Saturday, January 17, 2026

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  • by david hall
Ethics chair renews push for public financing of campaigns, but only for City Council contests

Ald. Matt Martin (47th) wants to start small, with a public financing program confined to candidates for City Council. That limits the cost to roughly $10 million over four years.

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  • by david hall
Englewood alderperson vows to camp outside to shut down open-air drug market

The final straw for Ald. David Moore and his constituents was the killing Sunday night of 18-year-old Trinity Boswell.

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  • by david hall
No City Council consensus on how much prison time — if any — Ed Burke should get

In interviews with WBEZ, several decried the length of sentence the 80-year-old could face, while a handful of others said he deserves significant time in prison.

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  • by david hall
No extremist groups on list barring Chicago police officer membership, only street gangs

The document includes 675 gang factions department members are forbidden from joining – but no hate or extremist groups. A police spokesperson indicated such groups will be identified on a case-by-case basis.