Quantcast

Chicago City Wire

Wednesday, October 8, 2025

News from December 2016

Medium meeting240

City of Chicago Police Board takes action on two cases involving police officers

By Lhalie Castillo | Dec 31, 2016

City of Chicago Police Board takes action on two cases involving police officers at its recent meeting.

Medium meeting909

Cook County Board of Commissioners approves various contracts

By Lhalie Castillo | Dec 31, 2016

Cook County Board of Commissioners approves various contracts at its recent meeting.

Medium meeting808

The Administrative Operations Committee of the Public Building Commission of Chicago hears report from Managing Architect

By Lhalie Castillo | Dec 31, 2016

The Administrative Operations Committee of the Public Building Commission of Chicago hears report from Managing Architect at its recent meeting.

Medium meeting8213

Cook County Officers Electoral Board to appoint hearing officers

By Lhalie Castillo | Dec 31, 2016

Cook County Officers Electoral Board will meet at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 3.

Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago Board to take action on contracts

By Lhalie Castillo | Dec 31, 2016

Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago will meet at 10:30 a.m. Friday, Jan. 6.

Medium illinoiscapitol2

Drury weighs challenge to House Speaker Madigan

By Chicago City Wire | Dec 30, 2016

Longtime House Speaker Michael Madigan (D-Chicago) may be challenged for his post for the first time in many years.

Medium courtyardmarriott

Illinois GOP offers hotel deal, tickets for presidential inauguration

By Chicago City Wire | Dec 30, 2016

With hotel space for the presidential Inauguration ceremony in Washington filling rapidly, the Illinois GOP is offering a special opportunity for guaranteed overnight accommodations and inauguration tickets at the official Illinois Republican Party hotel in Arlington, Virginia.

Medium elevator045

State GOP says Kennedy not acting like a Kennedy after dust-up with reporters

By Chicago City Wire | Dec 30, 2016

Chris Kennedy may have the family name, but according to the state GOP, “he doesn’t act like it,” as he recently rejected reporters’ overtures in Chicago and simultaneously created a commotion in a downtown office building.

Medium distributionsecrets021

Documents indicate Pritzker cloaked donations to Madigan

By Chicago City Wire | Dec 30, 2016

New concerns regarding potential gubernatorial candidate J.B. Pritzker have surfaced following the exposure of cash contributions made from Pritzker-associated groups to Illinois House Democrats prior to November elections in amounts possibly as high as $200,000.

Medium meetingroom04

Illinois Civil Service Commission discusses agenda at meeting

By Philip Gonzales | Dec 29, 2016

Members of the Illinois Civil Service Commission met at 11 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 18.

Medium campaigncheck04

Chester donates $1,030 to Friends of Dorothy Brown

By Local Labs News Service | Dec 29, 2016

Friends of Dorothy Brown has received $97,707 in contributions in 2016 from 198 donors.

Medium campaigncheck11

Nancy Stankus donates $300 to Friends of Anita Alvarez

By Local Labs News Service | Dec 29, 2016

Nancy Stankus, (100 S. Wacker Drive, Chicago), donated $300 to River Forest's Friends of Anita Alvarez on Jan. 22, 2016.

Medium springfield il

A look at Illinois politics in 2016

By Chicago City Wire | Dec 28, 2016

With 2017 just days away, Illinois is set to welcome the new year the same way it did last year – without a state budget.

Medium vote064

Chicago Board of Election Commissioners continues review of polling place accessibility

By Louie Torres | Dec 28, 2016

Chicago Board of Election Commissioners continues review of polling place accessibility at its recent meeting.

Medium meetingroom05

Chicago Transit Authority ADA Advisory Committee to review All Stations Accessibility Program

By Lhalie Castillo | Dec 28, 2016

Chicago Transit Authority ADA Advisory Committee will meet at 1 p.m. Monday, Jan. 9.

Medium meetingroom04

City Colleges of Chicago Chancellor Search Committee holds meeting

By Lhalie Castillo | Dec 28, 2016

City Colleges of Chicago Chancellor Search Committee holds meeting earlier this month.

Medium meetingroom01

Village of Orland Park Board gathers trustees for meeting

By Philip Gonzales | Dec 28, 2016

The Village of Orland Park Board of Trustees met at 7 p.m. Monday, Dec. 5.

Medium shutterstock 83407300

Orland Park details recent Parks & Recreation Committee meeting

By Lhalie Castillo | Dec 28, 2016

Village of Orland Park Parks & Recreation Committee met at 6 p.m. Monday, Dec. 19.

Medium pension1000

Bad news for homeowners: Chicago teachers' pension liability may be much larger than expected

By Chicago City Wire reports | Dec 28, 2016

The Chicago Teachers' Pension Fund may be considerably less funded than its trustees claim; as a result, Chicago homeowners’ properties could face significant drops in value.

Medium madiganmakingstatementfromyoutube300x400

Chicago Tribune calls for new speaker in Illinois House

By Carol Ostrow | Dec 24, 2016

The Chicago Tribune’s editorial board has publicly called for the ousting of longtime House Speaker Mike Madigan (D-Chicago), predicting that if he is not unseated, the state faces two more years of “dysfunction.”