The Latest Breaking News from Lori Lightfoot

Lightfoot was trailed by reporters as attended a status hearing Thursday for William Kohler, 42, who is accused of posting a threat last fall on the mayor’s official webpage.

City Hall promised to build 250 single-family homes, but higher costs and permit delays are holding back progress.

Chicago police already have a “significant and robust” leave policy — the ability to 365 days off every two years, Mayor Brandon Johnson’s senior adviser Jason Lee said.

The mayor called the 223-page document the “foundation for how we will lead our city well into the future.” It’s loaded with ambitious, politically explosive ideas.

CHICAGO -- Days before he was sworn in as Chicago’s mayor in 2011, Rahm Emanuel unveiled a series of goals from his transition team, including plans for the first 100 days.

Anyone planning a major, controversial event in Chicago should pay attention to the likelihood of mayoral turnover. Once a new administration is in place, once-silent aldermen quickly find their sharp-tongued voices. So it went with NASCAR: “That was a Lori Lightfoot deal,” summed up what the denizens of City Hall…

The new board will have a different feel than in past years when consultants, lawyers and bankers filled many of the seven seats. Only one of Johnson’s appointees is a lawyer, and she runs a legal aid organization.

CHICAGO — The NASCAR Chicago street race was shaping up to be a disaster.

NASCAR said it invested $50 million in the festival, but heavy rain curtailed activities and spending.