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Chicago mayor's bumpy first year tests progressive credentials, puzzling some supporters
WFMJ Youngstown· 2 days agoChicago’s haphazard response was often in the national spotlight, first for using police stations...
CPS meeting with Pritzker marked by tension over migrant funding
Crain s Chicago Business· 20 hours agoPritzker himself has given a similarly frosty reception to Mayor Brandon Johnson’s pleas for...
Gerald Reed’s 1994 double murder case ends in not-guilty verdict after spending decades in prison
WGN TV Chicago· 2 hours agoCHICAGO — A man sentenced to life in prison for a 1990 double-murder homicide was found not guilty...
CTU rallies in Springfield to demand greater funding for city’s schools
Chicago Tribune· 19 hours agoTeachers and school employees represented by the Chicago Teachers Union swarmed the Illinois Capitol...
‘Significant enough’ opposition to Pritzker’s revenue plan leads to call for cuts
Belleville News-Democrat via Yahoo Finance· 7 days agoWhile ideologically aligned on the major points, Democrats have not been immune to intraparty...
Officials lay out ambitious timeline for closing, rebuilding Stateville, Logan prisons
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 6 days agoSPRINGFIELD — Illinois prison officials Friday indicated Stateville Correctional Center could close...
Gerald Reed’s 1994 double murder case ends in not-guilty verdict after spending decades in prison
WGN Chicago via Yahoo News· 2 hours agoCHICAGO — A man sentenced to life in prison for a 1990 double-murder homicide was found not guilty...
Bears stadium debate should shift south to Michael Reese site, Civic Federation president says
Chicago Sun-Times· 44 minutes agoWith the Bears’ hurry-up offense stalling in Springfield, Civic Federation President Joe Ferguson...
Afternoon Briefing: Little Village mom writes poems to honor victims of gang violence
Chicago Tribune· 3 days agoA group of aldermen are calling on Mayor Brandon Johnson and Gov. J.B. Pritzker to replace embattled...
Stateville and Logan correctional centers set for demolition and rebuild
Fox local via AOL· 6 days ago"The costly repairs needed to remedy all of the issues identified by the CGI report and the structural engineering survey still will not resolve the design deficiencies present in the 1920 structure ...