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 city of Aurora is planning to host town halls on the next two Saturdays about the proposed 2026 budget, which includes ...

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

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Twelve years after a previous inspector general's report, the department still hasn't “established and documented response ...

Joe Ferguson of the Civic Federation notes that Chicago is at a fiscal crossroads, and the City Council must demand ...

A marathon session before the City Council’s Budget and Government Operations Committee on Monday made it clear there is no ...

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.

From left, Rhett Bomher; Steven Mahr; Tom McKone; Jack Brofman; Jennie Bennett; and moderator Justin Marlowe at the Harris School's panel discussion Thursday. Public finance careers require ...