Leigh Giangreco, Author at South Side Weekly

As Deadline Looms, Budget Compromise Nowhere in Sight

by Leigh Giangreco December 11, 2025December 11, 2025

The mayor and alderpersons remain at odds over whether to close a fiscal gap by taxing large corporations or raising fees for services to residents.

Key Council Committee Rejects Mayor’s Budget

by Leigh Giangreco November 17, 2025November 18, 2025

Johnson’s Budget Fix Faces Stiff Headwinds

by Leigh Giangreco November 4, 2025November 4, 2025

City Council Confirms Ald. Burnett III and Approves Obama Center Set-Asides, ADUs

by Leigh Giangreco September 26, 2025September 26, 2025

Council Fails to Override Curfew Veto, and Bids Farewell to Ald. Burnett

by Leigh Giangreco July 17, 2025July 17, 2025

Jewish Voice for Peace activists rally outside the Federal Building on July 3 to mark the eighteenth day of their hunger strike.

Jewish Activists Conclude Weeks-Long Hunger Strike for Palestine

by Leigh Giangreco July 17, 2025July 17, 2025

Council Passes Snap Curfew; Johnson Will Veto

by Leigh Giangreco June 19, 2025June 19, 2025

City Council Stalls Snap Curfews

by Leigh Giangreco May 22, 2025May 22, 2025

Glittering skyscrapers lit up against the night sky backdrop Cloud Gate, a shiny chrome bean-shaped sculpture in Millennium Park. The sculpture takes up the right half of the picture while buildings that line the north end of the park are seen in the background.

Curfew Compromise Floated

by Leigh Giangreco April 17, 2025April 17, 2025

Carlos Ramirez-Rosa, Brandon Johnson and Anthony Joel Quezada during Johnson's mayoral campaign.

Council Confirms Quezada

by Leigh Giangreco April 8, 2025April 10, 2025