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City Council Resolution Urges Sports Commissioners To Support LGBT Athletes
The Council’s Human Relations Committee wants to encourage athletes to be comfortable acknowledging their sexual orientation, as the NBA’s Jason Collins has.
Parking Tax Changes Approved By City Council
The Chicago City Council has approved higher taxes for most people who park in downtown lots, reports WBBM Political Editor Craig Dellimore.
Chicago Heights Alderman Charged With Battery
A Chicago Heights alderman is facing battery charges after allegedly breaking a co-worker’s thumb in February during an argument at a Chicago Heights School District 170 warehouse, police said.
Judge Orders Former Chicago Alderman To Pay $143K In Child Support
Former alderman and convicted felon Wallace Davis Jr. was sentenced to 30 months probation Friday and ordered to pay over $100,000 in child support after he admitted he was deadbeat dad to his two young daughters.
Highwood Alderman Resigning Over Citizenship
Highwood Ald. Harvey Knapp is from Britain. He was appointed to the city council five months ago to fill a vacancy. At the time, neither he nor Highwood’s mayor realized state law requires municipal officials to be citizens.
City Council Takes Action On Guns, Ethics
It’s been a long and busy day for the Chicago City Council, including action on issues of gun control and ethics, reports WBBM Political Editor Craig Dellimore from City Hall.
IDOT Worker Picked To Replace Jackson As 7th Ward Alderman
A onetime Illinois Department of Transportation employee has been chosen by Mayor Rahm Emanuel to replace Ald. Sandi Jackson (7th).
53 Applicants Will Be Considered For 7th Ward Vacancy
Mayor Emanuel is appointing a commission with people from the South Shore community to submit a list of three finalists for him to consider.
Proposed Chicago Ordinance Would Outlaw Energy Drinks
Chicago Ald. Ed Burke has proposed a citywide ban of energy drinks, citing potential health risks with the highly caffeinated beverages.
Chicago Pigeons Deported To Indiana
Hoosiers can’t say the city of Chicago never gave them anything. CBS 2′s Brad Edwards reports.
Ald. Mell Denies Report He Is Stepping Down
Longtime alderman Dick Mell is planning to retire and wants his daughter to succeed him, according to a published report.
Constituents Weigh In On Sandi Jackson’s Absentee Record
The Alderman has the highest absentee rate in the council and has recently missed the all important annual budget meeting.
Missing City Grates Found In Scrap Metal Yard
Police followed two would-be tree grate thieves to a recycling center on the West Side, where they found hundreds of city-owned tree and sewer grates, worth thousands of dollars.
Man Charged With Impersonating Alderman In Scheme To Raise Money
A West Garfield Park neighborhood man apparently believed he looked enough like an alderman – or that enough people had no clue what the alderman in question looked like – to go around impersonating the city lawmaker.
Vrdolyak Released From Home Confinement Early
Former alderman and political powerbroker Edward Vrdolyak is completely free, after being released from home imprisonment three months ahead of time.
Mayor Emanuel Stays Out Of Ward Remap Scuffle
Mayor Rahm Emanuel is trying to stay out of the very contentious talks among aldermen about redrawing the City of Chicago’s ward boundaries.
Vrdolyak Released From Prison
Former Chicago alderman and political powerbroker Edward Vrdolyak will be released from prison Thursday.
Back Of The Yards Residents Want One Alderman, Not Five
Community activists in the Back of the Yards neighborhood says they’re not asking for much. They want one alderman.
Freshman Alderman Basks In Glow Of Historic Day
Nothing could dampen Ald. Ameya Pawar’s enthusiasm over his first city council meeting –not even his inability to get into his City Hall office because it wasn’t quite ready.
Changing Of The Guard As Old Aldermen Say Farewell
It was certainly no ordinary Chicago City Council meeting on Wednesday.
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