City of Chicago
Recent News About City of Chicago
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Little Village Sees Economic Growth, Job Opportunities with Lawndale Fleet Storage Yard & Exchange55 Development
The completion of the Lawndale Fleet Storage Yard marks the end of Hilco Redevelopment Partners' (HRP) project in Chicago's Little Village neighborhood.
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Sunflower Project US celebrates Earth Day in Chicago: 'This is our small part in helping the environment'
On Sunday, April 22, the nonprofit organization Sunflower Project US celebrated Earth Day by holding activities in Calumet Park.
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Barbershop Association giving out free haircuts in Chicago to encourage civic engagement, 'keep people interested, teach them the importance of their vote'
Barbershop Network News Association is offering 1,500 free haircuts to encourage more political engagement with local Chicagoans, Executive Director Jeffery Coleman said in a press release.
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Alderman: Ticketing policies are targeting Chicago's minority neighborhoods
Traffic enforcement in Chicago appears to depend on who’s behind the wheel, and it’s no secret to Chicago drivers as the media and political leaders are becoming more aware of it as well.
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Chicago Cares official on city's ticketing policy: 'This is what disinvestment looks like'
Rosie Drumgoole, the chief program officer for the nonprofit Chicago Cares, is another to come forward who believes Chicago's ticketing policy is unfair, and she said it is form of "divestment" of communities of color.
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City leaders must act to end racially and economically regressive policy
In what might be described as a modern day debtor’s prison, Chicago is the only major city in the United States that strips gig-workers, small-business owners, and ride-share drivers’ business licenses, for their unpaid ticket debts.
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South Suburban pastor blasts Chicago's ticketing policy
Pastor Lisa Benjamin, the apostle and pastor of the Living to Live Again Family Worship Center in the South Suburban community of Hazel Crest, is speaking out against what she considers Chicago's unfair ticketing policy and how it hurts minority families. "
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Owner of barber colleges says ticketing policy is 'a problem'
Black and brown communities have been disproportionately affected by Chicago's ticketing policy, and some have lost their ability to work, and one business owner in the city says this is a wrong policy.
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Chicago mayoral candidate Johnson backs new ordinance to help gig workers, ride-share drivers
A Chicago mayoral candidate is supporting a proposed ordinance that will protect the wages of gig workers like ride-share drivers and ensure they are fully respected and have the opportunity to earn a decent living.
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Dr. Johnny Mullins on ‘helping people’s vision come to life’
JM3 Consulting has succeeded, and he has found time to boost others and help them move forward.
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Bester, OOSF CEO, questions Chicago ticketing policies: 'Organizations just have too much power over the people'
Chicago's regressive ticketing policy allegedly targets Black and Brown communities according to many reports.
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Chicago Jobs Council on widespread driver's license suspensions: 'The consequence is too significant and severe'
A proposed law is pending with the Legislative Reference Bureau that would end driver's license suspensions for failing to appear in court.
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Calumet City alderwoman on Chicago's traffic ticketing policy: 'That is something I would encourage the leaders of Chicago to look at'
As a Calumet City alderwoman, Monet Wilson has almost nothing to do with Chicago’s legislation, policies or politics, but she is concerned about the Windy City’s traffic ticketing policy.
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Bamenda Coffee set to launch in Chicago's inner city
Bamenda Coffee is opening soon and will be located within the Bamenda Fresh store, in Chicago's inner city, according to owner Felix Leshey.
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Conversations Overheard gives voice to the frank, timely voices of adults over 50: 'To help more people on a larger platform'
Three friends to produce weekly show that will offer frank, honest talk about issues for people over 50
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Uber driver on red light cameras: 'I think they need to be taken away'
Brandy Thomas just wants to drive and make money to support her family.
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Band founder speaks about Chicago's ticket violations affecting minorities
The City of Chicago ticketing policy has reportedly affected minority neighborhoods disproportionately and many, including one local band member and founder, said she too has noticed the automatic cameras in the city are primarily located in certain neighborhoods.
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'Mr. Ceasefire' no fan of aggressive ticketing policies, overnight winter parking ban
Tio Hardiman, known on the streets as "Mr. Ceasefire," spends his days, and many nights, stemming gang violence in some of the city’s toughest neighborhoods.
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Uber driver on ticket debt: 'I got shut down for a whole week unnecessarily'
Toby Mitchell learned in early September that she had been deactivated as an Uber driver due to traffic violations.
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Violence Interrupters plans '24-hour boots on the ground' over holidays
The holidays bring with them the risk of heightened violence, and for Tio Hardiman, the executive director of Violence Interrupters, that means “24-hour boots on the ground.”