Cook County paid out more than $1.23 million in worker’s compensation benefits last month, according to records obtained by Chicago City Wire through a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request.

City Colleges of Chicago, which has a taxpayer-funded annual budget of more than $523 million, is considering a 2 percent annual tuition increase over the next four years despite tumbling enrollment and questions surrounding its graduation numbers.

Chicago mayoral candidate Susana Mendoza paid her now-husband nearly $34,000 to build a campaign website and perform "media services," according to Illinois State Board of Elections filings.

Donors were generous in January, giving $7,481,460 to Chicago’s 14 mayoral candidates, according to the Illinois State Board of Elections.

Democrat Bill Daley has raised the most money among the 14 candidates vying to be Chicago’s next mayor and he’s also attracted some of the biggest donors.

Lori Lightfoot leads all 14 Chicago mayoral candidates in the number of campaign donations received with 1,295 brought in between Jan 1, 2018 and Jan. 31, 2019, according to the Illinois State Board of Elections.

Between Jan 1, 2018 and Jan. 31 2019, the 14 candidates for Chicago mayor reported receiving a total of $20,615,097 in campaign funds, according to the Illinois State Board of Elections.

If a current Senate bill clears the House and is signed into law, Illinois will join three other states and the District of Columbia in soon paying a minimum wage of $15 per hour.

The Civic Committee of the Commercial Club of Chicago, a group of top executives from the area’s biggest employers, this week proposed paying off more than $130 billion in state pension debt by hiking taxes while leaving the pensions themselves largely untouched.

In June 2016, the Chicago Reader named Chicago First Ward Ald. Proco "Joe" Moreno and Oak Park-reared non-profit executive Celena Roldan the city's second-ranked "power couple."

Willie Wilson for Mayor, the candidate committee, reported receiving $704,580 from Sept. 4 through Jan. 17, according to the Illinois State Board of Elections.

Neal for Mayor, the candidate committee, reported receiving $22,714 from Sept. 4 through Jan. 24, according to the Illinois State Board of Elections.

Friends of Ford for Chicago Mayor, the candidate committee, reported receiving $61,713 from Nov. 28 through Jan. 24, according to the Illinois State Board of Elections.

Friends of Bob Fioretti, the candidate committee, reported receiving $543,800 from Sept. 25 through Jan. 19, according to the Illinois State Board of Elections.

Supporters of John K. Kozlar for a Better Chicago, the candidate committee, has yet to receive any contributions toward his bid to become mayor of Chicago, according to the Illinois State Board of Elections.

Friends of Amara Enyia, the candidate committee, reported receiving $628,279 from Oct. 22 through Jan. 21, including $400,000 from Chance the Rapper and another $200,000 from Kanye West, according to the Illinois State Board of Elections.

GMFM - Garry McCarthy for Mayor, the candidate committee, reported receiving $627,152 from Sept. 7 through Jan. 23, according to the Illinois State Board of Elections.

Paul Vallas for All Chicago, the candidate committee, reported receiving $490,037 from Sept. 10 through Jan. 25, according to the Illinois State Board of Elections.

Friends of Jerry Joyce, the candidate committee, reported receiving $878,850 from Aug. 31 through Jan. 28, much of it in loans, according to the Illinois State Board of Elections.

Lightfoot for Chicago, the candidate committee, reported receiving $438,591 from Sept. 1 through Jan. 25, according to the Illinois State Board of Elections.