Michelle Harris

Speedy Cash is set to open its first Chicago store in Chatham sometime in April.

Community members discussed Saturday what they want to move into Jeffrey Plaza after Dominick's closes.

The Tax Increment Financing district would be the eighth eliminated by the mayor.

The two-story building on 79th Street that housed a Sears store for 88 years remains vacant.

Ald. John Arena charged that three proposed referendums were intended to keep his measure off the ballot.

The Union League Club lent its support to Ald. Roderick Sawyer's proposed privatization ordinance.

Aldermen largely debated TIFs instead of a procedural issue involving the Rules Committee.

Aldermen Bob Fioretti and John Arena invoked Rule 41 in calling for a vote on their school proposals.

The Chatham lawmaker takes over the idea-blocking committee "where good legislation goes to die."

The Grassroots Collaborative mixed City Hall protest with Halloween to win more school funding.

The Grassroots Collaborative will try to raise legislation "buried" in the Rules Committee for Halloween.

Despite complaints from businesses, aldermen said the proposal is not dead yet.

The proposed measure, sidetracked in committee, calls for full transparency on city privatization deals.

A resolution calling for a city referendum on an elected Board of Education went to the Rules Committee.

Some are unfamiliar with Brazier's legacy; one business owner said there are better ways to preserve it.