The latest in a string of Guevara-related settlements would go to Jose Maysonet, who spent 27 years in prison after allegedly ...

Allowing CPD to spend unlimited sums of taxpayer money is a “crazy way to run a city,” said Justin Marlowe, a professor in ...

The Chicago Police Department is by far the largest city department, in terms of both headcount and budgeted appropriations.

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Mayor Brandon Johnson hopes to give the Chicago Police Department a bigger pot of cash to spend on overtime next year, but wants the money to come with strings attached. As aldermen wrapped their ...

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When Carly Kaprive left a job in Kansas City and moved to Chicago a year ago, she figured it would take three to six months ...

Chicago residents are mobilizing block by block to resist ICE raids, forming neighborhood “zone defenses” marked by street protests, tear gas clashes, and viral community alerts.

Chicago has thousands of job vacancies that receive city funding, leaving taxpayers to pay for empty positions that spur massive overtime costs.

Chicago is expanding a pilot program using cameras to catch and ticket drivers blocking bus and bike lanes in parts of downtown. Starting Wednesday, six CTA buses equipped with cameras will be used to ...

Thursday’s Aviation Department budget hearing devolved into a dispute over how slots at O’Hare and Midway would work and how the money would get spent.

Gift Article 10 Remaining As a subscriber, you have 10 articles to gift each month. Gifting allows recipients to access the article for free. As the Chicago City Council heads into budget season, much ...