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Ex-Cook County Land Bank Authority official gets a year in prison over secret land deals

Mustafaa Saleh admitted he secretly bought county-owned homes and resold them for a profit. He was convicted of fraud involving the county agency.

Chicago Sun-Times · Dec 15, 2023

'Boris buses' slammed for poor green credentials to be used on Sadiq Khan's Superloop route

City Hall said on Friday that all buses on the SL3 would be "Ulez compliant euro VI hybrid buses"

Evening Standard · Dec 15, 2023

Brandon Johnson’s campaign fund has taken millions from unions with City Hall contracts

The campaign contributions are legal, but failed mayoral candidate Willie Wilson wants them banned in mayoral races. Ald. Gilbert Villegas wants to limit contributions to city officials from unions with city contracts.

Chicago Sun-Times · Dec 15, 2023

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Sadiq Khan urges Londoners to donate to his winter rough sleeping campaign

'This festive season will be one of despair for those who face another winter sleeping on the streets,' the mayor said

Evening Standard · Dec 14, 2023

Sadiq Khan warns that visa changes will cause recruitment crisis in London

The Government’s changes are likely to impact at least 250,000 hospitality workers in the capital

Evening Standard · Dec 13, 2023

Sadiq Khan casts doubt on future of free school meal policy without Government funding

The mayor is accused of using free meals as 'bargaining chips in his desperate political games' by Tory opponent Susan Hall

Evening Standard · Dec 12, 2023

So long, Solis? Defense rests in Burke trial after briefly questioning ‘hostile’ witness, FBI mole Danny Solis

Burke’s defense attorneys made good on their promise to call Solis to testify, forcing him out into the open nearly five years after the Chicago Sun-Times revealed his cooperation with the feds in January 2019.

Chicago Sun-Times · Dec 12, 2023

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Sadiq Khan knocks back calls for average speed cameras on A10 in Edmonton

More than 2,000 people signed a petition to City Hall amid 'major concern' about speeding

Evening Standard · Dec 12, 2023

100 secret recordings, 36 witnesses later, feds winding up case against Burke — but will defense call Solis as ‘hostile’ witness?

Burke’s defense team has promised to summon former Ald. Danny Solis to the witness stand — finally giving Burke the chance to confront the man who famously turned on him while wearing an FBI wire.

Chicago Sun-Times · Dec 11, 2023

No excuse for political horse trading when it comes to crime-ridden West Loop encampment

The murder of a man near the encampment is the latest example of surging crime in the area. The Johnson administration can’t engage in any quid pro quo with public safety at stake.

Chicago Sun-Times · Dec 9, 2023

Chicago police Sgt. John Poulos, whose fatal shootings of 2 men led to about $2 million in City Hall payouts, now running for judge

“I find it offensive he’s actually running for judge,” said a lawyer for the mother of one of the men who was killed.

Chicago Sun-Times · Dec 8, 2023

Sadiq Khan warns of homeless deaths as he launches London's first rough sleeping charter

London rough sleeping has risen since the mayor took office, but he says the crisis is national

Evening Standard · Dec 7, 2023

Johnson urged to ‘find solutions that work for the airlines’ to salvage O’Hare expansion

Days after announcing his departure from the job growth agency known as World Business Chicago, Michael Fassnacht urged City Hall and the two major carriers to work out their differences on a massive project that started at $8.7 billion but has ballooned to $12.1 billion.

Chicago Sun-Times · Dec 6, 2023

15-year Loop office lease for Department of Environment, police oversight commission OK’d by committee despite backlash

Expanding existing leased space near City Hall is crucial for the reborn Department of Environment and a new civilian police oversight commission, committee members were told. But some members complained there’s vacant government-owned space in their wards.

Chicago Sun-Times · Dec 5, 2023

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Chicago Sun-Times · Dec 4, 2023

Brighton Park migrant site construction halted pending environmental review

Construction was halted Sunday pending an Illinois Environmental Protection Agency review of a nearly 800-page city consultant’s study that was released Friday night.

Chicago Sun-Times · Dec 4, 2023

City Hall and civic groups need to plot a downtown rescue

With vacancy rates rising and valuations falling hard, civic and business leaders are starting to talk about what can be done with office space few companies want anymore.

Evening Standard · Dec 4, 2023

Sadiq Khan cleared of bringing mayoralty into disrepute over anti-Ulez protester remarks

Mayor also found not to have breached the City Hall code of conduct on bullying in way he made the remarks at the public meeting in Ealing

Chicago Sun-Times · Dec 3, 2023

Chicago must keep pushing forward on O’Hare expansion project

United and American Airlines want to scale back or slow down the massive project to replace Terminal 2. Both Illinois senators and former Mayor Rahm Emanuel, who forged the plan with the airlines, say a deal’s a deal.

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Evening Standard · Dec 2, 2023

Official rebuke for Sadiq Khan's claim of ‘falling’ knife crime

Office for Statistics Regulation said a mayoral press release was wrong to claim that knife crime in the capital has declined since he took charge of City Hall in 2016

Evening Standard · Dec 1, 2023

Sadiq Khan celebrates after funding 500,000 trees in London

Tory politician Tony Devenish pointed out that the mayor promised in 2015 to plant two million trees in his first term alone

Chicago Sun-Times · Dec 1, 2023

Chicago City Hall is owed billions of dollars it hasn’t managed to collect

A Sun-Times analysis finds that thousands of scofflaws — many from the suburbs — have dodged city debts over the years, depriving City Hall of a massive sum of money as Mayor Brandon Johnson faces steep budget challenges.

Evening Standard · Dec 1, 2023

Memorial for victims of HIV and AIDs takes first step as Sadiq Khan commits funding

The memorial is expected to be in place by 2026, City Hall has confirmed

Evening Standard · Nov 27, 2023

Sadiq Khan's business deputy quitting City Hall to focus on fight to be an MP

The mayor will now begin a "thorough recruitment process" to find a new holder of the £141k per year role

Evening Standard · Nov 24, 2023

MSG Sphere: Sadiq Khan blocked venue after being warned it could trigger fits in people with epilepsy

Exclusive: Independent report commissioned by City Hall warned lights would affect people with 'metal health issues, dementia, autism, and epilepsy'

Evening Standard · Nov 22, 2023

London road collision victims denied justice due to poor evidence-gathering, City Hall told

Almost 4,000 people were seriously injured in collisions on London's roads last year

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