Ald. Raymond Lopez says he’ll run for Chicago mayor
The Southwest Side alderman is one of Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s harshest critics and has represented the 15th Ward since 2015.
The Southwest Side alderman is one of Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s harshest critics and has represented the 15th Ward since 2015.
Ald. Nicole Lee was appointed by the mayor to fill the seat previously held by Patrick Daley Thompson, who was convicted of tax fraud.
Lightfoot has chosen Nicole Lee to replace ex-Ald. Patrick Daley Thompson as 11th Ward alderman after he was convicted of tax fraud.
Votes on legislation will be cast on iPads at councilmembers’ desks, replacing the decades-old practice of verbal roll-call voting.
Bally’s, Hard Rock and Rush Street Gaming make the short list. The city says public hearings on each proposal are coming.
Chicago voters may have to choose new ward maps after Latino and Black aldermen put forward competing maps with no compromise in sight.
Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s controversial measure has languished for months. Wednesday’s delay is a sign it didn’t have enough votes to pass.
The city hopes to pilot the housing model as an alternative to shelters now that its contract with an upscale downtown hotel is ending.
Thompson will have to give up his 11th Ward seat after being convicted of the federal crimes.
Among hundreds of pre-trial motions, attorneys argued whether taped conversations with former alderman Danny Solis could be used.