Chicago City Wire

Chicago Archdiocese: Our schools won't follow state court ruling, letting students go maskless would "create confusion and disruption"

By LGIS News Service | Feb 5, 2022

Chicago Catholic Schools Superintendent Greg Richmond said Saturday he won't recognize a state court ruling that declared Gov. J.B. Pritzker's statewide student school mask requirement "null and void."

CPS teacher Victor Aguilar arrested with gun at O’Hare; was flying to Orlando, Florida

By LGIS News Service | Jan 7, 2022

Chicago Public Schools teacher Victor Aguilar was arrested at O’Hare International Airport Thursday night for carrying a concealed weapon. 

Union League Club invites "1619 Project" founder, fabulist Nikole Hannah-Jones to speak at Martin Luther King, Jr. Day celebration

By LGIS News Service | Jan 5, 2022

The Union League Club of Chicago has invited Nikole Hannah-Jones, fabulist and founder of the so-called "1619 Project," to speak at its annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Celebration.

Chicago Salvation Army officials quiet on HQ-led call for white donors to ‘lament, repent and apologize’ for racism

By LGIS News Service | Dec 17, 2021

Officials of the Chicago Metropolitan branch of the Salvation Army remain quiet on the organization's demand that white donors to "apologize" for racism, and on calls by critics to repudiate the statement.

U.S. Rep. Rush: Medicare shouldn't favor big hospitals, punish private doctor's practices

By LGIS News Service | Dec 6, 2021

U.S. Rep. Rush: Medicare shouldn't favor big hospitals, punish private doctor's practices

Chicago Democrats rally against Rittenhouse: “The only solution is communist revolution”

By LGIS News Service | Nov 20, 2021

Hundreds of Democrats marched through Chicago's Loop Saturday calling for the end to the capitalist system and threatening more street violence if their demands aren't met.

City of Chicago offers parents "up to $100" if they allow young children to get COVID-19 jab

By LGIS News Service | Nov 19, 2021

The City of Chicago is offering parents of young children "up to $100" if they allow public officials to give their young children a COVID-19 jab.

Grassfield appointed to Cook County Environmental Commission

By LGIS News Service | Nov 12, 2021

The Cook County Board has approved the appointment of Chelsey Grassfield to the Cook County Environmental Commission.

Rep. Ramirez supported removing protections for COVID-19 vaccine foes

By LGIS News Service | Oct 29, 2021

Rep. Delia Ramirez (D-Chicago) voted in favor legislation that would remove legal protections now available to opponents of COVID-19 vaccine mandates through Illinois’ Health Care Right of Conscience Act.

Rep. Evans supported removing protections for COVID-19 vaccine foes

By LGIS News Service | Oct 29, 2021

Rep. Marcus Evans Jr. (D-Chicago) voted in favor legislation that would remove legal protections now available to opponents of COVID-19 vaccine mandates through Illinois’ Health Care Right of Conscience Act.

Rep. Buckner supported removing protections for COVID-19 vaccine foes

By LGIS News Service | Oct 28, 2021

Rep. Kambium Buckner (D-Chicago) voted in favor legislation that would remove legal protections now available to opponents of COVID-19 vaccine mandates through Illinois’ Health Care Right of Conscience Act.

Rep. Andrade supported removing protections for COVID-19 vaccine foes

By LGIS News Service | Oct 28, 2021

Rep. Jaime Andrade (D-Chicago) voted in favor legislation that would remove legal protections now available to opponents of COVID-19 vaccine mandates through Illinois’ Health Care Right of Conscience Act.

Lightfoot: Sky WNBA title "one of the most important moments in sports history" for Chicago

By LGIS News Service | Oct 19, 2021

Mayor Lori Lightfoot said Tuesday that the Chicago Sky's WNBA championship will go down as one of the biggest in the city's sports history.

Cardinal Cupich prepares to fire employees, bar church volunteers who refuse COVID-19 jab

By LGIS News Service | Sep 29, 2021

Chicago Cardinal Blase Cupich was once a strong defender of decisions of conscience. Today, he's among the city's most vehement opponents of them.

"Racial Equity 101:” Preckwinkle announces mandated re-education curriculum for new Cook County employees

By LGIS News Service | Sep 28, 2021

White Cook County employees will be required to acknowledge they are racist, that they behave in a biased way towards blacks and are responsible for blacks having lower average incomes than whites, according to Board President Toni Preckwinkle’s new mandated “racial equity” curriculum obtained by Chicago City Wire.

From Prairie State Wire

Illinois’ non-teaching public employee jobs down 6.9% in wake of pandemic

By LGIS News Service | 3 years ago

The size of Illinois’ combined local and state government workforces declined 6.9% from July 2019 to July 2021, representing the fifth largest gap in public-employee job recovery during the pandemic, a Pew Charitable Trusts study concluded.

From Chambana Sun

UIUC reports largest freshman class ever with 8,303 new students

By LGIS News Service | 3 years ago

The size of the freshman class at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign numbered 8,303 this fall, including 5,835 new students – or 70% of the total – from around the state, UIUC reports.

Jamie Shapiro, Cook County judge who took 11 year old from un-covid vaxxed mother, raged against the Chicago Machine before he became part of it

By LGIS News Service | Aug 30, 2021

Back in his hometown of Ossining, NY, Jamie Shapiro's father was 7-0 running for judge. Undefeated. Here in his adopted city of Chicago, by age 59, Shapiro himself was still winless.

DePaul College Prep H.S. to mandate students to take Covid vaccine

By LGIS News Service | Aug 25, 2021

Chicago's DePaul College Prep H.S. told parents Wednesday night that the school is now requiring its students to get a Covid vaccine jab if they want to attend the north side school.

Analysis: Through mid-June, City of Chicago setting carjacking record

By LGIS News Service | Jun 25, 2021

Victims have already reported 692 carjackings to City of Chicago police through June 16-- up 65 percent from 2020 and 497 percent from 2015, according to an analysis of incident reports by Chicago City Wire.