Por: Chicago Sun Times 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 that helps provide — money that comes from the Department of Housing and Urban Development — could dry up if Lightfoot doesn’t back down. The dispute involving the... + full article
WGN-TV USA Nation September 27, 2022
, Posted: Sep 26, 2022 / 05:33 PM CDT Updated: Sep 26, 2022 / 05:40 PM CDT SHARE CHICAGO — Mayor Lori Lightfoot has spent most of her first term touting efforts to bring investments to Chicago’s South and West Sides. But in her latest efforts, her attention has shifted to... + más
City rolls out plan to revive LaSalle Street corridor by developing 1,000 new apartments, including affordable units | Chicago Tribune
Stalking charge dropped against man who fired weapon near Mayor Lightfoot’s home: ‘He was just a disgruntled citizen,’ lawyer says | Chicago Tribune
Chicago Tribune USA Opinion September 27, 2022
In the courtroom, or in a campaign debate, winning often means demolishing the credibility of your opponent. But when it comes to leadership, different rules apply. Somebody close to the notoriously thin-skinned Mayor Lori Lightfoot needs to point out this abiding truth. Take,... + más
Mayoral allies urge Lightfoot to scrap plans for $42.7 million property tax increase | Chicago Sun Times
Portland Press Herald USA World September 25, 2022
Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Michael Regan announces a new federal office of environmental justice at a ceremony Saturday in Warrenton, N.C. Associated Press WARRENTON, N.C. — Forty years after a predominantly Black community in Warren County, North Carolina,... + más
EPA will make racial equality a bigger factor in environmental rules | The Boston Globe
Biden administration launches office devoted to environmental justice | Los Angeles Times
Chicago Sun Times USA Politics September 24, 2022
Mayor Lori Lightfoot was accused Thursday of scrapping a Chicago Fire Department promotion list — and saddling taxpayers with excessive overtime costs — to get even with a controversial City Council member who was second in line to be promoted. Last year, Lightfoot lashed... + más
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
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 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
Bused, flown migrants can live in US, for now | 10 WBNS
EXPLAINER: Bused, flown migrants can live in US -- for now | Associated Press
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