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Ald. Anthony Beale said the new ordinance would make taxi medallions "useless."
Uber and Lyft said it cleared the way for legislation more favorable to taxis in the General Assembly.
A group of Chicago cabbies has aligned with the National Taxi Workers Alliance on a possible union bid.
But taxi backers won in the state House as ride-sharing firms vowed to take the fight to the Senate.
Gompers Elementary School in Roseland was officially renamed Friday after a famous track star.
The students are also in the city to attend the Young Men of Color Summit at Olive-Harvey College.
Method, an environmentally-friendly cleanser company, is building a plant in the Pullman neighborhood.
Declining enrollment at Corliss prompted sharing arrangement last summer, CPS said.
A proposed resolution would impose taxi regulations on upstart ride-sharing services like UberX and Lyft.
Competing legislation on cabs and ride-sharing services will face off in committee hearings next week.
Ald. Anthony Beale expressed concerns about city workers just "sitting around."
Three other referendums advanced by City Council committee, crowding out measure pushed by Ald. Arena.
Mayor Rahm Emanuel said there was "no" chance of compromise on a 75-cent-a-pack increase.
One alderman said the city's budget is being balanced on the backs of the poor and middle class.
At the grand opening, Rahm Emanuel joked the CTA dropped him off five blocks away, and he had to walk.
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And, no, they're not called Roosevelt and State.
For most of November, it'll be open two days a week, between 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Mondays and Tuesdays.
Data shows that while more blacks and Latinos applied to the CPD, most new officers are white.
The nation's largest bike maker is soliciting bids for a retail build-out at 1647 N. Milwaukee Ave.
Cochran was given CPR by 40th Ward Ald. Patrick O'Connor, taken to Northwestern hospital.
The violent robbery could be connected to four other robberies in the area, police said.
We looked at the data behind thousands of cellphones reported stolen in Chicago since January 2016.
Erin Mowry, 42, could be convicted of aggravated DUI for the July 2015 crash.
Terrion Pouncy, 19, was still hospitalized Thursday following surgery.
The eviction notices "caught many families unprepared," activists said.
"The reception has been outstanding. We've had lots of interest and excitement," the listing agent said.
About 20 percent of O'Hare and Midway flights for Thanksgiving get delayed, according to a new report.