It takes time and patience to get information about the hundreds of millions of dollars in TIF money the city of Chicago has paid to companies and nonprofits over the last decade. This story was reported by Caitlin Bukowski, Ellyn Fortino, K. Herron, Becca James, Meghan Keyes, Tony Merevick, Margaret Smith, Taryn S. Smith...
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Ald. Bob Fioretti (2nd Ward) won a second term with 55 percent of the vote Tuesday, handily beating five opponents, according to preliminary results. Fioretti’s closest competitor for the 2nd Ward, attorney Genita Robinson, garnered about 31 percent of the 14,494 votes cast, according to the Chicago Board of Election Commissioners. Despite winning endorsements...
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Nineteen years ago, a young and hopeful Iranian immigrant came to Chicago looking for the American dream. Now she is running for a major political position: 43rd ward alderman. Bita Buenrostro never intended to enter politics, but one afternoon while driving in her car with her husband, she had an epiphany. “We have to...
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The Chicago Plan Commission last week unanimously approved what would be the first sulfur processing facility in the city. But at least one commissioner had reservations, stating that he hoped he wouldn’t regret his vote since he doesn’t know what the facility could do to the environment or residents living near the Port of...
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True Star Radio on Sundays at 7 pm on Power 92.3 FM or listen online at Power 92.3. This Sunday, your hosts Marcel, Mina, and Big Tone, have a call-in special about  the Mid-term Elections and Voting. You can  call in at  773-375-9248. This week, Che Rhymefest Smith and Brian Sleet will be on...
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The Chicago City Council held a tribute Wednesday for fallen police officer Michael R. Bailey, who earlier this year became the 545th police officer to be killed in the line of duty in the city. Gunned down on July 18 while chasing robbers in front of his South Side home, Bailey was set to...
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By Laura Pearson, Center Square Journal ‘Tis the season to renew your Chicago vehicle registration sticker. All city vehicle stickers expire June 30, regardless of the purchase date. If you plan to purchase your sticker in person, head to your local Ward Office on Tuesday, June 8, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. The...
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By Hugh Devlin, From Lake Effect News Vice Mayor and 50th Ward Alderman Bernard L. Stone An ongoing, well documented investigative series by the Chicago Tribune into various City Council expense accounts turned up numerous instances of city taxpayers’ largesse to the friends and family members of Chicago aldermen. In November 2009, Lake Effect...
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State Rep. Dan Burke (D-Chicago) didn’t breathe easy until early Wednesday morning, when it became official that he had indeed held off Rudy Lozano, Jr. to secure his name on the November ballot. It was the first time Burke had faced a challenge in a primary in nearly two decades of representing the 23rd...
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In a 48-to-1 vote, Chicago City Council passed a resolution Nov. 18 supporting a halt to the deportation of UIC junior Rigoberto Padilla and other undocumented students.  The resolution sponsored by Ald. George Cardenas (12th) called on Congress to pass the Dream Act of 2009, a bill introduced by Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) that...
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