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Chicago Oct 6, 2017 A court hearing could keep a former disgraced Chicago priest confined indefinitely. A lawsuit filed Thursday in Cook County Circuit Court seeks more than $50 million in damages from convicted child molester and defrocked priest Daniel McCormack and the Archdiocese of Chicago. Chicago Sep 8, 2017
*Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot (D) is catching heat from local journalists over her decision to grant one-on-one media interviews only to people of color to cover her two-year anniversary in office. Mary Ann Ahern, who is white and a political reporter for NBC 5 Chicago, tweeted about the move on Tuesday. “Absolutely, they told me only Black and brown journalists are getting one-on-one interviews,” she told The Hill. Lightfoot confirmed in a statement on Wednesday that she is “exclusively providing one-on-one interviews with journalists of color.” “I have been struck since my first ...
Chicago Mayor Sparks Backlash for Limiting Interviews to Minorities Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot drew pushback from local media this week after her office refused to let non-minority reporters interview the Democrat one-on-one. Mary Ann Ahern, a political reporter for NBC5, said a spokeswoman informed her that Lightfoot would only speak to black or brown journalists. Paris Schultz with WTTW said he was told the same thing. Lightfoot later took to Twitter to defend the new policy. “I ran to break up the status quo that was failing so many. That isn’t just in City Hall. It’s a shame that ...
A long list of popular events will be returning to Chicago this summer as the city continues to reopen during the coronavirus pandemic, bringing back beloved concerts from Chicago Symphony Orchestra, the Printer’s Row Lit Fest, Broadway in Chicago and more, in addition to launching a new city music festival.