Alderman introduces plan to punish Chicago city employees and officers for having extremist ties
The plan from Ald. Matt Martin, 47th Ward, follows growing calls for the Chicago Police Department and Mayor Brandon Johnson ...
Greater Chatham building owners and businesses selected for $2.4M in city grants
In greater Chatham, 17 building owners and businesses assisted by the nonprofit Greater Chatham Initiative, were recently ...
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Chicago inspector general accuses Mayor Johnson and former Mayor Lightfoot of interfering with investigations
In a memo to the chairman of the City Council Committee on Ethics and Government Oversight, Chicago Inspector General Deborah Witzburg said those efforts "significantly delay investigative work ...
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Inspector General report details hidden City Hall 'gift room,' accuses mayor of improper reporting
CHICAGO (WLS) -- Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson is facing questions of transparency and accountability over gifts given to the city that he keeps in a special room at City Hall. The Chicago ...
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City inspector fired following complaints
Feb. 7—A City of Odessa building inspector was fired in December after city officials discovered he took a construction job without permission and then tried to have the building inspection ...
3 top Chicago officials stepping down, days after Mayor Johnson warned of City Hall firings
Aviation Commissioner Jamie Rhee is retiring, OEMC director Jose Tirado is "transitioning out" and COPA chief Andrea Kersten ...
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Former mayors Johnson and Lightfoot accused of impeding inspector general's investigations
Mayor Brandon Johnson and his predecessor Lori Lightfoot were accused Thursday of impeding the work of Chicago ... The inspector general said she refused to allow city attorneys to sit in ...
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Chicago inspector general alleges obstruction by Johnson, Lightfoot administrations
Chicago's Inspector General Debora Witzburg accused the Johnson and Lightfoot administrations of interfering with IG investigations. The allegations were disclosed in a memo to the Chicago City ...
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Law Department blocks investigations to protect mayors, city watchdog claims
Chicago’s watchdog is accusing the city’s Law Department of interfering in investigations that have the potential to result in embarrassing political fallout for the mayor and other senior ...
Green social housing ordinance introduced at City Council meeting
The city would own a majority stake in the mixed-income rental buildings developed, a first-of-its-kind role for the city.
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Omaha city officials wait for inspection before taking action on downtown apartment building
The City of Omaha will hold off on ordering residents of the troubled City View Apartments to vacate, pending the outcome of an inspection of the downtown apartment building’s new fire alarm panel.
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City View inspections expected to last several days; no plan yet for if tenants must be vacated
A CRITICAL INSPECTION FOR DOWNTOWN OMAHA’S CITY ... AND I WILL SAY THAT THERE ARE NO STRUCTURAL VIOLATIONS IN THE BUILDING. CITY OFFICIALS HOPE THE SMOKE DETECTORS AND SPRINKLER SYSTEMS ARE ...