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Cook County Circuit Court Clerk Dorothy Brown in her Daley Center office on Aug. 14, 2019.

The feds once seized her cellphone, a line of people want to replace her and now Cook County Circuit Court Clerk Dorothy Brown says she won’t seek reelection

August 15, 2019 at 11:20 a.m.

It's been nearly four years since federal agents arrived at Dorothy Brown's home to seize her cellphone, about five since a prospective employee handed over a $15,000 purported loan for...

Mayor Lori Lightfoot says her administration has heard from numerous experts that the tax structure embedded in the casino law requires too much from an operator upfront for the venture to be successful.

Will Illinois law allow a proposed Chicago casino to make enough money? Mayor Lori Lightfoot isn’t sure

August 13, 2019 at 4:15 p.m.

With word on the odds of success for potential Chicago casino sites due this week, Mayor Lori Lightfoot said Monday she isn't sure whether a gambling operator can make enough...

Mayor Lori Lightfoot says she wants her budget speech to address "working families."

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot to deliver address to share city’s budget mess with the public

August 9, 2019 at 9:13 p.m.

Mayor Lori Lightfoot says she wants to use an evening address later this month to talk directly to the public about the city's finances, but her administration is not yet...

Chicago police Superintendent Eddie Johnson speaks to reporters during a news conference at City Hall on Aug. 6, 2019, in Chicago.

Chicago’s top cop says he’s also ‘deeply troubled’ about city gun crime database, in fiery letter that blasts county public defender’s criticism

August 9, 2019 at 12:00 p.m.

Chicago police Superintendent Eddie Johnson fired a full-throated defense of a controversial city database at the county's public defender Thursday, saying an online listing of alleged gun offenders offers a...

Cook County Public Defender Amy Campanelli in her office in Chicago on Oct. 14, 2015.

Chicago’s new police website on alleged gun offenders is inaccurate, invasive and ‘must be taken down,’ county public defender says

August 8, 2019 at 1:30 a.m.

Cook County's top public defense attorney called for the immediate removal of a new Chicago Police Department website that broadcasts adult gun-related criminal charges, citing what she described as inaccurate...

Uber-owned JUMP's electric share bikes are shown in Washington, D.C., in June 2019.

Uber’s bike unit sues city over Emanuel deal to let Lyft expand Divvy system

August 3, 2019 at 12:59 a.m.

Uber's bike-sharing division argues in a federal lawsuit against the city that then-Mayor Rahm Emanuel's administration should have requested competitive bids before awarding an exclusive bike-rental contract to the company...

A view of the mouth of the Chicago River, Lakeshore Drive and the Chicago skyline from Lake Michigan on June 8, 2019.

A controversial tax subsidy program will generate a record $1.2 billion in revenue. Here’s what the number means for Chicago.

July 31, 2019 at 10:51 p.m.

Cook County's tax increment financing districts will bring in nearly $1.2 billion in revenue this year, according to a new report from Clerk Karen Yarbrough's office. That's a record, spurred...

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