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Richard Friedman, who took on Mayor Richard J. Daley, and showed a top Soviet official the ‘real America,’ dead at 93

In 1971, lawyer Richard Friedman decided to take on the ‘corrupt Daley machine.’ He lost. One friend called Mr. Friedman ‘the ‘real’ most interesting man in the world.’

Chicago Sun-Times · Apr 13, 2023

Unions raise wage theft worries, but aged-care providers promise to pass on pay rise

Catholic aged care providers are committing to pay rises for staff, but unions are concerned that some will try to short-change workers.

The New Daily · Apr 11, 2023

Construction starts on affordable housing on former CHA sites in North Lawndale

The $200M development was approved in 2018, and commercial and health care space was completed last year on one site. Now, work is underway on housing planned for the other site nearby.

Chicago Sun-Times · Apr 3, 2023

Budget Committee chair becomes latest member of Lightfoot’s leadership team to abandon mayor’s reelection bid

Fed up with Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s uncollaborative, my-way-or-the-highway approach to the City Council, Ald. Pat Dowell (3rd) is endorsing mayoral challenger Brandon Johnson.

Chicago Sun-Times · Feb 3, 2023

Police district councils will give a voice to communities harmed by bad policing

That police misconduct is common should cause us all to think critically about the entire system, and yet we keep paying settlements with hundreds of millions in taxpayer money instead of fixing the cause.

Chicago Sun-Times · Feb 1, 2023

Roosevelt Square applies fresh approach to ‘hallowed ground’ of public housing

The $172 million development phase on the old ABLA Homes site continues a vision of improving a neighborhood by adding mixed-income housing and other amenities.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jan 30, 2023

Heightened security planned for Lunar New Year celebrations, the latest on Illinois’ assault weapons ban challenges and more in your Chicago news roundup

Today’s update is a 5-minute read that will brief you on the day’s biggest stories.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jan 25, 2023

CHA boss gets earful from City Council members

Ald. Jeanette Taylor complained about CHA property managers. “You all need to be looking at these landlords. They love taking vouchers. But they don’t do any upkeep to the building.”

Chicago Sun-Times · Jan 25, 2023

Cost to CPS for controversial Near South Side high school jumps by $30 million

CPS now says the new school will cost about $150 million to build, up from $120 million. The project faces a City Council vote Wednesday.

Chicago Sun-Times · Dec 14, 2022

Protesters decry ‘broken promises’ on affordable housing at Lathrop Homes

Despite the city revamping 414 units at the Lathrop Homes in 2019, less than a quarter were marked affordable and about 36% were set aside for public housing — which advocates say was done to push out low income residents.

Chicago Sun-Times · Dec 10, 2022