March, 2017 Stories | Chicago City Wire

Louis Carr donates $1,000 to Friends of Sophia King

By Local Labs News Service | Mar 15, 2017

Louis Carr, (4901 S. Greenwood Ave., Chicago), donated $1,000 to Chicago's Friends of Sophia King on Nov. 21, 2016.

Susan Malisch donates $200 to Citizens to Elect Cenar Judge

By Local Labs News Service | Mar 15, 2017

Susan Malisch, (6217 N. Meredith, Chicago), donated $200 to Park Ridge's Citizens to Elect Cenar Judge on Jan. 8, 2016.

Hamilton Elementary LCS Principal Selection Committee holds meeting to discuss the search process

By Louie Torres | Mar 14, 2017

Hamilton Elementary LCS Principal Selection Committee recently held a meeting to discuss the search process.

Romeoville Village Board votes on special use permit for Highpoint Town Square Apartments

By Lhalie Castillo | Mar 14, 2017

Romeoville Village Board votes on special use permit for Highpoint Town Square Apartments at a recent meeting.

Schiller Park Village Board votes on hiring of part-time paramedic

By Lhalie Castillo | Mar 14, 2017

Schiller Park Village Board votes on hiring of part-time paramedic at its meeting last week.

Geneva Plan Commission approves site plan for Aldi Foods building expansion

By Noddy A. Fernandez | Mar 14, 2017

Geneva Plan Commission approves site plan for Aldi Foods building expansion at a recent meeting.

Kenneth Levinson donates $5,000 to Democratic Majority

By Local Labs News Service | Mar 14, 2017

Kenneth Levinson, (230 W. Monroe St., Suite 2210, Chicago), donated $5,000 to Springfield's Democratic Majority on Nov. 1, 2016.

Alexander Lerner donates $1,500 to Friends of Edward M. Burke

By Local Labs News Service | Mar 14, 2017

Alexander Lerner, (964 Sheridan Road, Glencoe), donated $1,500 to Chicago's Friends of Edward M. Burke on Nov. 8, 2016.

State lawmakers accused of pay raise by committee

By Carol Ostrow | Mar 14, 2017

Illinois lawmakers are using a seemingly surreptitious way to give themselves pay raises: creating new and useless committees for which they are automatically paid an extra $10,326 as chairmen, a Chicago-based think tank is arguing.

Chicago among top illegal immigrant 'sanctuaries'

By Carol Ostrow | Mar 14, 2017

The Chicago area ranked sixth on a list of major U.S. cities that are home to the most illegal immigrants, a Pew Research Center report said recently.

Former legislative inspector general offers three steps to end Chicago corruption

By Karen Kidd | Mar 13, 2017

There are three steps to reducing corruption in Chicago and they begin with completely rewriting its weak and archaic ethics ordinance that protects entrenched politicians, the city's former legislative inspector general turned government watchdog group CEO said.

Joliet Baseball Committee discusses stadium naming rights

By Jenie Mallari-Torres | Mar 13, 2017

Joliet Baseball Committee discusses stadium naming rights at its meeting last week.

Rosemont Board of Trustees takes action on purchase of police vehicles

By Lhalie Castillo | Mar 13, 2017

Rosemont Board of Trustees takes action on purchase of police vehicles at its meeting last week.

Geneva City Council hears presentation on need for new library building

By Louie Torres | Mar 13, 2017

Geneva City Council hears presentation on need for new library building at a recent meeting.

Skokie Board of Trustees approves Community Development Block Grant projects and funding levels

By Lhalie Castillo | Mar 13, 2017

Skokie Board of Trustees approves Community Development Block Grant projects and funding levels at a recent meeting.

”Knuckle-dragging and generally subhuman:" Northwest Side Chicago Alderman fires insults at constituents on social media

By Chicago City Wire | Mar 12, 2017

Some politicians try to catch flies with honey. Chicago Ald. John Arena (D-45th) douses them with vinegar.

Chicken Parm with a side of political profanity

By Cheyenne Dickerson | Mar 12, 2017

An owner of the River North landmark restaurant Club Lago has taken outspoken and sometimes inflammatory political positions that might alienate some customers and encourage others.

Quad Cities’ Bustos creates campaign committee to explore challenge to Rauner

By Chicago City Wire | Mar 12, 2017

U.S. Rep. Cheri Bustos (D-East Moline) filed a Statement of Organization with the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE) on Mar. 10, perhaps signaling that a fourth Democrat candidate wants to challenge Gov. Bruce Rauner in 2018.

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Obama connection to Chicago props up Illinois politics as usual, communications director says

By Karen Kidd | Mar 12, 2017

For better or worse, Chicago informed former President Barack Obama at least as much as Obama informed Chicago, a communications director for a Chicago-area political group said during a radio broadcast.

Some worry Emanuel plea for rosy rating could backfire

By S. Laney Griffo | Mar 12, 2017

Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel's request to Moody's Investors Services to reconsider the poor rating it gave the city has been met with concerns that if he gets his way, it could end up being worse for Chicago.

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