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Afternoon Briefing: Chicago to expand pilot that pays for homicide victims’ funerals
Chicago Tribune· 21 hours agoMayor Brandon Johnson will increase the scope of a pilot program that funds basic needs for victims...
‘Superman’ filming transforms Cleveland into Metropolis: The Wake Up for Friday, June 21, 2024
The Cleveland Plain Dealer· 6 hours agoThroughout the day Thursday, downtown Cleveland passersby waited and waited to witness a staged car...
Sterling Bay Lincoln Park housing project advances, despite alderman’s opposition
Chicago Tribune· 17 hours agoMayor Brandon Johnson’s administration broke a City Hall taboo Thursday, advancing a massive...
Blue city mayor launches black reparations ‘task force’
BizPac Review· 4 days agoChicago Mayor Brandon Johnson announced on Monday that he had signed an executive order to create a new “task force” to study reparation payments for black ...
Mayor’s migrant plan dissed
Politico· 3 days ago...Mihalopoulos. — Development near Lincoln Yards will test mayor’s resolve to take on a City Council custom called aldermanic prerogative...Council contests, by the Sun-Times’ Fran Spielman — Chicago’s Opportunity Index takes center stage in school budget drama, by...’s Sam Charles — Violent...
Will Bally’s planned $1.7 billion Chicago casino get built by 2026? The odds may be shrinking.
Chicago Tribune· 7 days agoChicago permanent casino may be doomed before the first shovel is planted are, according to the...
How Bernie Sanders went from a small-city mayor to a progressive hero
Business Insider via Yahoo News· 2 days agoThe 82-year-old Vermont senator, the second-oldest US senator behind the 90-year-old Republican Sen....
Johnson announces $10 million expansion of fund for victims of gun violence and their grieving...
Chicago Sun-Times· 23 hours agoWith summer off to a violent start, Mayor Brandon Johnson on Thursday announced a $10 million...
The Rundown: A Chicago first: school board ballot shaping up
WBEZ 91.5 Chicago· 4 days agoAfter more than a decade of lobbying, years of negotiation and months of sorting out the logistics,...
Gateway - The Root
The Root· 3 days agoLightfoot is now the first sitting mayor in Chicago since 1989 to lose re-election. During her concession speech on Tuesday, Lightfoot ...