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Budget Director Alexandra Holt said overtime adds flexibility and puts more police on the street.
The City Council approved Mayor Rahm Emanuel's 2014 budget with little opposition.
The Budget Committee tabled a measure to spend $25 million on more police officers.
The city tax on cigarettes would rise 50 cents a pack instead of 75 cents in an 11th-hour budget deal.
The Budget Committee signed off on the Office of Financial Analysis, but held back on police hiring.
The Finance Committee approved increases in the cigarette and cable taxes.
Fire Commissioner Jose Santiago called the inspector general's audit on response times "inaccurate."
Ald. Pawar placed the ball firmly in Springfield's court when it comes to averting a pension crisis.
But aldermen asked the Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events for more notice on film shoots.
Aldermen asked about the "human costs" of doubling the city cigarette tax, as well as police staffing.
The Grassroots Collaborative will try to raise legislation "buried" in the Rules Committee for Halloween.
Mayor Rahm Emanuel promised no new property, sales or gas taxes in closing a $339 million deficit.
The mayor promised no new property, sales or gas taxes in the new budget, but everything else is open.
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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.