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Chicago’s first school board elections are less than 6 months away. Here’s what to know on the...
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 1 day agoWith the general election on the horizon, Chicago voters have yet another position to vote for this...
Chicago needs to accelerate lead-pipe replacement plan, increase outreach, experts say
Chicago Tribune· 7 hours agoA few months before Doris Summerville was planning to open an at-home day care in her Maywood home,...
The ‘bottom of the barrel’
Politico· 4 days agoBut progressives fear their asks will fall victim to election year calculations, and that the results will be a reorientation of the immigration debate...
ShotSpotter’s Chicago future faces final vote with new data on victims helped
Chicago Tribune· 6 days agoThe desperate supporters of the embattled ShotSpotter gunshot detection system have clung to one last argument in the hopes of keeping the expensive technology online in Chicago< ...
City Council vote could allow members to keep ShotSpotter in their wards
Chicago Sun-Times· 5 days agoMayor Brandon Johnson suffered an embarrassing political defeat Wednesday on an issue central to the Chicago Police Department’s efforts to reduce violent ...
At least 18 people are dead after tornado-spawning storms strike the central US on Memorial Day...
CNN.com· 13 hours agoAt least 18 people, including four children, are dead after suspected tornadoes struck the central...
Illinois House lets down small business owners by not passing loan rate-disclosure bill
Chicago Sun-Times· 6 hours agoWhen I started my business, I knew I’d face a number of challenges and roadblocks. While I’ve been...
More than 450,000 without power as ‘violent’ storms batter central US: Live updates
The Independent US via AOL· 8 hours agoStorms could continue to impact air travel throughout the weekend. 43 per cent of flights at the ...
Taxpayer funds for homeless new arrival students included in grant expansion
The Center Square· 5 days ago(The Center Square) – Illinois House Bill 5407, subject to appropriation, expands the permitted uses...
Chicago Public Schools settle sex abuse lawsuit for $800k, while lawmakers demand change
CBS News· 5 days agoThe Chicago Public Schools have settled a 2019 civil case brought by a former student identified as...