Sadiq Khan reveals Howard Dawber as London's new deputy mayor for business The mayor said his new deputy 'has a wealth of experience at the very centre of London's business community' Evening Standard · Dec 18, 2023
Met Police attend fewer than half of shoplifting reports in London Business owners feel like shoplifting has 'all but been decriminalised', a City Hall politician has warned Evening Standard · Dec 15, 2023
Deal struck between Sadiq Khan and United Airlines for mayor's US trip sparks complaint Fresh details have emerged of a deal struck between City Hall and the US airline as part of the mayor's trip to three American cities last year Evening Standard · Dec 15, 2023
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
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
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
Evening Standard · Dec 7, 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
Chicago Sun-Times · Dec 6, 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 5, 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 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.
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