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Cook County reallocates $70 million for migrants from health care to food service in Chicago
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 12 hours agoCHICAGO — Citing the changing needs of incoming migrants to Chicago, the Cook County Board of...
Preckwinkle bends ears, twists arms to help Johnson deliver $70 million in migrant funding
Chicago Sun-Times· 4 days agoPreckwinkle was among those calling recalcitrant City Council members in recent days, urging them to...
Petition drive launched to give Chicago voters power to recall mayor
Chicago Sun-Times· 2 days agoMayor Brandon Johnson has his hands full with the migrant crisis, a persistent robbery surge,...
Chicago City Council committee gives initial approval to $70 million more for migrants
WBEZ 91.5 Chicago· 4 days agoThe Chicago City Council’s Budget Committee approved spending $70 million from city reserves Monday...
Pritzker pushes plan to erase $1 billion in medical debt for Illinoisans
Chicago Sun-Times· 4 days agoGov. J.B. Pritzker on Monday stood alongside Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle — the architect of the country’s first medical debt relief program ...
Johnson maintains migrant spending has not hurt relationship with Preckwinkle
Crain s Chicago Business· 2 days agoBack then, Preckwinkle and Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced they would contribute $250 million to aid the migrant crisis, with the state covering about $182 million and the county kicking in $70 ...
Hundreds gather to remember Cook County Clerk Karen Yarbrough: ‘Compassionate, determined,...
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 4 days agoA collection of politicians, community activists, family, friends and co-workers filled a majestic...
Transform South Works site into a lakefront park, not a quantum computing facility
Chicago Sun-Times· 16 hours agoIt boggles the mind that the City of Chicago is still looking at priceless lakefront land on the...
Willie Wilson: Austin residents have been forgotten after 2023’s historic flooding
Chicago Tribune· 1 day agoIt’s been nearly a year since a record-setting storm dumped 8 inches of rain on some parts of...
Mayor Brandon Johnson’s $1.25 billion bond plan delayed in City Council
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 2 days agoMayor Brandon Johnson’s $1.25 billion bond deal and other high-stakes City Council proposals...