The Latest Breaking News from Chicago

The vote to join an affiliate of the Service Employees International Union was 17-4 in a count supervised by the National Labor Relations Board.

The push for the suicide benefits ordinance, which would be retroactive to Jan. 1, 2018, included pleas from two women whose husbands took their own lives after serving a combined 30 years on the Chicago Police Department.

Clements, who died in 2019, was a pastor at Holy Angels and also marched with the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.

Verano Holdings Corp (OTC: VRNOF) CIO Aaron Miles tells Benzinga that he and the Chicago-based MSO have been able to grow in the often tumultuous cannabis market through market experience and strategic execution. As such, he believes the company is well-positioned to thrive going forward.

Gregory Stamps was arrested after police conducted a well-being check and found a 42-year-old man bludgeoned to death, Chicago police said.

Bolden “has steadfastly maintained his innocence, arguing that he was targeted for prosecution in retaliation for exposing unprofessional and racist behavior within the U.S. Secret Service,” the White House said.

CHICAGO — The most optimistic Pirates projections never had anywhere close to what the bullpen has done.

A man was killed in a drive-by in Austin.

He suffered a gunshot wound to the shoulder and drove himself to the University of Chicago Medical Center where he was listed in good condition.