FORGOTTEN HISTORY: 2 - Caught on Camera

Ald. Brian Hopkins abandons plan to knock Lightfoot off mayoral ballot

The 2nd Ward City Council member said he ran out of time to challenge her nominating petition signatures.

Chicago Sun-Times · Dec 2, 2022

Streeterville group opposes regular closing of Clark Street for outdoor dining in River North

In a letter to the mayor, Streeterville Organization of Active Residents President Deborah Gershbein declared her group “strongly opposed” to closing Clark Street between Grand and Kinzie, in part because of its proximity to the proposed interim casino at Medinah Temple.

Chicago Sun-Times · Nov 1, 2022

Deadly shooting is a reminder: Drifting is a dangerous nuisance

Sunday’s shooting is an example of the gun violence that plagues our city. City leaders must come together to solve the problem.

Chicago Sun-Times · Oct 26, 2022

Lightfoot gives green flag to NASCAR races: report

The Athletic, a website devoted to sports coverage, disclosed the apparent agreement between the Lightfoot administration and NASCAR with no mention of the specific route.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jul 7, 2022

Bally’s, praised by labor here, faces strike threat in Rhode Island

The winner of the Chicago casino bid, who promised good labor relations here, nearly had to contend with a walkout over the July 4 weekend at its operation outside Providence.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jul 1, 2022

City Council committee OKs extending benefits to families of first responders committing suicide

The Finance Committee OK’d an ordinance that would grant to surviving spouses of police officers and firefighters who have died by suicide since Jan. 1, 2018 the same benefits afforded to families of first-responders killed in the line of duty.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jun 16, 2022

Developer would replace Royal George Theatre with apartments

The plan envisions 20 affordable units and housing for artists and staff working at Steppenwolf Theatre across the street.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jun 16, 2022

Proposed ordinance would give building owners flexibility on AC

A manager of the building where three women died during a stretch of warm temperatures said city rules required them to provide heat through June 1. “Nobody is going to freeze to death in Chicago in May,” said Ald. Brian Hopkins, who introduced an ordinance to ease that requirement.

Chicago Sun-Times · May 23, 2022

Lightfoot pushing for Friday vote on casino ordinance and host agreement with Bally’s authorizing River West casino

Zoning Committee Chairman Tom Tunney (44th), who doubles as the casino committee chairman, said he is not at all certain that the votes are there to approve the companion agreements. “There’s still a lot of work to be done. I don’t know if we can get it done by Friday.…

Chicago Sun-Times · May 18, 2022

Person being questioned in shooting of Dakotah Earley that shocked Lincoln Park residents

“The individual who’s in custody right now has five carjacking arrests on his record in the last two years. You could argue he never should have been on the street in the first place,” Ald. Brian Hopkins (2nd) told a packed house at a community safety meeting Monday evening.

Chicago Sun-Times · May 17, 2022