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February 21, 2023
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot has accused an opponent of using the "ultimate dog whistle" as they make their final pleas…
October 6, 2022
The CPD was persuaded to modify its terminology to refer to community members as "persons," not "subjects," "suspects" and "offenders."
August 24, 2022
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot detests a political action committee ad she claims makes her skin appear darker and employs racist…
May 14, 2022
Christopher J. Tatlock allegedly emailed his intent to harm Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot and Cook County State Attorney Kim Foxx.
April 4, 2022
The unnamed Whitney Young Magnet High School teacher taught history and reportedly had numerous complaints against him.
March 4, 2022
An October meeting between Lightfoot, George Smyrniotis and several other city lawyers reportedly led to vulgar insults, the lawsuit says.
Lori Lightfoot Chicago City So Real thegrio.com
February 27, 2022
Chicago is launching a guaranteed basic income program supporting 5,000 low-income residents with $500 monthly issuances for a full year.
Joseph Igartua Lightfoot thegrio.com
February 18, 2022
Joseph Igartua has been charged with stalking Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot and firing a weapon near her home, authorities say.
January 11, 2022
Chicago Public Schools has been plagued with issues during the pandemic, including a mass exodus of bus drivers after a…
January 8, 2022
The union has blasted the district for things like botching a testing program and maintaining unreliable data on infections in…
Chicago Graduates New Class Of Police Officers
January 6, 2022
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot reportedly warned police leaders that they will lose their lose jobs if they fail to increase…
Chicago Public School Parents And Students Protest "Chaotic" Schools Reopening
January 5, 2022
Chicago's teachers on Tuesday voted in favor of working remotely instead of returning to in-person classes amid a nationwide surge…
January 3, 2022
In May, Black lesbian friends Angela Barnes and Renauda Riddle opened Nobody's Darling, its name from an Alice Walker poem.
Anjanette Young
December 14, 2021
The City Council's Finance Committee unanimously approved a settlement for Young over a wrongful police raid that left her naked…
Lori Lightfoot thegrio.com
November 12, 2021
In the Feb. 2019 raid, led by Sgt. Alex Wolinski, police officers burst into the wrong home and improperly executed…
November 11, 2021
Bobby Rush is among those angry Chris Kempczinski appeared to blame the deaths of two children on the kids and…
McDonalds thegrio.com
November 4, 2021
McDonald’s CEO Chris Kempczinski has sparked outrage over remarks about the shooting deaths of two Chicago children.
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October 23, 2021
A Chicago-based advocacy group says that the area's speed cameras are a cash-grab that disproportionately effects minority drivers.
Sen. Joe Manchin and Sen. Tim Scott, theGrio.com
September 16, 2021
Sources tell theGrio movement on police reform could come soon as Manchin is set to meet with Sen. Scott on…
Lori Lightfoot Is Sworn In As Chicago's First Female African American Mayor
August 31, 2021
A mass resignation of bus drivers refusing to abide by a COVID-19 vaccination mandate led to a scramble for Chicago…