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In his video-conference court ruling Thursday, Jan. 7, Cook County Judge William Hooks deemed former 1st Ward Alderman Proco "Joe" Moreno "a danger to the community" as he revoked his bail for the Dec. 27 rampage of destruction along Astor and Division Streets and ordered him to turn himself in at Cook County Jail at 3 p.m. that afternoon.

Former 1st Ward Alderman Proco "Joe" Moreno was charged with eight misdemeanor counts

In response to reports that the outgoing Trump administration is destroying presidential records and ignoring the law when using non-official electronic devices to conduct official business, Mike Quigley, U.S. Representative, IL 5th District and Senator Chris Murphy from Connecticut introduced the Promoting Accountability and Security in Transition (PAST) Act. 

The refusal of Emily Murphy, General Services Administration (GSA) Administrator in Washington, D.C. to grant the Biden-Harris Transition Team access to critical services and facilities in this U.S. administrative transition period, prompted a team of U.S. Representatives to approve a demand letter to be sent to Murphy. Mike Quigley, 5th District U.S. Representative, Appropriations Committee’s Financial Services and General Government Subcommittee Chairman is part of the team. 

The importance of getting an accurate census count cannot be overstated because:

The special Saturday, May 23, session of the Illinois Legislature produced great strides forward according to Illinois House Speaker Michael J. Madigan. Chicago's Mayor Lori Lightfoot expresses her delight about a casino component that is part of the legislation passed.

Saluting first responders in this COVID-19 pandemic, the spectacular Navy Blue Angels will be flying over Chicago Tuesday morning, as part of their country wide tour.

"Council Divided" is what Chicago's 50-person City Council is named by former Alderman Dick Simpson, a political science professor at the University of Illinois at Chicago and his co-authors in a new report analyzing the voting patterns of the City's governing body.

To mitigate some of the economic pressure being felt by local businesses, the City is extending tax payment remittances for the months of February, March and April 2020 until June 1, announced Mayor Lori E. Lightfoot and the Department of Finance today.