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Mayor Brandon Johnson and other local officials spoke of Chicago's historically prominent role in the fight for LGBTQ+ rights, while acknowledging recent threats to that progress.

The Progress Pride flag raised Monday at Daley Plaza features rainbow-colored stripes along with black and brown stripes to symbolize marginalized LGBTQ+ communities of color. The blue, pink and white stripes symbolize transgender and non-binary members of the LGBTQ+ community.

After a robust lobbying effort from suburban school and park districts, county leaders are moving to exempt thousands of employees from Cook County’s hastily passed ordinance that strengthened paid leave policies for all county workers, allowing employees to take time off for any reason, not just sickness. Decrying an unfunded mandate and scant notice about how to implement it, several ...

Here's what you should know about the Cook County Paid Leave Ordinance.

A day after Mayor Brandon Johnson’s top City Council ally gave up his leadership positions, following accusations that the alderman threatened and bullied colleagues, the mayor Tuesday rescued him from being officially rebuked for his behavior. While Johnson showed loyalty to Ald. Carlos Ramirez-Rosa, 35th, his former floor leader, the council was clearly divided. Johnson broke a council ...