Heather Cherone

BREAKING: Mayor Brandon Johnson on Friday vetoed an ordinance that would have required at least 30 alderpeople to vote to approve any plan to borrow more money in an attempt to make it harder for the city to take on more debt. @wttw news.wttw.com/2026/10/09/may…

NEW: An effort to use automated cameras to ticket drivers who block bicycle and bus lanes is set to become permanent and expand citywide under a measure approved unanimously Friday by a key City Council committee. @wttw news.wttw.com/2026/10/09/key…

BREAKING: Mayor Brandon Johnson’s plan to refinance a chunk of the city’s massive debt to fill a budget gap of $85.1 million generated just half of what he and his top financial advisers promised Chicagoans, records show. @wttw news.wttw.com/2026/10/09/joh…

NEW: A Chicago police sergeant & 2 officers repeatedly accused of improperly stopping and searching Black people should be suspended for a combined 330 days for their actions during an improper traffic stop, CPD leaders agreed, records show. @wttw news.wttw.com/2026/10/09/sus…

CPD has exceeded its annual overtime budget for the 10th straight year, despite repeated promises from Mayor Brandon Johnson to reign in police overtime spending, according to a database published by Chicago's inspector general.

NEW: Chicago spent $224.4M on overtime for Chicago police officer during the first 9 months of 2026 — 12% more than the entire annual budget the City Council set aside for CPD overtime as part of the city’s budget, according to the city’s watchdog. @wttw news.wttw.com/2026/10/08/chi…

FULL STORY: Cook County will not need to hike property taxes, lay off employees or impose new fees to close a budget gap of $550.8M in 2027, after some “budget magic” by the county’s finance team, Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle said. @wttw
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NEW: Chicago Police Department officials acted inconsistently to discipline officers for using racial slurs against members of the public between 2021 and 2024, according to a report by the city’s watchdog. @wttw news.wttw.com/2026/10/07/cpd…

A key city panel unanimously agreed Monday to pay $260.8 million to resolve 16 federal lawsuits filed by 17 men who spent a combined 383 years in prison after wrongfully convicted based on evidence gathered by a disgraced former Chicago police detective.

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“They knew he had this misconduct on his record and hired him anyway.”

Anjanette Young responds after the former Chicago Police sergeant fired over the raid of her home was hired by Niles and transferred to its detective bureau.
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FULL STORY: Seventeen men who spent more than 383 years in prison after being wrongfully convicted by a disgraced former CPD detective should be paid
$261 million from Chicago taxpayers, Mayor Brandon Johnson recommended. @wttw
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BREAKING: Chicago taxpayers should pay more than $260.8 million to 17 men who spent decades in prison after they were coerced into confessing to crimes by a disgraced former Chicago police detective, city lawyers recommended. @wttw news.wttw.com/2026/10/01/cit…

NEW: Chicago taxpayers must pay $10.5M to the family of a man who was struck and killed in 2018 by a driver being chased by Chicago police after the Illinois Supreme Court rejected the city’s appeal, records show. @wttw news.wttw.com/2026/09/21/und…

BREAKING: The Chicago City Council voted 32-15 Tuesday to require at least 30 alderpeople to vote to approve any plan to borrow more money in an attempt to make it harder for the city to taken on more debt. @wttw
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BREAKING: The Chicago City Council voted 46-3 Tuesday to allow the city;s parking meters to be sold to an investment firm after months of controversy that dredged up memories of the much-loathed 2008 deal. @wttw
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NEW: 44 people applied to lead the Chicago Police Department, the president of the commission charged with picking CPD’s next top cop said Monday. @wttw news.wttw.com/2026/09/28/44-…

NEW: Interim @NITA_Chicago Executive Director Jamie Rhee will collect an annual city taxpayer-funded pension of more than $213K while earning $350K, making her total compensation $563K, according to records obtained by me and @JaredRutecki for @wttw news news.wttw.com/2026/09/29/int…

In all, the Civilian Office of Police Accountability determined members of the tactical team assigned to patrol downtown violated department policy during 22 separate traffic stops, according to a @wttw news analysis of COPA records.