City Council committee backs plan to lower Chicago default speed limit to 25 mph
A handful of aldermen objected to lowering speed limits across the city, suggesting Chicago take a more targeted approach to ...
Proposal to reduce Chicago's speed limits takes step forward
A proposal to lower Chicago’s default speed limit took a step forward on Monday afternoon after it was passed by a City ...
Mayoral foes postpone Johnson's refinancing plan at contentious City Council meeting
The mayor's contentious relationship with emboldened alderpersons infuriated by his school board power play may have sunk to ...
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Here’s what the City Council can do to limit the mayor’s power over the CPS Board
Since 1995, Chicago’s mayor has had the sole authority to appoint board members, who then vote on the school district’s CEO, without City Council input ... the mayor, to sign a contract ...
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Big Business joins Chicago's ShotSpotter fight: 'Cannot put a price tag on saving innocent lives'
In the latest effort to save the discontinued ShotSpotter gunshot detection system, Chicago City Council members have gotten ...
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Chicago school board members don't show up for City Council hearing on CPS turmoil
In the case of a Chicago City Council committee meeting to discuss the mayor's recent shakeup of the school board, aldermen shifted their focus. The City Council Education Committee invited ...