Alderman raises concerns over Chicago casino consultant hired by Lightfoot
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A temporary casino in Chicago is set to open for business this summer, but a city council member is now urging state regulators to reevaluate the process.

Protesters take to City Hall in fight against Southside Recycling

Southeast Side residents called on Mayor Brandon Johnson to support them and not allow the metal shredding company to operate in their community.

Mayor Johnson reduces Lightfoot's security detail
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Mayor Brandon Johnson has dramatically reduced the formidable bodyguard detail assigned to former Mayor Lori Lightfoot?s Logan Square home.

Former Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s security detail dramatically reduced

Mayor Brandon Johnson has dramatically reduced the formidable bodyguard detail assigned to former Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s Logan Square home, in an apparent attempt to get more Chicago police officers on the street.

Brandon Johnson to be sworn in as Chicago's 57th Mayor on Monday
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Brandon Johnson will not have much time to celebrate. He's inheriting a city in dire financial straits, and will immediately have to deal with the ongoing problem of the thousands of migrants arriving in Chicago and straining the city's resources.

Lightfoot looks forward to focusing on family after leaving office
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Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot will leave City Hall for the last time as mayor Friday afternoon, saying farewell to the fifth floor, which has served as her office for the last four years.

Chicago bracing for another surge of migrants as Title 42 expiration looms

The United States is just one day away from the expected expiration of Title 42 as the crisis at the southern border intensifies and more migrants make their way to the Chicago area.

Chicago faces new surge of migrants as Title 42 expiration looms
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Dozens more migrants were dropped off Tuesday, and city officials say they don't have a clear schedule of when additional buses will arrive.

Chicago mayor declares state of emergency after arrival of migrants from southern border

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot on Tuesday declared a state of emergency in response to an influx of migrants who have arrived from the southern border in recent months.

Chicago calls for federal and state assistance to deal with migrant surge
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More than 8,000 migrants have arrived in the Chicago area from Texas since August, according to the mayor's office, including another 48 people who arrived on Tuesday after they were "inhumanely bussed" to the city by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott.