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School Protesters Arrested At City Hall
More than a dozen people protesting the plans to close more than 50 Chicago public schools were arrested on Monday at City Hall.
Inspector General Slams Record Keeping For Red Light Cameras
The city’s Inspector General said Tuesday that an audit of the red light camera program cannot back up City Hall claims that the cameras have been placed at Chicago’s most dangerous intersections.
City Hall Workshop Helps Entrepreneurs Boost Business With Twitter
The “Twitter for the Technologically Challenged” workshop at City Hall showed Mark Gray how he can better showcase electricity-saving products from his energy-auditing business.
Parents Want Mayor To ‘Walk The Walk’ On School Closings, And Take Same Routes As Kids
Parents opposed to the Emanuel administration’s plans to close dozens of public schools urged the mayor to walk the same routes they and their children would have to take to get to new schools, routes they claim often pose a danger of gang violence.
Cubs, City Hall Meet On Wrigley Field Renovations
Staff from the mayor’s office and executives with the Chicago Cubs held a meeting Monday on plans to renovate Wrigley Field. There was no deal announced by the negotiators.
Police Detain 127 Protesters After Sit-In At Rally Opposing School Closings
Protesters filled Daley Plaza, marched through the Loop and rallied again in front of School board headquarters to protest the board’s plan to close 53 schools on Wednesday. More than 100 of those protesters were detained and ticketed after staging a sit-in outside City Hall.
Students March From CPS Offices To City Hall To Protest School Closings
Students from Chicago Public Schools slated to close at the end of the school year and other opponents of school closings rallied in the Loop on Monday to voice their outrage over plans to close or consolidate 53 schools and 61 buildings.
Aldermen Form Caucus To Push For Reform Agenda
Several members of the Chicago City Council said Tuesday they’ll be speaking out and pushing hard to reform City Hall, which could put them at odds with Mayor Rahm Emanuel and some of their colleagues.
City: 44 Percent Of Immigration Service Providers Committing Fraud
Adolfo Hernandez, director of the Mayor’s Office of New Americans, said some notarios were found to be charging exorbitant prices, providing unauthorized legal advice, and promising impossible results – such as telling clients they can be put at the top of a list to gain citizenship.
City Hall Offers Streamlined Process For Business Startups
After years of complaints, Chicago City Hall is now making it easier to start a small business. CBS 2’s Dana Kozlov reports.
$12 Million Renovation Planned For Chicago’s City Hall
A $12 million renovation plan is in the works for Chicago’s century-old City Hall.
New Citizens Sworn In At City Hall
Mayor Rahm Emanuel welcomes new 50 new citizens
O’Hare Janitors Stage City Hall Protest Against Change In Contractors
Union workers descended on Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s office at City Hall on Friday, protesting the move to change companies handling janitorial services at O’Hare International Airport.
School Closing Protesters Arrested At City Hall
Ten people who were arrested Friday night after camping outside Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s Fifth Floor office in City Hall, to call attention to school closings, were released Saturday morning.
City Settles With Family Of Boy Whose Foot Was Mangled In Airport Escalator
The negligence lawsuit was settled for $600,000, CBS 2′s Roseanne Tellez reports.
Alderman Serves Up Chick-Fil-A Controversy At Lunch
At least one alderman may have gotten a case of political indigestion.
Police, Fire Departments Present Annual Awards For Bravery
A total of 31 Chicago Police and Firefighters received awards at a ceremony at City Hall on Tuesday, honoring them for everything from holding their fire at a dangerous moment, to entering burning buildings twice in the same shift.
Thousands Of Striking Teachers, Supporters Rally Downtown
Thousands of public school teachers and their supporters have flooded downtown streets Monday afternoon, for a rally in front of Chicago Public Schools headquarters on the first day of the city’s first teachers’ strike in 25 years.
City Hall Reaches Contract Deal With Safety Workers
The Emanuel administration has reached a four-year labor agreement with the unions representing some 2,100 public safety workers
Chicago Protesters To Gather In Support Of Russian Punk Band
Supporters of the Russian punk band Pussy Riot will rally outside City Hall in Chicago Friday afternoon, after a Russian court convicted three members of hooliganism and sentenced them to two years in prison.
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