Por: Chicago Tribune Politics September 24, 2022
A pandemic that wreaked havoc on restaurants might also have produced a silver lining — at least that’s the hope of Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot as she moves to make permanent the outdoor dining provisions prompted by COVID-19. Lightfoot has introduced a proposal to formalize, without an end date, the rules that allowed eligible eateries to set up tables on the roadways in front of their establishments, limiting traffic lanes or closing... + full article
WGN-TV USA Nation September 24, 2022
() — Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot is firing back at comments about crime in the city causing businesses to leave. On Sept. 14, the chief executive of the world’s largest fast-food chain claimed crime had gotten so bad that at the company’s headquarters. “Everywhere I go,... + más
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After McDonald’s CEO says Chicago needs to ‘face facts’ about its ‘crisis,’ Mayor Lightfoot says he should ‘educate himself’ before speaking | Chicago Tribune
Chicago Sun Times USA Politics September 24, 2022
Amping up her fight with the Biden administration, Mayor Lori Lightfoot is trying to discredit a federal finding that the city has been violating the civil rights of its residents through policies that amount to environmental racism. Millions of dollars a year in federal funding... + más
Stalking charge dropped against man who fired weapon near Mayor Lightfoot’s home: ‘He was just a disgruntled citizen,’ lawyer says | Chicago Tribune
Lightfoot attempting to revitalize LaSalle Street corridor | WGN-TV
When a patron of a glitzy Near North Side bar called the LiqrBox was gunned down in the middle of Orleans Street, Chicago police officers spoke with a friend of the man. He told them the Sept. 18, 2021, incident had begun inside the club.Under similar circumstances, the Chicago... + más
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Franklin Cosey-Gay: Violence prevention shouldn’t be a political football. It’s a community obligation. | Chicago Tribune
Chicago Tribune USA Business September 22, 2022
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... + más
Governor signs disaster declaration, calls up National Guard to assist with migrants bused from Texas | Chicago Tribune
Chicago Tribune USA Crime September 22, 2022
Felony stalking charges have been dropped against a Chicago man who authorities say tried to approach Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s home carrying a loaded weapon, but he was found guilty of reckless discharge of a firearm in the case. Joseph Igartua, 37, was initially held in jail... + más
Chicago zoning board chair Timmy Knudsen named to City Council to replace former Ald. Michele Smith | Chicago Tribune
Chicago Tribune USA Politics September 22, 2022
Mayor Lori Lightfoot has appointed Timmy Knudsen, chairman of the Zoning Board of Appeals, to be 43rd Ward alderman. If approved by the City Council, which is expected to vote on the appointment this week, Knudsen would replace Ald. Michele Smith. The ward, which includes most... + más
Most aldermen will get a 9.6% raise next year. Some are calling for new limits to City Council pay. | Chicago Tribune
City Council backs Chicago Fire soccer training facility on CHA land, reversing earlier no vote and over objections by some public housing advocates | Chicago Tribune
Gov. J.B. Pritzker has signed 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. Speaking at a news conference,... + más
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