Lori Lightfoot

Aug 2, 2024 | wbez.org | Brett Chase |Lori Lightfoot

The Chicago city official who oversaw what turned out to be the botched implosion of a former coal-burning power plant in Little Village four years ago finally has spoken out about what happened, faulting a contractor and city health officials for the resulting dust storm that blanketed the neighborhood.

Aug 2, 2024 | chicago.suntimes.com | Brett Chase |Lori Lightfoot

El mejor lugar para cobertura de noticias y cultura latina en Chicago. | The place for coverage of Latino news and culture in Chicago. La funcionaria de la Municipalidad de Chicago que supervisó lo que resultó ser la implosión fallida de una planta de energía de carbón en La Villita hace cuatro años, finalmente habló sobre lo sucedido, culpando a un contratista y a los funcionarios de salud de la ciudad por la tormenta de polvo resultante que cubrió el vecindario.

Aug 1, 2024 | chicago.suntimes.com | Brett Chase |Lori Lightfoot

The Chicago city official who oversaw what turned out to be the botched implosion of a former coal-burning power plant in Little Village four years ago finally has spoken out about what happened, faulting a contractor and city health officials for the resulting dust storm that blanketed the neighborhood.

Jul 5, 2024 | chicago.suntimes.com | Tim Novak |Robert Herguth |Lori Lightfoot

When organizers of the Democratic National Convention in Chicago were looking for office space, they decided to lease two floors in a CTA building on the Near West Side. The CTA was leasing the space to a company owned by developer Scott Goodman that’s delinquent on its rent. He agreed to sublease some of the space for organizers planning the convention next month at which President Joe Biden is expected to be nominated for a second term. The CTA board approved the deal last August.

Mar 9, 2024 | wbez.org | Lauren FitzPatrick |Justin Myers |Lori Lightfoot

WBEZ brings you fact-based news and information. Sign up for our newsletters to stay up to date on the stories that matter. Under Mayor Brandon Johnson, Black people hold more top salaried city jobs and top mayoral appointments than any other racial group, a Chicago Sun-Times analysis has found.