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$50M wrongful conviction case highlights decades of Chicago police forced confessions
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 5 days agoA review of state pensions data compiled by the Illinois Better Government Association showed at least five of the officers named in the case, including ...
Negotiation sessions between Chicago Public Schools, Chicago Teachers Union open to public
ABC 7 Chicago· 5 days agoMarquette Elementary School on the Southwest Side is the site of what is believed to be a first for ...
Mayor’s migrant plan dissed
Politico· 2 days ago...Public Radio’s Will Bauer and Kelly Smits — Efforts to root out Chicago police extremism have ‘fallen short’ of Mayor Johnson’s promises, watchdog says: “The inspector...s office urged Johnson to create a task force aimed at “preventing, identifying, and eliminating extremist and anti-government...
More money for West Side violence prevention can make communities safer
Chicago Sun-Times· 23 hours agoThe latest uptick in funding for community-based violence intervention programs is a testament to the pressing urgency, felt by many Chicagoans, to keep shootings and other ...
New VC firm run by veteran nurses targeting nurse-run startups
Crain s Chicago Business· 2 days agoBrooks, a Chicagoan and former president of health sciences at nursing school Resurrection University, later known as Oak Point University...founded Nurse Capital with Marla ...
Juneteenth, 40 Acres and a Mule and Other Broken Promises to African Americans
The Root via Yahoo News· 15 hours agoThe interesting thing is the US government has awarded reparations to other minority groups like the...
City Council ethics chair kicks off fight for public campaign financing
Crain s Chicago Business· 2 days agoAllowing candidates for City Council to opt in to a small-dollar matching program to finance their...
Let's all play 'Sit in Judgment of Ed Burke'
Chicago Sun-Times· 4 days agoDistrict Judge Virginia Kendall to set aside Burke’s personality. While Burke seems more shell-shocked than smug in recent photos, he is a known quantity...
US Rep. Robin Kelly, area mayors stress sustainability in renewed push for south suburban airport
Chicago Tribune· 3 days agoRep. Robin Kelly and other government officials gathered Monday to outline their goals for the...
The Rundown: Pools, boat rentals and other heatwave hacks
WBEZ 91.5 Chicago· 2 days agoThere really is nothing like summertime in Chicago, but this week’s temperatures make me want to...