Tom Tunney

A Chicago restaurant owned by 44th Ward Ald. Tom Tunney has been issued multiple citations and fined $2,000 for allowing regular customers of the eatery to dine inside in December, a violation of the city’s coronavirus restrictions. According to the city’s Business Affairs and Consumer Protection department, Ann Sather Restaurant, located in the 900 block of West Belmont Avenue, was…

When it comes to obtaining a city permit to expand a restaurant to outdoor dining during the pandemic, Ald. Tom Tunney received one of the very first permits and obtained it more quickly than the majority of Chicago restaurants that applied, NBC 5 found.

Chicago’s Ann Sather restaurant, owned by Ald. Tom Tunney, was given two citations and could face a hefty fine after Tunney admitted the eatery allowed “regular diners” inside in violation of the statewide coronavirus mitigations suspending indoor dining. NBC 5’s Mary Ann Ahern has the story.

Chicago’s Ann Sather restaurant, owned by Ald. Tom Tunney, was given two citations and could face a hefty fine after Tunney admitted the eatery allowed “regular diners” inside in violation of the statewide coronavirus mitigations suspending indoor dining.

The city of Chicago has launched an investigation into Ann Sather Restaurant, which is owned by Ald. Tom Tunney, after the restaurant defied city and state dining guidelines. NBC 5’s Mary Ann Ahern reports.

Ald. Tom Tunney admitted Monday that he has allowed “regular diners” inside his Chicago restaurant to eat in violation of the statewide coronavirus mitigations that suspended indoor dining.

The Chicago City Council codified new recreational cannabis guidelines Wednesday, over the objections of African-American alderman who say their communities are getting short-shrift in what promises to be a lucrative new legal industry. NBC 5’s Phil Rogers explains.

The Chicago City Council gave its blessing to new guidelines for the sale of recreational cannabis Wednesday. But in doing so, they rolled past the objections of some African American aldermen who say the new program ignores those hardest hit by the war on drugs.

A West Side man was convicted Wednesday of involuntary manslaughter in connection to the fatal shooting of a then- 25-year-old southwest suburban man during a robbery back in 2015 in the North Side Lakeview neighborhood.

Mayor-elect Lori Lightfoot’s transition team presented an ambitious agenda on Friday, outlining numerous reform efforts that the new mayor will hope to tackle when she takes office on Monday.

Chicago Mayor-elect Lori Lightfoot takes office Monday, but her historic inauguration will be preceded by several events throughout the weekend.

As Chicago Mayor-elect Lori Lightfoot prepares to take office, she’s also looking to reorganize City Council. A source with knowledge of the situation said Wednesday that she plans to shake up the heads of three key City Council committees.

Thanks to a deal struck with the city of Chicago, the Cubs will be allowed to play a rare Friday night home game at Wrigley Field against the Milwaukee Brewers.

The Chicago Cubs want to play more night games on the North Side, but Mayor Rahm Emanuel said no to the team’s request Wednesday.

The Chicago Cubs want to play more night games on the North Side, so they’re asking the city to lift its cap on the number of evening games allowed at Wrigley Field each season.

A warning of strong-arm robberies has been issued in Chicago’s Boystown neighborhood just days before the annual Pride Parade, an event that draws tens-of-thousands of people

As the Chicago Cubs celebrate the start of a new baseball season, the team’s owners are quick to point out that the major renovations at Wrigley Field were not done using any taxpayer funding.