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News from June 2023

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Chicago City Wire area weekly mass times

By Chicago City Wire | Jun 17, 2023

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

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Franzblau : 'If you pay a public official money in exchange for an official act, it is a bribe’

By Chicago City Wire Report | Jun 17, 2023

James Weiss has been convicted on charges of bribing state legislators.

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Chicago SummerDance Announces 2023 Schedule

By Chicago City Wire Report | Jun 17, 2023

City’s Beloved Festival Invites All to Come Together and Dance In the Downtown Spirit of Music Garden and Several Neighborhoods July 15 – September 10 (select dates)

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Chicago Department Of Public Health Conducts A Comprehensive Mosquito Surveillance And Control Program To Reduce Threat To Residents

By Chicago City Wire Report | Jun 17, 2023

First West Nile Virus-positive mosquitoes in Chicago reported for 2023

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GOP: ‘Jones III was indicted for taking a $5,000 bribe from a red-light camera company’

By Chicago City Wire Report | Jun 17, 2023

State Sen. Emil Jones III (D-Chicago) was recently highlighted by the Illinois Republican Party Facebook group as it unveiled its “Continuing Corruption” series detailing state corruption.

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Johnson signs approval on program he said he'd end

By Chicago City Wire Report | Jun 17, 2023

Mayor Brandon Johnson has signed off to approve a $10 million payment to extend the ShotSpotter deal he once vowed to end.

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Home sales in Cook County during week ending June 10

By Chicago City Wire | Jun 17, 2023

There were 1,556 reported residential sales in Cook County in the week ending June 10, according to BlockShopper.com.

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Illinois GOP: ‘Illinois is driving business away Every. Single. Day’

By Chicago City Wire Report | Jun 16, 2023

The Illinois Republican Party is criticizing Democrats for failed leadership on public safety.

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How a commutation of a murder sentence was accomplished 'outside the courts'

By W.J. Kennedy | Jun 16, 2023

Biased media coverage, not the uncovering of new evidence, led to the 2015 commutation of the sentence of convicted murderer Tyrone Hood, attorneys for city detectives named in a federal wrongful conviction lawsuit say, and they are planning to introduce damming statements from a past associate of Hood’s attorneys to prove it.

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Robling: ‘Democrats don’t need her vote, so it appears no one cares enough to make her do the right thing'

By Chicago City Wire Report | Jun 16, 2023

Republicans are calling out State Sen. Patricia Van Pelt (D-Chicago) for her absences that date to the start of the legislative session.

Lake County Planning, Building, Zoning and Environment Committee met April 5

By Angelica Saylo Pilo | Jun 16, 2023

Lake County Planning, Building, Zoning and Environment Committee met Wednesday, April 5

Lake County Zoning Board of Appeals met May 23

By Angelica Saylo Pilo | Jun 16, 2023

Lake County Zoning Board of Appeals met Tuesday, May 23

City of Winchester City Council met April 5

By Angelica Saylo Pilo | Jun 15, 2023

City of Winchester City Council met Wednesday, April 5

City of Wheaton Firefighters' Pension Fund Board of Trustees met May 19

By Angelica Saylo Pilo | Jun 15, 2023

City of Wheaton Firefighters' Pension Fund Board of Trustees met Friday, May 19

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Cook County home prices fell in the second half of 2022

By Chicago City Wire | Jun 14, 2023

The median sale price of a home sold in the second half of 2022 in Cook County fell by $5,000 while total sales decreased by 12.3%.

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Cook County home prices rose in 2022

By Chicago City Wire | Jun 14, 2023

The median sale price of a home sold in 2022 in Cook County rose by $5,500 while total sales decreased by 14.9%.

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Chicago-based UScellular earned ‘Corporate Equality Index’ score of 100

By Chicago City Wire | Jun 14, 2023

UScellular-based UScellular was awarded a score of 100 by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation based on a review of the company’s policies barring discrimination against LGBTQ individuals.

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Former Illinois Gov. Blagojevich: 'In 2016, the U. S. Supreme Court warned about prosecutors like Jack Smith, the guy prosecuting President Trump.'

By Chicago City Wire Report | Jun 14, 2023

Former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich tweeted that the U.S. Supreme Court has warned about what he calls "the uncontrolled power of criminal prosecutors" like Jack Smith, citing a 2016 decision to reverse his conviction of the former governor of Virginia.

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Chicago-based United Airlines Holdings, Inc. earned ‘Corporate Equality Index’ score of 100

By Chicago City Wire | Jun 14, 2023

United Airlines Holdings, Inc., which is based in Chicago, earned a score of 100 in a ranking that evaluates the corporate non-discrimination policies based on “sexual orientation” and “gender identity.”

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Chicago mayor: 'I’m here to build the type of coalition that generations to come will marvel'

By Chicago City Wire Report | Jun 14, 2023

Presiding over his first police graduation, Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson vowed to always have the backs of his officers.