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▶️ Listen Now: WBEZ’s Weekly News Recap, May 17, 2024: Brandon Johnson’s first year, Trump Tower’s...
WBEZ 91.5 Chicago· 6 hours agoLawmakers debate budget in Springfield and busloads of CPS teachers arrive at the Capitol to lobby...
South Side Chicago pastor says 'faith in government is very low' after seeing city resources go to...
Fox News· 5 days agoA pastor from the South Side of Chicago who spent years working to improve his community said his...
Civic Federation urges 'cautious' spending, warns of 'looming fiscal crisis' for transit agencies
Chicago Sun-Times· 3 days agoGov. J.B. Pritzker's $800 million in tax changes and enhancements would help close the state's ...
Chicago mayor’s bumpy first year tests progressive credentials, puzzling some supporters
FOX 59 Indianapolis· 3 days agoCHICAGO (AP) — When union organizer Brandon Johnson was elected Chicago mayor last year, he promised...
Why not handle the migrant crisis at the border with a new Ellis Island?
Chicago Sun-Times· 7 days agoThe current migrant “crisis” in America is widely debated. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has been sending...
Supporters, critics react to Chicago's mayor lobbying state legislators
The Center Square· 4 days agoHal Woods, Kids First Chicago chief of policy, said CPS experienced an enrollment increase this year...
Mayor Brandon Johnson's first year: Balancing progressivism with public pressure
WFLD via Yahoo News· 2 days agoOn the fiscal front, Johnson kept campaign promises not to raise property taxes, passing a first year budget that closed a relatively small budget gap .
Civic Federation gives Pritzker’s budget measured praise
Crain s Chicago Business· 3 days agoAs federal COVID dollars dry up and the migrant crisis continues to bear down on Chicago, there’s little wiggle room in the governor’s $52.7 billion < ...
Chicago Teachers Union, CPS leaders lobby Springfield lawmakers for more funding
WGN TV Chicago· 3 days agoCHICAGO — About 600 Chicago teachers went to Springfield on Wednesday to lobby state lawmakers for more funding. The Chicago Teachers ...
▶️ Listen Now: Watchdog group warns of ‘fast-approaching’ crisis for CTA, PACE, Metra
WBEZ 91.5 Chicago· 2 days agoThe transit agencies face a possible $730 million deficit as soon as 2026, according to the Civic...