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Two people were arrested Sunday during protests ahead of this week’s Democratic National Convention, the Chicago Police Department said Monday. A 23-year-old woman was arrested and charged with ...
Brandon Johnson (born March 27, 1976) [1] [2] is an American politician and educator who is currently serving as the 57th mayor of Chicago since 2023. [3] [4] [5] A member of the Democratic Party, Johnson previously served on the Cook County Board of Commissioners from 2018 to 2023, representing the 1st district.
Chicago courts and police are preparing for potential mass arrests outside the Democratic National Convention in a city where violent images of officers beating demonstrators at the turbulent 1968 ...
CHICAGO − Dozens of demonstrators were arrested outside the Israeli consulate in Chicago on Tuesday night as Democratic National Convention delegates formally nominated Kamala Harris as the ...
The Chicago City Council is the legislative branch of the government of the City of Chicago in Illinois. It consists of 50 alderpersons elected from 50 wards to serve four-year terms. [ 1 ] The council is called into session regularly, usually monthly, to consider ordinances, orders, and resolutions whose subject matter includes code changes ...
Edward M. Burke was the alderman of Chicago's 14th ward from 1969 to 2023, the longest-serving Chicago city council member in history. On December 21, 2023, in a federal trial, he was convicted of 13 counts of racketeering, bribery and attempted extortion.
Chicago Police Superintendent Larry Snelling on Tuesday touted the nation’s second-largest police department as fully prepared to handle crowds of protesters expected during the Democratic ...
Richard M. Daley is the fourth of seven children and eldest son of Richard J. and Eleanor Daley, who later became Mayor and First Lady of Chicago in 1955.Born on April 24, 1942, [2] he grew up in Bridgeport, a historically Irish-American neighborhood located on Chicago's South Side.