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Mayor, governor miss slain cop's funeral amid wave of anti-policing measures
The Center Square· 3 days agoOfficer Luis Huesca was shot and killed as he was heading home from a shift in the early hours of...
The next item on Mayor Brandon Johnson’s progressive agenda: A new Bears stadium. Will his coalition...
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 5 days agoChicago’s progressive movement has long championed social justice interests, from good government advocates to labor rabble-rousers, police abolitionists and public education reformers. Now, ...
Johnson set to extend basic income program amid changes to COVID spending
Crain s Chicago Business· 4 days agoFormer Mayor Lori Lightfoot dedicated roughly $1.2 billion of that money to plug the city budgets that took a hit due to revenue loss and additional spending ...
The Rundown: Taxpayers on the hook for weight-loss drugs
WBEZ 91.5 Chicago· 3 days agoIt’s almost May, and that means WBEZ’s monthly concert list is out with great picks from mostly...
Mayor Johnson will relaunch guaranteed basic income program to use up federal COVID funds
Chicago Sun-Times· 3 days agoMayor Brandon Johnson’s administration will re-launch a popular guaranteed income pilot that has provided $500 monthly payments to low-income residents as it works to spend federal COVID-19 ...
Johnson eyes legalizing video gaming in Chicago
Crain s Chicago Business· 7 days agoThe deadline for RFQ submissions is May 9. A contract would not be awarded at the end of the process, but rather the city would subsequently release a request for proposals, or RFP, based on ...
City targeting sites near south lakefront in Bronzeville for redevelopment
Crain s Chicago Business· 3 days agoCity planning officials are seeking developers to transform a cluster of vacant sites near the south lakefront in Bronzeville into a transit-oriented neighborhood that could include up to 890 ...