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The death of a man who was fatally struck by an SUV while riding a bicycle in the Lower West Side late last month was ruled an accident Saturday, according to the Cook County medical examiner’s office.  A Jeep SUV struck the still-unidentified bicyclist in the 1900 block of South Union Avenue on Oct. 27 around 4:14 a.m., according to Chicago police. The Jeep’s driver fled the … [Read more...] about Bicyclist fatally struck by SUV in Lower West Side ruled an accident, medical examiner says

More than half of the voters who live within Golf School District 67 voted Tuesday to approve a $26 million referendum that called for the district to pay for capital and safety improvements in the two-school district. According to unofficial election results from the Cook County clerk’s office, 53% of voters chose to approve the referendum. About 47% voted against the … [Read more...] about Voters say ‘yes’ to $26M referendum for Golf District 67 to improve school buildings, security: ‘We can move forward’

A federal grand jury in Chicago on Monday accused a high-ranking advisor and security leader in a faction of the notorious Sinaloa cartel of producing and importing illegal drugs to the U.S., the Department of Justice announced. The indictment accused Jose Angel Canobbio Inzunza, 44, of assisting one of the alleged heirs to former cartel leader Joaquin Guzman Loera, or El … [Read more...] about Chicago grand jury indicts alleged aide, security chief in Sinaloa cartel

Desperate to avoid hitting Chicago home and business owners with a $300 million property tax increase, aldermen pelted the mayor’s finance team Wednesday with questions about alternatives to plug the 2025 budget hole. Their pitches on the opening day of budget hearings ran the gamut from furlough days for city workers to cutting middle managers or halting programs funded with … [Read more...] about Aldermen rip Mayor Brandon Johnson’s 2025 property tax hike proposal as budget hearings kick off