Mayor Lori Lightfoot clarifies police enforcement of public pot smoking. A panoramic look at the work of an American master. And the life of the man who played Big Bird on “Sesame Street.”...

Less than a month after his tearful resignation speech, Chicago Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson is fired by Mayor Lori Lightfoot, who said the city’s top cop misled her and the public...

What the new federal food stamp requirements mean for Illinois residents. United Airline’s CEO steps down. A place to rent movies in Chicago? It exists. Unexpected photos of a Jewish...

As the impeachment inquiry goes into a new stage, a look at constitutional law. A move to delay Chicago sales of recreational marijuana. And repurposing coffee waste on a grand scale.

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What’s next for the Chicago Police Department sans former Superintendent Eddie Johnson? Hazard in the city’s bike lanes. Business headlines from Crain’s. And touring the Thompson Center.

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In a bombshell move, Mayor Lori Lightfoot fires Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson. Good news for a local auto plant. And a new Cirque du Soleil holiday show debuts in Chicago.

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Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s first budget passes, but not without dissent. Merging more than 600 pension funds into just two. And a preview of the Bears vs. Lions matchup.

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U.S. Rep. Mike Quigley on the impeachment hearings. An elite college program behind prison bars. A local scientist on the origins of the universe. And a local artist and his love of...

Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s first budget advances toward a vote Tuesday, despite gripes from aldermen and progressive groups. The state board moves quickly after a ProPublica-Chicago Tribune...

Analyzing the messaging in the impeachment inquiry. Equity in marijuana licensing. A 9-year-old facing murder charges. Old-school coffee roasting in Pilsen. And a Bears-Giants preview.

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