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“I never saw her;” With pay, Chicago Democrat State Senator takes session off to focus on “life transformation” consulting business

By LGIS News Service | Jun 6, 2023

State Senator Patricia Van Pelt (D-Chicago) collects pay and benefits to represent parts of Chicago's north and west sides in the General Assembly.

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Tribune political reporter Pearson, accused of slanting stories to get state job for wife, wins "lifetime achievement" award from Chicago journalism group

By LGIS News Service | May 16, 2023

A Chicago Tribune political reporter, once accused of writing favorable stories about former Illinois Gov. George Ryan in exchange for a state job for his wife, has received a "Lifetime Achievement Award" from the Chicago Headline Club.

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WSCR radio producer Riordan to Proft: I’ll rape your mother

By LGIS News Service | May 12, 2023

The producer of a Chicago afternoon sports talk radio show said Thursday on-air that he would rape the mother of conservative talk host Dan Proft

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Filings: CTU has paid Johnson $392K since he joined Cook County Board

By LGIS News Service | Mar 24, 2023

When asked during a debate if he disagrees with any of the political stances of Chicago Teachers Union President Stacy Davis-Gates, Johnson dodged the question.

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Records: After felony gun charges, Lawndale barber-turned-City Council candidate changed his name

By LGIS News Service | Mar 16, 2023

Before 24th Ward aldermanic candidate Creative Scott launched his political career, Chicago police knew the barber-turned-politician by his given name, Carlton M. Bolton.

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CPS to Big 10 basketball pipeline slows to a trickle

By LGIS News Service | Mar 14, 2023

The Midwest's largest college athletic conference is attracting fewer men's basketball players from the Midwest's largest public school district. That's according to an analysis of four decades of team rosters by Chicago City Wire.

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Former IL Senate President Cullerton daughter is "so, deeply ashamed" of Chicago for rejecting Lightfoot re-election bid; "You are now just as racist and hateful and bigoted as Donald Trump."

By LGIS News Service | Feb 28, 2023

The daughter of former Illinois State Senate President John Cullerton (D-Chicago) says she is "deeply ashamed" of her fellow Chicagoans for rejecting Mayor Lori Lightfoot's re-election bid.

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For mayoral hopeful Garcia, plans to reduce Chicago gun violence would start with his own home

By LGIS News Service | Feb 18, 2023

Chicago police confiscated 8,854 guns in 2021-- about 24 per day. And they arrested 7,134 perpetrators for illegally possessing those guns-- including Samuel R. Garcia, the adult son of Chicago mayoral candidate Jesus "Chuy" Garcia, who at the time lived and was registered to vote at the congressman's home on 25th Street in the Little Village neighborhood.

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FEC Records: After brokering favor with Madigan, Chicago mayoral hopeful Garcia got Comed cash

By LGIS News Service | Feb 13, 2023

Chicago mayoral candidate Jesus "Chuy" Garcia spent more than three decades in Illinois politics before Commonwealth Edison took a passing interest in one of his campaigns.

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Analysis: UIC salaries spike, up 62 percent over past decade, twice as many 100K+ earners

By LGIS News Service | Jan 18, 2023

University of Illinois Chicago (UIC) has hiked employee salaries by 62 percent over the past decade, during a period when enrollment at the school grew 24 percent.

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"Breakdances with Wolves;" In commemorating Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Latin School students to learn about breakdancing and 'hip hop culture'

By LGIS News Service | Jan 17, 2023

Latin School of Chicago students will learn about breakdancing and rapping Wednesday.

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“I’m ready to f*** right now ... I’m not gonna be gentle either;" OIG report details CPS teachers' sexual grooming, assaults of their students

By LGIS News Service | Jan 5, 2023

Hundreds of Chicago Public Schools teachers sexually groomed, assaulted and raped CPS students last school year. That's according to the a report released this week by the CPS Office of the Inspector General (OIG), which said it received more than 600 "adult on student" misconduct allegations for the 2021-22 school year, substantiating more than half of them and initiating criminal charges in 16 cases.

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Arrests have dropped by more than half in city of Chicago since 2019

By LGIS News Service | Dec 2, 2022

Arrests made by the Chicago Police Department have plummeted over the past three years, according to the city's Office of Inspector General.

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Retired Cook County Judge, State's Attorney Locallo: Pritzker's SAFE-T Act means "a judge cannot act on his own"

By LGIS News Service | Nov 2, 2022

A retired Cook County Judge says the SAFE-T Act has taken away a judge's ability to protect the public from violent criminals.

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$863 worth of whiskey and a $20K PPP loan; At Cook County jail, retail thieves are always determined.

By LGIS News Service | Nov 2, 2022

Angelique Payne might be a mother. She might be a farmer. She is certainly a thief.

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McKinley: "We believe that Gov. Pritzker should shut up," stop criticizing Kanye West

By LGIS News Service | Oct 29, 2022

Kenwood-based community activist Paul McKinley says Illinois Gov. J.B.

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“A scheme to defraud;" Why hasn’t Gov. J.B. Pritzker been prosecuted for dodging property taxes?

By LGIS News Service | Oct 20, 2022

Gov. J.B. Pritzker and his wife, M.K., paid a contractor to purposely remove five toilets from their Gold Coast mansion to make it look “uninhabitable” so they could save $330,000 on their property taxes.

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Vote from Jail: Pro SAFE-T Act group registers accused violent criminals awaiting trial to vote

By LGIS News Service | Oct 19, 2022

A pro-SAFE-T Act group is seeking votes for pro-SAFE-T Act politicians on Nov. 8 in an unlikely, if logical, place: the Cook County Jail.

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Report: Pritzker-family foundation funding "overnight camp" for cross-dressing eight year olds

By LGIS News Service | Oct 19, 2022

A Pritzker family foundation is funding Harbor Camps, "an overnight summer camp program" for children ages 8 through 18 who are cross-dressing, or claim to be considering sex change surgery.

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Analysis: Over 25 years, CPS enrollment down 16 percent. But spending up 50 percent.

By LGIS News Service | Oct 11, 2022

Chicago Public Schools has lost 65,000 students since the 1996-97 school year. But its annual budget has increased by $4.4 billion dollars-- a jump of 50 percent, adjusted for inflation.