Politics

The zoning panel approved the project 9-1, even as opponents continued to say the project could end up displacing South Side residents if property values explode.

Last week, Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle said the bill would end up jailing black and brown people who do not commit violent acts. Eddie Johnson, Chicago's top cop, disagrees that is the intent.

The Chicago Plan Commission has unanimously approved plans for the Obama Presidential Center in Jackson Park, but the project has more panels to clear as it faces some community opposition.

Some Chicago aldermen are voicing concerns about a proposal to license retailers to operate as mobile merchants in much the same way food trucks do now.

The federal lawsuit filed this week by the group Protect Our Parks Inc. contends the Obama Center should not be built in a Chicago park because it won’t be a true presidential library.

Protect Our Parks Inc. seeks a court order barring the Chicago Park District and other city agencies from approving the building of the presidential center in Jackson Park on the South Side.

Biss had stressed his middle-class background during the primary and attacked JB Pritzker’s weath. After a series of meetings, Biss is making it clear Pritzker has his full backing.

Governor Rauner issued an amendatory veto of a measure that would require a 72-hour waiting period to buy assault weapons. He said he wants to amend the proposal to make it tougher.

Another mayoral hopefull, former police superintendet Garry McCarthy, has proposed a casino at O’Hare Airport to boost city finances. But former Chicago Public Schools CEO Vallas rejects the idea and called casinos a side show that cannot answer the cities problems.

Mayoral hopeful Paul Vallas plans to unveil his public safety agenda on Monday, but he offered a preview to WBBM Newsradio during a taping of “At Issue.”