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News from December 2024

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City’s decline in murder rate is little reason to celebrate: Wirepoints

By W.J. Kennedy | Dec 17, 2024

Chicago’s progressive leaders and the media are celebrating a drop in the city’s murder rate over the past year.

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Cook County home valuations rose in October compared to the same period in 2023

By Chicago City Wire | Dec 17, 2024

In October, the median sale price of a home in Cook County rose by $36,000 from the same period in the previous year, while total sales decreased by 12.4%.

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Is Burke’s move to expand detentions to violators of assault weapons ban act a PR stunt?

By W.J. Kennedy | Dec 17, 2024

In her first move as Cook County State’s Attorney, Eileen O’Neill Burke said she would seek detention for violations of the Illinois PICA Act, the two-year-old law that banned so-called assault weapons and other firearms and magazines—a law that a federal judge in downstate Illinois judge recently ruled unconstitutional.

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Field Museum digitizes over 250K items with help from community scientists

By Chicago City Wire | Dec 17, 2024

The Field Museum in Chicago has achieved a significant milestone by digitizing over 250,000 items and records from its vast collection of nearly forty million specimens.

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Chicago hosts citywide meeting on youth-focused community plans

By Chicago City Wire | Dec 17, 2024

Mayor Brandon Johnson and the City of Chicago Department of Family and Support Services (DFSS) have invited local leaders, stakeholders, and young people to the Harold Washington Library Center Winter Garden for a citywide meeting focused on youth...

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Chicago Fire joins Coachella Valley Invitational with key preseason matches ahead

By Chicago City Wire | Dec 17, 2024

Chicago Fire FC has confirmed its participation in the 2025 Coachella Valley Invitational, set to take place at the Empire Polo Club in Indio, California.

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Chicago Fire FC signs Omari Glasgow through the 2026 season

By Chicago City Wire | Dec 17, 2024

Chicago Fire FC has signed winger Omari Glasgow to an MLS contract, extending through the 2026 season with options for 2027 and 2028.

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Which former Chicago City Wire area high school standouts will be in action on Friday, Dec. 20?

By Chicago City Wire | Dec 17, 2024

These former Chicago City Wire area high school standouts will be in action on Friday, Dec. 20.

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Bring federal power to bear on 'criminals-over-victims perversion' in Chicago, says 'Crooked City' author

By W.J. Kennedy | Dec 16, 2024

Trump’s announcement that he will pick former Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi as U.S. Attorney General could be just what Chicago needs to reverse some of the wreckage done by the anti-police radicalism among the city’s top officials, wrote former Chicago FOP spokesman, Martin Preib, in his column “Crooked City.”

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Federal judge refuses to set trial date in notorious wrongful conviction cases of Solache and DeLeon-Reyes

By W.J. Kennedy | Dec 16, 2024

A federal judge has rejected a motion by plaintiffs Gabriel Solache and Arturo DeLeon-Reyes to set a trial date in their controversial wrongful conviction lawsuits.

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71.1% of Cook County students failed their 2023-24 English exam

By Chicago City Wire | Dec 16, 2024

More than 7 in 10 Cook County public students aren't at grade level based on their performance in the English portion of the 2023-24 SAT.

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Chicago launches third annual 'You Name a Snowplow' contest

By Chicago City Wire | Dec 16, 2024

The Department of Streets and Sanitation (DSS) in Chicago has announced the third annual 'You Name a Snowplow' contest.

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Chicago mayor appoints Sean Harden as Board of Education president amid key appointments

By Chicago City Wire | Dec 16, 2024

Today, Mayor Brandon Johnson announced Sean Harden as the new President of the Chicago Board of Education.

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Chicago Fire FC acquires defender Jack Elliott on free transfer

By Chicago City Wire | Dec 16, 2024

Chicago Fire FC has announced the acquisition of defender Jack Elliott as a free agent.

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Chicago City Council approves $17B budget with new taxes and fees

By Chicago City Wire | Dec 16, 2024

The Chicago City Council has approved a $17 billion budget, which includes $181.6 million in new taxes and fees.

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Cook County offers property tax prepayment option for snowbirds

By Chicago City Wire | Dec 16, 2024

Treasurer Maria Pappas has announced that Cook County property owners have the option to prepay their 2024 property taxes, which are due in 2025.

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Fossil find reveals oldest saber-toothed animal predating dinosaurs

By Chicago City Wire | Dec 16, 2024

The discovery of a fossil therapsid, potentially the oldest of its kind, has been announced by scientists in a new paper published in Nature Communications.

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Which former Chicago City Wire area high school standouts will be in action on Thursday, Dec. 19?

By Chicago City Wire | Dec 16, 2024

These former Chicago City Wire area high school standouts will be in action on Thursday, Dec. 19.

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Entertainment events this week in City of Chicago: Dec. 15-21

By Chicago City Wire | Dec 15, 2024

Don't miss out on these entertainment events happening in City of Chicago this week.

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Exonerated by Kim Foxx, convicted murderer gets twelve years for a home invasion

By W.J. Kennedy | Dec 15, 2024

One of the hundreds of convicted murderers exonerated by former Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx o