Joe Moreno

A judge Thursday ordered former 1st Ward Ald. Proco “Joe” Moreno to Cook County Jail for violating his bail in a pending felony case. Judge William Hooks revoked Moreno’s bond after prosecutors said the ex-alderman violated condition of his bond in an ongoing fraud case by picking up misdemeanor DUI charges last month, the Chicago Sun-Times is reporting. During a hearing,...

A former Chicago alderman has been arrested in connection with a drunk driving incident that left several parked vehicles damaged in the city’s Gold Coast over the weekend, according to police. NBC 5’s Lexi Sutter has all the latest details.

It was among the worst-kept secrets in Chicago politics, but Susana Mendoza’s announcement that she will run for mayor has gotten a reaction from city officials and political contenders alike.

Longtime Democratic Rep. Luis Gutierrez says he’ll be moving from Chicago to Puerto Rico after his term in Congress ends early next year.

U.S. Rep. Luis Gutierrez is “entertaining the idea of a presidential run,” a source close to the rep. told NBC News Wednesday, one day after the congressman announced he would not seek re-election.

U.S. Rep. Luis Gutierrez said Tuesday he will not seek re-election, confirming numerous reports that he would be leaving Congress at the end of his term. But the outspoken congressman said he is not retiring.

U.S. Rep. Luis Gutierrez said Tuesday he will not seek re-election, confirming numerous reports that he would be leaving Congress at the end of his term. But the outspoken congressman said he is not retiring. Mary Ann Ahern reports.

NBC 5 has learned congressman Luis Gutierrez will announce Tuesday he is not running for re-election after 24 years on Capitol Hill. Gutierrez telephoned key democratic leaders late this afternoon to let them know of his plans. Calls to Gutierrez Monday evening have not been returned.

The rat tree is gone.

The rat tree is gone. Reduced to a mere hollowed out stump sitting in the 1900 block of North Mozart. Early on Monday morning, a crew from the city Bureau of Forestry pulled up in front of Jennifer River’s house and began chopping away. Carol Marin reports.

In the 1900 block of North Mozart, with a mixture of new and older housing—and foliage readying for fall—Wanda Goin readies for the battle of the day.

On this block, it’s not just rats in the alleys that have residents up in arms. It’s rats—are you ready for it?—living in a tree. It is a regular run-of-the-mill tree but with some ugly exceptions. Carol Marin reports.

Brian Strauss, the former landlord of the shuttered Double Door music venue, has filed a lawsuit in federal court alleging that Ald. Joe Moreno (1st) violated his civil rights by using threats and political intimidation against him in a personal vendetta over the eviction of the club.

A group of Chicago aldermen recently shot down Mayor Emanuel’s plan to increase the city’s smoking age from 18 to 21 and add a $6 million tax on all types of tobacco.