A man faces a first-degree murder charge in a woman’s stabbing death, among recent arrests reported by 8th District police.
Category: Chicago – Clearing
Southwest Side alders tell Johnson: No property tax hike, no head tax in 2027 budget
Twenty-nine Chicago aldermen told Mayor Brandon Johnson in a Sept. 28 letter that they will not support a property tax increase or a head tax to close the city’s projected $882.4 million deficit for 2027.
First time 23rd Ward aldermanic election campaign managers talk strategy, blueprints to victory
Leo Rojas-Banda, who is challenging Ald. Silvana Tabares (23rd) for her seat in February, is not only a candidate but he’s acting as his own campaign manager. Emma Ortega is managing Tabares’ campaign. Both are novices who will play an outsize role in steering their candidates to victory.
Officials break ground on 183 apartments at long-vacant LeClaire Courts site
Developers, city officials and former residents broke ground Tuesday, Oct. 13, on the first new housing at the old LeClaire Courts public housing site in Garfield Ridge, which has sat empty since 2011.
Kids painted pumpkins with CAPS Officers at Home Run Inn for 2nd annual event
Kids got their hands dirty and painted pumpkins on Oct. 12 at the second annual Paint-a-Pumpkin with a Police Officer, held in the party room at Home Run Inn on Archer.
Charges in sword threat, Holy Cross Hospital battery, gas station fight
Police say a man pointed a sword at a woman’s chest and a woman slapped a Holy Cross Hospital nurse.
Chicago’s Public Safety Committee votes to advance second phase of Violence Against Women Task Force
The committee voted on Oct. 8 to unanimously advance the resolution to the full City Council for consideration on Oct. 14.
8th District Cmdr. Bryan Spreyne promoted to street deputy chief
Bryan Spreyne, who led the Chicago Police Department’s 8th District on the Southwest Side, has been promoted to deputy chief, the department announced Oct. 1.
Comings & Goings: Aldermen approve warehouse plan for Ford City site
Chicago’s City Council has given final approval to a redevelopment plan for the former Ford City Mall property despite community opposition.
Traffic signal repairman, MBA holder, Jesse Maronto builds Chicago mayoral bid around CONE platform
Jessica “Jesse” Maronto spends her workdays fixing Chicago’s traffic signals after crashes and emergencies.
