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News from May 2023

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Report calling Chicago “wrongful conviction capital of the United States” misleads, fails to address the politics, money driving the cases

By W.J. Kennedy | May 22, 2023

A WTTW report noting that Chicago accounted for more than half of the exoneration cases in the United States over 2022, many of them convicted murderers, paints a sorry picture of the Chicago Police Department

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Which political committee based in a сity within Lake County spent the most during week ending May 20?

By Chicago City Wire | May 22, 2023

Citizen Farmers Combine, PAC was the biggest spender the week before.

City of Wheaton City Council met March 13

By Angelica Saylo Pilo | May 22, 2023

City of Wheaton City Council met Monday, March 13

City of Wheaton City Council met May 1

By Angelica Saylo Pilo | May 22, 2023

City of Wheaton City Council met Monday, May 1

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“Reps. Davis, Moore, Moore, Feenstra, Bacon, and Kamlager-Dove Honor National Foster Care Month with Bipartisan Legislation to Help Foster Youth Find Permanent Families via Adoption”

By Chicago City Wire Report | May 22, 2023

The Adoption Tax Credit helps families offset some of the costs of adoption, especially for children with special needs.

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Representatives García, Hoyle, and Khanna Reintroduce Legislation to Ban Stock Buybacks

By Chicago City Wire Report | May 22, 2023

On May 25, Representatives Jesús "Chuy" García (IL-04), Ro Khanna (CA-17), and Val Hoyle (OR-04) reintroduced the Reward Work Act to ban stock buybacks and increase worker power.

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Congresswoman Delia Ramirez, CPC Colleagues Urge Republicans to Put People Over Politics and Pass Clean Debt Ceiling Increase

By Chicago City Wire Report | May 22, 2023

Congresswoman Ramirez led a Congressional Progressive Caucus Special Order Hour convened as an answer to Republican’s cruel demands that hold the nation's economy hostage.

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Reps. Kelly and Bucshon’s Bipartisan Securing the U.S. Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network Act Unanimously Approved By Energy & Commerce Committee

By Chicago City Wire Report | May 22, 2023

On May 24, the Securing the U.S. Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network Act, introduced by Rep. Robin Kelly (IL-02) and Rep. Larry Bucshon, M.D. (IN-08), was approved by a unanimous vote of the House Energy & Commerce Committee.

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How much did IUOE Local 399 Political Education Fund spend in week ending May 20 to be biggest spender in a city within DuPage County?

By Chicago City Wire | May 21, 2023

Carpentry Advancement Political Action was the biggest spender the week before.

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"The purpose of reparations is to acknowledge the harm committed;" Remedial CPS students get reading comprehensive lesson on "slavery reparations"

By Chicago City Wire Report | May 21, 2023

A Chicago Public Schools reading comprehension lesson seeks to teach remedial Hispanic readers about so-called "slavery reparations."

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Illinois midterms sees Citizens For Dan Patlak in a city within Cook County spend the most during week ending May 20

By Chicago City Wire | May 21, 2023

Carpentry Advancement Political Action was the biggest spender the week before.

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South Shore residents sue City of Chicago over plan to use local shuttered high school to house asylum seekers

By Chicago City Wire Report | May 20, 2023

A group of South Shore-area residents are suing the City of Chicago over plans to use a shuttered high school as a respite city for noncitizen immigrants.

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Chicago City Wire area weekly mass times

By Chicago City Wire | May 20, 2023

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

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Cook County home sales in week ending May 13

By Chicago City Wire | May 20, 2023

There were 1,219 reported residential sales in Cook County in the week ending May 13, according to BlockShopper.com.

Lake County Financial & Administrative Committee met April 27

By Angelica Saylo Pilo | May 20, 2023

Lake County Financial & Administrative Committee met Thursday, April 27

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Johnson issues first mayoral executive orders: 'It's my duty to take bold, immediate action to build a better, stronger, safer Chicago'

By Chicago City Wire Report | May 19, 2023

New Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson has signed off on his first series of executive orders, including a pair to boost youth employment and establish a new deputy mayor for Immigrant, Migrant, and Refugee Rights.

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Chicago's Johnson on growing migrant influx: 'There's enough room for everyone in the city of Chicago'

By Chicago City Wire Report | May 19, 2023

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson is pointing an accusatory finger at Republican governors across the country for Illinois' growing migrant problems.

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St. Nicholas Cathedral School: ‘Many of our students receive scholarships through the Invest in Kids Act’

By Chicago City Wire Report | May 19, 2023

Parents from St. Nicholas Cathedral School (SNCS) in Chicago recently traveled to the State Capitol to lobby their representatives.

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Plan to place illegal immigrants in old South Shore High School a ‘recipe for disaster’

By Chicago City Wire Report | May 19, 2023

The South Shore community is pushing back against a plan to place 500 illegal immigrants in a living community at South Shore High School.

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Rep. Robin Kelly and Senator Richard Blumenthal Introduce Legislation to Stop Dangerous Gun Marketing

By Chicago City Wire Report | May 19, 2023

On May 18, U.S. Representative Robin Kelly (D-IL) and U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) introduced legislation directing the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to study the dangers posed by unfair and deceptive marketing and advertising practices conducted by the gun industry.