George Cardenas

But schools still are underfunded, the Chicago Teachers Union and several local groups said Thursday. 

The Central Manufacturing District facility could work for Amazon's headquarters, Ald. Cardenas said.

The proposed high school would house 300 to 500 students and cost $16 to 20 million.

Villegas will succeed Ald. George Cardenas (12th), who served two years as chair of the 11-member group.

A hearing in the school district's lawsuit against the state is set for Wednesday.

The effort is based on a Obama administration initiative designed to increase police force diversity.

Ald. George Cardenas urged the mayor not to "ignore the needs of the Latino community."

Ald. Harry Osterman said the city's on edge as a Tuesday strike deadline approaches.

Alderman and the CTU said the Emanuel administration is talking directly with teachers union officials.

Parents who had to go pick up kids left chanting, "We want a vote. Keep our schools afloat."

Ald. George Cardenas called for making students a priority, but others defended their TIF funds.

Protesters at the Board of Education backed three aldermanic proposals to raise a total of $400 million.

Ald. Carlos Ramirez-Rosa's bid to reinstate the corporate head tax was instantly derailed.

The City Council approved a plan that supporters said will encourage more people to recycle.

Castellanos was unarmed when police fatally shot him in 2013 in Albany Park.