‘Dread Head Cowboy’ says he’s calling Lightfoot to testify as character witness at trial
Adam Hollingsworth, better known as the Dread Head Cowboy, is representing himself against a charge of animal cruelty stemming from a horseback ride he took last summer on the Dan Ryan Expressway to raise awareness about violence against youth.
Chicago City Council OKs Mayor Lightfoot's 2022 budget
On Wednesday, the Chicago City Council approved Mayor Lori Lightfoot's budget for next year — a spending plan swollen by a flood of federal coronavirus relief dollars.
City council approves 2022 budget
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot led a campaign-style event downtown Wednesday to mark the formal passage of a new city budget.
Chicago Mayor Lightfoot responds to survey that suggests she'll face re-election trouble
On Wednesday, Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot was asked about a recent voter opinion survey that suggested nearly half of city voters oppose her re-election.
Chicago City Council approves 2022 budget
On Wednesday, the Chicago City Council approved Mayor Lori Lightfoot's budget for next year — a spending plan swollen by a flood of federal coronavirus relief dollars.
Lightfoot greeted by barrage of 'deafening' boos at Loop fundraiser
Mayor Lori Lightfoot was booed off the stage at a fundraiser in the Loop on Sunday.
Lightfoot greeted with barrage of 'deafening' boos at Loop fundraiser
Mayor Lori Lightfoot was booed off the stage at a fundraiser in the Loop on Sunday. STRONG LANGUAGE: VIEWER DISCRETION IS ADVISED (Video Credit: the312conserva1/Twitter)
Civic Federation urges Lightfoot to fight to keep Bears in Chicago
Laurence Msall, president of the Civic Federation, talks about why he thinks Mayor Lori Lightfoot should make every effort possible to keep the Bears in the Windy City.
Woman gets 10 years for kidnapping plot against woman who dated cop in Lightfoot’s security detail
A woman who prosecutors once accused of plotting to hire a hitman to kill a romantic rival she believed was dating a Chicago police officer assigned to Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s security detail has been sentenced to 10 years in prison after she pleaded guilty last week to a lesser charge.
Chicago police union protest: 1,000 cops expected, only a few dozen showed up
The firebrand president of the Chicago police union called for a thousand officers to show up at Chicago Police Department headquarters Tuesday morning, but only a few dozen actually appeared and some were not cops.
Father Michael Pfleger: John Catanzara 'is a dangerous man'
Amid the back and forth between Mayor Lori Lightfoot and Chicago’s police union, Father Michael Pfleger of St. Sabina Church is now weighing in.
Vaccine protest fizzles: Chicago police union's call for 1,000 officers to attend receives lackluster response
The firebrand president of the Chicago police union called for a thousand officers to show up at Chicago Police Department headquarters Tuesday morning, but only a few dozen actually appeared and some were not cops.
Chicago police union asks for a thousand attendees at anti-COVID mandate rally, but turnout is smaller
“If it's about stopping the spread, then let's test every day you go to work. Not just once a week or twice a week. They said no on face value. So who's full of crap here?” asked Chicago Fraternal Order of Police Union president John Catanzara.
Chicago City Council members vote to support Lightfoot's vaccine mandate
Chicago's Fraternal Order of Police president indicated he would try to unseat 30 City Council members who voted to support Mayor Lori Lightfoot's mandate requiring all city workers report their vaccine status.
Chicago vaccine battle: Hundreds of cops expected to dare city to place them on 'no pay' status
“Show up tomorrow at 35th and Michigan, Human Resources, at 10 a.m. tomorrow morning and we're gonna see just how many officers we're really talking about that this city can literally lose in a blink of an eye if this mandate doesn't change sooner rather than later,” Catanzara said to cheers.
Chicago aldermen vote to support vaccine mandate
Chicago's Fraternal Order of Police president indicated he would try to unseat 30 City Council members who voted to support Mayor Lori Lightfoot's mandate requiring all city workers report their vaccine status.
'We will not comply': Chicago police union leads protest against vaccine mandate
There was major push back on Monday against Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate at City Hall.
Chicago police union leads protest against vaccine mandate
There was major push back on Monday against Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate at city hall.
DeSantis: We are actively recruiting out-of-state police officers out of job due to vaccine mandates
The Republican governor slammed the 'unconstitutional' mandates.
Chicago aldermen to consider rule that would make all vaccine mandates subject to council approval
Chicago FOP president John Catanzara said he's asking officers to attend Monday's meeting. Though he has in the past compared vaccine mandates to Nazi laws, more recently he has framed the battle as a union issue.