Timmy Knudsen

This is the final zoning approval needed for Marigrow to operate a dispensary in the former Salt n' Pepper Diner. The company still needs construction and occupancy permits before it can start renovating.

Owner Ari Levy assured neighbors the famed hot dog stand won't play music outside except on days it has a permit to do so, but neighbors now want the business to stop all special events with loud music.

The Wieners Circle needs to address and abate noise, loitering and littering, neighbors said. A meeting was called by the area's alderman in an effort to settle the dispute.

The 43rd Ward saw a 17 percent increase in robberies last year and has reported 32 robberies since June, according to Chicago Police data.

Ald. Timmy Knudsen's proposed ordinance prohibits all internal combustion-powered vehicles from idling for more than three minutes.

Chicago is short hundreds of lawyers as migrants wait months to apply for asylum. The city has yet to help new arrivals get legal services to stay here, a nonprofit director said.

One of the youngest council members, Knudsen said he'll continue prioritizing public safety, the environment and constituent services in his first full term.

Comer called Knudsen on Tuesday to congratulate him. Knudsen, 32, is City Council’s youngest alderman and will be sworn in May 15.

Ald. Timmy Knudsen defended himself against a challenge from local group leader Brian Comer.

Knudsen and Comer shared different strategies on improving police staffing and revisited a controversy about Comer posting a video that had false information.

Ald. Timmy Knudsen and Brian Comer commended mayoral candidate Paul Vallas’ public safety plan, but they criticized each others’ ideas for reducing crime.

Incumbent Ald. Timmy Knudsen and challenger Brian Comer, president of the Sheffield Neighborhood Association, will attend.

Former Ald. Michele Smith and former candidate Wendi Taylor Nations previously blasted Knudsen but are now backing him over Brian Comer. Comer accused Knudsen of sending a "misleading" poll about him.

Incumbent Ald. Timmy Knudsen and challenger Brian Comer, three-term president of the Sheffield Neighborhood Association, will attend.

Brian Comer, president of the Sheffield Neighborhood Association, and appointed Ald. Timmy Knudsen were separated by just 367 votes in the Feb. 28 election.

About 42 percent of voters turned out in the 43rd Ward, which encompasses most of Lincoln Park, Old Town and the Gold Coast.

Knudsen did not secure enough votes to guarantee his first full term. He'll compete against Comer, the president of the Sheffield Neighborhood Association.

The preschool across the street from Lincoln Park Zoo briefly stalled in 2021 after some neighbors complained about added traffic in the area.

Six candidates are running to become the next 43rd Ward alderman, including Timmy Knudsen, who was appointed to the role in September after Ald. Michele Smith resigned.