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Nineteen aldermen signed on this week to a City Council resolution aimed at improving public restroom access in Chicago, a long-standing problem for residents, tourists, people experiencing homelessness and the medically vulnerable. Ald.... “ Anyone who’s out for a run, any parent who’s out with their child … and had an emergency need and felt like they had no options, this is a resolution promoting a solution for you.” The measure, co-sponsored by Ald.... “ I’ve heard stories of folks who don

She may not need to make many changes in order to get a majority of the council to back her plan. North Side Ald.... Maria Hadden, 49th, said it’s “ always a possibility ” that Lightfoot will decline to alter her budget if she thinks she has plenty of City Council support already.[ Most read] Defy city vaccine deadline, Chicago police union boss tells officers.... Maria Hadden, right, at a May a City Council meeting, is among a group of aldermen who will submit amendments to Mayor Lori Lightfo

close Video Fox News Flash top headlines for August 3 Fox News Flash top headlines are here.... That’s in contrast to people who sweat as a way of controling their body temperature. Ten major wildfires struck Greece in July, and included major blazes outside Athens.... More than 450 pet dogs and cats were rescued from fires, many left in their homes as the owners fled, according to a charity that works with a state animal agency....

The family of a Chicago man wrongly pronounced dead by paramedics is a step closer to receiving a$ 5 million settlement from the city. Members of the City Council’s Committee on Finance voted Monday to recommend the settlement for the family of Whitfield Marshall Jr.... Days later, his family elected to take him off life support.... Marshall, ” Casey said. Casey told the committee the city could be forced to pay even more than the costly settlement if the case goes to court....

The panel did not vote on the proposal, but one of its chief supporters vowed to pass City Council legislation this fall to place the question on next March’s presidential primary ballot. Advertisement “ I’m sorry this has taken multiple, multiple years, ” Ald.... “ So this is no longer a question of if this will happen.... It’s how it will happen.” The proposal applies to higher-end properties and is often referred to as a “ mansion tax ” by supporters....

Moreno came out of the Metropolitan Leadership Institute of the United Neighborhood Organization, the Latino educational and political group allied with former Mayor Richard M. Daley that became a force in the city.... He was reelected the following year by a wide margin. Moreno positioned himself as a pragmatic progressive who tried to get things done and sometimes clashed with other left-leaning aldermen whom he saw as obstructionist.... 4, Chicago police pulled Hrabar over as she drove More

Defeating the arbitration clause required a 60% vote of the 50-member council.... An analysis by the Better Government Association’s policy team concluded it “ would be the largest package of raises for any of the city’s employee unions in modern history.” That vote cleared the City Council 43-7.... But once in office, he pitched a record$ 2 billion in spending for the Police Department in his first budget....

Welcome to the new rush hour in Chicago. The city will transform the Grant Park environs into the first NASCAR Chicago Street Race on July 2, with separate events on July 1 as well.... Patrick Daley Thompson Why is the city hosting this race now?... Will it rev up the city’s economy as promised?...