1+ hour, 14+ min ago  (1165+ words) Aldermen voted to make Ald. Gilbert Villegas chair of the Chicago City Council's powerful Zoning Committee Wednesday, following a long-running stalemate that slowed development. The monthslong standoff had recently shut down the critical committee's meetings, grinding to a halt approvals…...

4+ hour, 26+ min ago  (455+ words) A City Council majority failed Wednesday to override Mayor Brandon Johnson's veto of their measure freezing raises set to eliminate Chicago's subminimum wage for waiters and other tipped workers. Aldermen voted 30 to 19, short of the needed 34-vote majority needed to…...

4+ hour, 25+ min ago  (876+ words) Thank you, Artemis II. We needed that. Many of us have spent the past 15 months focused on chaos and bouts of incredulity, if not insanity. We've watched institutions being dismantled, people being mistreated, allies being kicked to the curb, our natural…...

5+ hour, 1+ min ago  (1031+ words) WASHINGTON " Resignations came quickly this week from two congressmen accused of sexual misconduct toward staff members. Yet for many of the women of Capitol Hill, the moment of accountability was years in the making " and far from enough. Reps. Eric…...

6+ hour, 35+ min ago  (474+ words) Residents who use Kane County's website and meeting documents are going to see some changes soon, as the county works to make its online materials compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act in advance of an impending federal deadline. At…...

5+ hour, 59+ min ago  (141+ words) Former Bears GM Ian Cunningham lists $2 M Lake Bluff home'Chicago Tribune Suit filed against Mc Donald's by Black former execs will head to trial as political winds surrounding DEI shift Wife and son of former Cook County commissioner found dead…...

1+ hour, 24+ min ago  (558+ words) The federal government on Wednesday officially declined to give former Ald. Walter Burnett a waiver in his longshot bid to lead the Chicago Housing Authority, the latest and perhaps final setback for Mayor Brandon Johnson's close ally. The U. S. Department of…...

6+ hour, 38+ min ago  (697+ words) In the bad old days, mothers preached this simple adage: "If you can't say something nice about someone, don't say anything at all." At least my mother was one of those who sermonized that sentiment. Seems President Donald Trump has…...

11+ hour, 14+ min ago  (570+ words) CAIRO " Mediators moved closer Wednesday to extending the ceasefire between the United States and Iran and restarting negotiations to salvage the fragile truce before it expires next week. Before the two-week ceasefire expires on April 22, mediators are pushing for a…...

7+ hour, 33+ min ago  (866+ words) Mayor Brandon Johnson's administration took a major step Tuesday toward buying the downtown Chicago Greyhound station in a bid to maintain a building for intercity bus riders to embark and disembark. The Community Development Commission approved two plans aimed at…...