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City of Prospect Heights Natural Resources Commission met July 13

By Angelica Saylo Pilo | Aug 14, 2023

City of Prospect Heights Natural Resources Commission met Thursday, July 13

Weekly recap, week ending Aug. 5 home sales in Cook County

By Chicago City Wire | Aug 12, 2023

There were 1,197 reported residential sales in Cook County in the week ending Aug. 5, according to BlockShopper.com.

Chicago City Wire area weekly mass times

By Chicago City Wire | Aug 12, 2023

The following parishes in the Chicago City Wire coverage area hold weekly mass at these designated times.

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Johnny Hendrix, beaten to death in Cook County jail, was a violent offender himself

By Chicago City Wire Report | Aug 11, 2023

A Cook County Jail inmate, Johnny Hendrix, who was beaten to death by another inmate had a history of arrests for violent behavior.

Englewood Four case exemplar of how the legal system is being manipulated: former detective

By W.J. Kennedy | Aug 11, 2023

For former homicide Detective Kenneth Boudreau no other case is more an exemplar of the gaming of the criminal justice system than that of Nina Glover, a known prostitute murdered in 1994 in the Englewood neighborhood on the South Side.

Not hiring police same as defunding them, Vallas says.

By W.J. Kennedy | Aug 11, 2023

In a recent commentary, former mayoral candidate Paul Vallas cited record overtime costs for police as a symptom of having too few officers. And, he says, not hiring more police is in effect a way of defunding them.

CDOT and Greencorps launch community garden in Bronzeville on National 811 Day

By Chicago City Wire | Aug 11, 2023

The Chicago Department of Transportation (CDOT), Greencorps Chicago NFP, and local community gardeners have launched the 811 Chicago Community Garden in Bronzeville.

City of Waukegan City Council met June 5

By Angelica Saylo Pilo | Aug 11, 2023

City of Waukegan City Council met Monday, June 5

City of Wheaton Board of Fire & Police Commissioners met June 6

By Angelica Saylo Pilo | Aug 11, 2023

City of Wheaton Board of Fire & Police Commissioners met Tuesday, June 6

Artiaga: 'U.S. District Judge Johnston called the new Illinois law to shut down life-affirming pregnancy centers ‘both stupid & very likely unconstitutional’'

By Chicago City Wire Report | Aug 10, 2023

Louis Artiaga is celebrating a federal court’s decision temporarily halting a bill a bill that would limit the speech of pregnancy centers that offer alternatives to abortion.

Village of Brighton Village Board met June 5

By Angelica Saylo Pilo | Aug 10, 2023

Village of Brighton Village Board met Monday, June 5

City of Prospect Heights Police Pension Board met July 11

By Angelica Saylo Pilo | Aug 10, 2023

City of Prospect Heights Police Pension Board met Tuesday, July 11

Chicago enhances Augusta Boulevard with new protected bike lanes

By Chicago City Wire | Aug 9, 2023

The Chicago Department of Transportation (CDOT) and 1st Ward Alderman Daniel La Spata have announced the completion of traffic safety improvements on Augusta Boulevard.

City of Wheaton City Council Planning Sessions met July 10

By Corazon L. Gonzales | Aug 9, 2023

City of Wheaton City Council Planning Sessions met 7 p.m. Monday, July 10.

Cook County Commission on Human Rights met June 1

By Angelica Saylo Pilo | Aug 9, 2023

Cook County Commission on Human Rights met Thursday, June 1

Village of Rosemont Board of Trustees met July 10

By Angelica Saylo Pilo | Aug 9, 2023

Village of Rosemont Board of Trustees met Monday, July 10

Stephens: "Do you want to build the pathway of leaders with disabilities in the Chicago region?"

By Chicago City Wire Report | Aug 8, 2023

Applications are open for the Disability Lead Institute, and accepted through October 6, 2023. In an Aug. 7 Facebook post, Rep. Bradley Stephens encouraged Chicago-area constituents to apply.

City of Wheaton Fine & Cultural Arts Commission met June 1

By Angelica Saylo Pilo | Aug 8, 2023

City of Wheaton Fine & Cultural Arts Commission met Thursday, June 1

Village of Brighton Village Board met July 10

By Angelica Saylo Pilo | Aug 8, 2023

Village of Brighton Village Board met Monday, July 10

The New Marketplace for Clean Energy Credits

By Chicago City Wire | Aug 7, 2023

President Chris Amundson of Accounting Solutions Ltd. recently discussed the implications of the Inflation Reduction Act and the saleable Clean Energy Credits. "Let me leave you with this: When the Inflation Reduction Act was passed and I read about the credits being saleable, bells and whistles went off in my head. My Brothers and Sisters, I’m telling you now that there’s going to be an enormous amount of fraud connected to this phenomenon," Amundson said.

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