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Mayor Brandon Johnson taps former City Hall official to lead Department of Aviation
Mike McMurray, president of transportation and infrastructure at Wight & Company, will serve as aviation commissioner in ...
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Mayor names former city insider to steer O’Hare through expansion, airline tensions
McMurray is president for transportation and engineering at Wight & Co. and is a former deputy commissioner for real estate ...
Lori Healey, who served as Daley's chief of staff, headed MPEA and Obama Center project, dies at 65
Healey's family called her "a remarkable woman— a deeply devoted mother and grandmother who found her greatest joy in time ...
Lori Healey, former Mayor Daley chief of staff, Obama Foundation executive, dies at 65
Chicago is mourning Lori Healey, who served the city in many roles. Her roles included chief of staff for former Chicago ...
Lori Healey, former chief of staff to Richard Daley, dies at 65
Healey's family released a statement Sunday saying she died Saturday after a battle with a form of pancreatic cancer ...
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Chicago hasn’t seen an April with fewer murders since 1962
The city appears on pace to hit Mayor Johnson’s 2025 goal: fewer than 500 murders for the first time in a decade.
Critic of embattled Dolton, Illinois mayor sees business destroyed by ‘suspicious’ fire: officials
Illinois authorities are investigating a "suspicious" fire that destroyed a local business belonging to a vocal critic of an ...
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Chicago mayor donned keffiyeh for Arab Heritage Month event, sparking outcry from Jewish groups
The Chicago chapter of the Council on American–Islamic Relations posted a picture of Johnson with its executive director, ...
Trump targets sanctuary cities like Chicago with new orders: 'This administration already has it in for us'
The three executive orders signed Monday are the latest effort to crack down on immigration and target sanctuary cities — and ...