Jim Gardiner

At last year's meeting, some neighbors and nearby business owners welcomed the density addition and an opportunity to fill a "janky lot of despair." Others said it does not have enough affordable units.

Neighbors say protected bike lanes and speed cameras are still needed on Milwaukee Avenue to make the road safer for cyclists and pedestrians.

A driver hit and killed bicyclist Nick Parlingayan just across the street from where a driver killed bicyclist Carla Aiello in 2019. “It’s going to get much, much worse before it gets any better," one cyclist said.

The suit from a former resident of Gardiner's ward alleges an officer told him, “I believe you. I wasn’t going to arrest you, but this person has power and I have bosses.”

“It’s not just on the Northwest Side," city leaders told neighbors of an unlicensed Old Irving Park club where three people were shot in February. "It’s all over.”

Police reports show Maureen McGlade admitted to being involved in two incidents last summer caught on video. But that information wasn't disclosed in a December trial, where a judge found her not guilty.

Three people were shot Sunday inside an events space, which city leaders said did not have permits to host a party. The space was shut down.

Ald. Jim Gardiner wants to install five to 10 cameras throughout his ward using menu funds to address crime. He said existing cameras helped catch the man charged in the killing of Meagan Bilbo.

About 200 people packed a Jefferson Park school gymnasium Friday for a safety meeting hosted by Ald. Jim Gardiner. Being constantly afraid of shootings is "not how I want to live" one neighbor said.

Megan Mathias, who lives in Old Irving Park, could still challenge Gardiner for 45th Ward alderman even if her home is drawn into another territory — but she'd have to relocate if she were elected.

The Ethics Board also referred a case involving the alderman back to the inspector general for deeper investigation, following new facts brought to light from his attorney.

A 48-unit apartment complex near the Jefferson Park Blue Line and Metra station was approved by former Ald. John Arena. But now, only single-family homes or two-flats can be developed there.

The suit was filed by a resident who protested the alderman's decision to stall a Six Corners development in 2019. Days after the protest, the mother of a Gardiner staffer pulled the resident's dismissed police records.

Charles Sikanich is also being sued by a man who says Sikanich and Gardiner falsely accused him of a crime, harassed him and had him arrested over a lost cellphone.

Seven out of 23 attendees were removed from a virtual meeting about a new Panda Express for trying to ask the alderman questions about the FBI's investigation into him.

Gardiner, who has been accused of withholding ward services from his critics and using foul language to describe women, also faces an FBI investigation.

Candidate Megan Mathias' campaign announcement drew a crowd of more than 100 people. Attendees said they want a leader who will build common ground in the politically divided ward.

In the wake of a series of misconduct allegations against the Northwest Side alderman, several politicians and progressive activists are calling on ActBlue, a major Democratic fundraising site, to remove him from its platform.

Ald. Jim Gardiner could face up to a $10,000 fine for running afoul of city ethics rules, officials suggested in a notice issued this week.