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Ed Burke ‘had his hand out for money.’ Powerful politician convicted of extortion, bribery in historic verdict

A jury of nine women and three men heard from 38 witnesses over 16 days of testimony as prosecutors made their case that Burke was “a bribe taker” and “an extortionist.”

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Sadiq Khan commits further £200,000 to tackle rough sleeping on London Tubes and buses

Almost 180 people were recorded rough sleeping on London's transport network in between April 2022 and March 2023

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London mayor Sadiq Khan hikes council tax bills by almost £40 for second successive year

Average household to pay £471 a year to City Hall as total bills set to break £2,000 in 15 boroughs

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Jurors begin deliberating historic racketeering case against Ed Burke

The case against the former Chicago alderperson has been pending for nearly five years.

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Half of London boroughs could face £2,000 average council tax bills from April in latest cost of living blow

Annual council tax bills are predicted to soar again as town halls seek more funds for services already stretched to capacity

Evening Standard

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'

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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

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

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

'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

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.

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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

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

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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

Chicago Sun-Times

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.

Evening Standard

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

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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.

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Chicago Sun-Times

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.

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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.

Evening Standard

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

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.

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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

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

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.

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