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News from May 2023

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Lightfoot spokeswoman: 'The Lightfoot campaign email list included hundreds of thousands of email addresses, with new recipients subscribing daily'

By Chicago City Wire Report | May 29, 2023

Recently released records show that former Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot was told to stop electioneering almost a year before her campaign tried to recruit Chicago Public Schools students to aid in her re-election efforts.

Cook County Board of Commissioners Vehicle Steering Committee met March 21

By Angelica Saylo Pilo | May 29, 2023

Cook County Board of Commissioners Vehicle Steering Committee met Tuesday, March 21

Village of Rosemont Board of Trustees met May 1

By Angelica Saylo Pilo | May 29, 2023

Village of Rosemont Board of Trustees met Monday, May 1

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Which political committee based in a сity within DuPage County spent the most during week ending May 27?

By Chicago City Wire | May 28, 2023

IUOE Local 399 Political Education Fund was the biggest spender the week before.

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How much did Chicagoland Operators Joint Labor-Management PAC spend in week ending May 27 to be biggest spender in a city within Cook County?

By Chicago City Wire | May 28, 2023

Citizens For Dan Patlak was the biggest spender the week before.

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Schools across Jo Daviess County had 96th highest truancy rate during 2021-2022 school year

By Chicago City Wire | May 28, 2023

Schools among Jo Daviess County had the 96th highest truancy rate of 2.5% during the 2021-2022 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

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Weekly recap, week ending May 20 home sales in Cook County

By Chicago City Wire | May 27, 2023

There were 1,137 reported residential sales in Cook County in the week ending May 20, according to BlockShopper.com.

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Schools across Kane County ranks 16th in truancy rate during 2021-2022 school year

By Chicago City Wire | May 27, 2023

Schools among Kane County had the 16th highest truancy rate of 19.8% during the 2021-2022 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

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Chicago City Wire area weekly mass times

By Chicago City Wire | May 27, 2023

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

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Pritzker's refusal to endorse Invest in Kids hurts Chicago families: ‘I have to pick up a second job because I'm not going to take my kids out of private education’

By Chicago City Wire Report | May 27, 2023

Gerardo Valdivia Sr.’s family are directly affected by the General Assembly and Governor’s Office failure to fund the Invest In Kids tax scholarship program.

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What is the highest percentage of truancy in schools among Cook County during 2021-2022 school year?

By Chicago City Wire | May 26, 2023

Schools among Cook County had the fourth highest truancy rate of 31.9% during the 2021-2022 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

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Richmond: ‘Taking away the scholarships of thousands of low-income students is not as easy as some hoped’

By Chicago City Wire Report | May 26, 2023

Greg Richmond, superintendent of schools for the Archdiocese of Chicago, said despite Democratic lawmakers keeping the Invest In Kids Scholarship program out of the state’s budget, the program is still being discussed between the Archdiocese and the lawmakers who may be able to keep it alive.

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Mills: 'I don’t remember the last time I went to a prison and guards were willing to drink the water there'

By Chicago City Wire Report | May 26, 2023

Alan Mills, the executive director of Uptown People's Law Center, is drawing attention to the poor water quality at state-run prisons after the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (IEPA) issued drinking water violation notices for these facilities.

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Johnson: 'Garien's extensive record supporting at-risk young Chicagoans will be essential to achieving our vision for a safer city'

By Chicago City Wire Report | May 26, 2023

Newly-elected Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson installed Illinois Justice Project director Garien Gatewood as the city's first-ever deputy mayor of community safety on May 20.

City of Wheaton Board of Fire & Police Commissioners met March 21

By Angelica Saylo Pilo | May 26, 2023

City of Wheaton Board of Fire & Police Commissioners met Tuesday, March 21

City of Wheaton Public Library Board met March 20

By Angelica Saylo Pilo | May 26, 2023

City of Wheaton Public Library Board met Monday, March 20

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Criminal investigator says child sexual abuse is '100 time worse' in public schools than the Catholic church

By Chicago City Wire Report | May 25, 2023

Tom Hampson, a licensed criminal investigator and founder of the Truth Alliance Foundation, recently appeared on the Chicago Morning Answer radio talk show to talk with host Dan Proft about the degree of child sexual abuse in public schools compared to the current Catholic church.

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Dan Proft says Gov Pritzker's new task force is something 'you normally see associated with Third World warlordocracies'

By Chicago City Wire Report | May 25, 2023

Illinois’ Gov. J.B. Pritzker has created a new task force of “peacekeepers” to patrol the city of Chicago in preparation for Memorial Day festivities.

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Proft: ‘Privately-funded tax credit scholarships aren't in the budget’

By Chicago City Wire Report | May 25, 2023

Radio host Dan Proft is questioning how the Catholic church will react to Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s comments noting the Invest in Kids Tax Credit Scholarship Program is not included in the latest budget.

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'You suck,' prominent plaintiff attorney tells prosecutors in profanity filled rant

By W.J. Kennedy | May 25, 2023

Jennifer Bonjean, a prominent plaintiff attorney who has represented celebrity clients and numerous others in wrongful conviction cases, told prosecutors in a profanity filled YouTube rant that “you suck,” and the only reason you won is because “90 percent of the time the judge is predisposed to rule against the defendant.”