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Following months of large-scale protests, extensive outreach to alders, and organized efforts by pro-Palestinian advocates, on January 31, Chicago became the largest U.S. City to pass a resolution calling for a ceasefire in Gaza.

Despite pleas from community members and preservationists, the options for keeping the structures from being demolished by owner Michael Tadin Jr. appear to be limited.

Almost two months after the city released an environmental report revealing elevated levels of harmful toxins at a proposed migrant camp on 38th Street and California Avenue, residents said city officials have yet to provide a clear plan to address their escalating concerns about water safety in Brighton Park. “The city knows that there’s lead in the water, and they’re allowing these residents ...

A letter signed by a broad group of alderpersons criticized the city’s handling of the influx of migrants and called on Johnson to appoint a chief homelessness officer.

“Many times, when we had a disagreement, we would drive to Ensenada for lunch so we could talk in the car without interruptions."

CHICAGO — On Mayor Brandon Johnson’s first full day in office, he visited ground zero of the crisis that would come to define his next seven months.

CHICAGO — On Mayor Brandon Johnson’s first full day in office, he visited ground zero of the crisis that would come to define his next seven months.

On Mayor Brandon Johnson’s first full day in office, he visited ground zero of the crisis that would come to define his next seven months. Striding into the 12th District Chicago police station on the Near West Side in May, the new chief executive clasped his hands before his waist as he surveyed a lobby floor cluttered with sleeping bags and families of bleary-eyed migrants. “How do you like ...

CHICAGO — Aldermen blocked a measure Thursday to place a symbolic question on the March primary ballot asking voters whether to end Chicago’s status as a sanctuary city, the likely end to a monthslong saga driven by opponents of Mayor Brandon Johnson seeking to take a stand against his response to the migrant crisis. In a 31-16 vote, the City Council sided with Johnson in rejecting a motion to ...

The Chicago City Council followed Mayor Brandon Johnson’s lead in rejecting a provision Wednesday to allow Chicago police officers accused of serious misconduct to have their disciplinary cases heard behind closed doors, while approving Police Department pay raises and other contract provisions. Wednesday’s 33-17 vote nixes a major part of the deal between the union representing cops and ...