16 Chicago police officers on no-pay status for violating vaccine mandate, Lightfoot says

Only 16 Chicago police officers are on no-pay status for defying the city’s vaccine mandate, Mayor Lori Lightfoot said Tuesday, dismissing the possibility that mass firings will be needed in the middle off an unrelenting wave of violent crime.

Lightfoot will not attend City Council's vaccine mandate meeting
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Mayor Lori Lightfoot says she will not be attending Wednesday's special City Council meeting on the city's vaccine mandate as she will be out of town.

Hoffman Estates hopes new Amazon center will boost local economy

The city of Hoffman Estates is hoping a new Amazon center will help boost the local economy by the next shopping season.

Amazon center coming to Hoffman Estates
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The city of Hoffman Estates is hoping a new Amazon center will help boost the local economy by the next shopping season.

Ex-Chicago alderman Patrick Daley Thompson asks for new trial, says feds 'littered' arguments with innuendos

Patrick Daley Thompson’s lawyers are seeking a new trial or acquittal for the former City Council member — despite a jury’s verdict last month — in part by alleging that prosecutors made inappropriate arguments at the close of Thompson’s federal tax trial.

Anthony Alvarez shooting: Chicago cop will not face charges in shooting death of 22-year-old
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Cook County State's Attorney Kim Foxx announced on Tuesday that Evan Solano, the Chicago police officer who fatally shot Anthony Alvarez last year in Portage Park, will not face charges in the 22-year-old's death.

Suburban Chicago woman charged in fraud scheme at CPS elementary school

A Schaumburg woman is now the fourth person charged in connection with an alleged fraud scheme at an elementary school on Chicago's North Side.

'Winnie the Pooh: The New Magical Stage Adaptation' brings the splendor of the Hundred Acre Wood to Chicago
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FOX 32's Tim McGill hangs out with the loveable cast of "Disney's Winnie The Pooh: The New Magical Stage Adaptation," which is now playing at Mercury Theater Chicago through June 12.

Chicago Cubs help restore dilapidated baseball fields in West Englewood

The Chicago Cubs are hitting the field in spring training in Arizona, but the team is also turning a park district field in Chicago into a new friendly confines for young baseball players

Chicago Cubs help restore dilapidated baseball fields in West Englewood
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The Chicago Cubs are hitting the field in spring training in Arizona, but the team is also turning a park district field in Chicago into a new friendly confines for young baseball players

Chicago Public Schools no longer requiring masks for teachers, students

The union says dropping the mask mandate violates their work agreement and leaves educators and children on the South and West Sides unprotected.

Masks no longer required for CPS students
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Masks are now optional for CPS students and faculty. Joanie Lum talks with parents and students in the South Loop about this change.

Thousands of Chicago city employees facing deadline: Get vaccinated or you won't get paid

“This policy, this mandate, to fire thousands of workers, including police officers in the middle of a public safety crisis, is equivalent to bringing gasoline to a house fire,” said Ald. Silvana Tabares (23rd).

Chicago Police Superintendent David Brown talks about what led up to the shooting of 7 men at 79th and Exchange
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Chicago Police Superintendent David Brown said that seven men were wounded in a shooting at 79th and Exchange on Sunday. The victims were all standing around together, outside, when one or two cars pulled up. The shooting started shortly after.

Missing Chicago man, Mark Brown Jr., last seen in February

The Chicago Police Department is asking the community for help with locating a missing 34-year-old Park Manor man. 

Court tells ex-CPD officer who shot two people: No, you should not get your job back

A court has rejected an effort by former Chicago police officer Robert Rialmo to get his job back after he was fired for his role in the fatal shooting of bystander Bettie Jones while responding to a mental health call about Quintoio LeGrier.

Chicago police officer found dead

A Chicago police officer was found dead Saturday morning inside a home in the 22nd police district.