thursday, Jan. 9. 2025.
The organization UCAN Chicago aunched REACH 21—a program with a goal of helping kids through mentorship, education, athletics, job training, mental wellness support, and restorative justice practices.
The viral infections putting such on a strain on health systems that one hospital in the northwest suburbs had to stop accepting ambulances earlier this week. Sara Machi reports.
The fires have scorched more than 45 square miles of the Los Angeles area—leaving total devastation behind.
In addition to norovirus, regular winter respiratory illnesses like RSV and flu are spiking, as is COVID-19.
Reddins was shot and killed last November while responding to a call of a man with a gun seen leaving a Chase Bank in Oark Park.
Snow ramps up area-wide by the time the Friday morning rush picks up.
REACH 21 is a program with the goal of helping kids through mentorship, education, athletics, job training, mental wellness support, and restorative justice practices.
Ald. Ray Lopez (15th) said the wooden or plastic traffic barriers currently recommended for permitted street fairs and festivals in Chicago are a security weakness, and that needs to change.
Cook County sheriff deputies served only 25% of protective orders between 2021 and 2023, data show.
"San Antonio has really led the way in using aerial surveillance technology to prevent these activities," said Ald. Brian Hopkins (2nd), who chairs the City Council Public Safety Committee.
Customers said contractors from the company, Orange Elephant Roofing & Solar, seemed simply to disappear into thin air. But that is only the tip of the iceberg.
Survivors, advocates and experts have weighed in on Mayor Brandon Johnson's pledge to create a task force to study the safety of Black women in Chicago.
The White Sox signed Rojas for a $3.5 million, one-year contract that was finalized Wednesday, while infielder Jake Amaya was designated for assignment.
Penn State lost to Notre Dame in heartbreaking fashion on Thursday night.
General manager Ryan Poles said the bears will "cast a wide net." At least 15 names have emerged for potential interviews.
Tre White also had 20 points to help Illinois (12-3, 4-1 Big Ten) win with scoring leader Kasparas Jakucionis sidelined by a bruised forearm.
Arizona Cardinals offensive coordinator Drew Petzking was also reportedly up first for a virtual interview Wednesday.
Reddins was shot and killed last November while responding to a call of a man with a gun seen leaving a Chase Bank in Oak Park.
William Zientek, 46, was indicted last month in the shooting death of Dr. Olga Duchon, of Vernon Hills.
Their identities were not released as they were juveniles at the time of the crime.
The woman who was stabbed was taken to the hospital in critical condition. The other victim was not seriously hurt.
Some of the men now charged were already convicted in a deadly carjacking in Milwaukee.
