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City of Waukegan City Council met Dec. 16

By Angelica Saylo Pilo | Dec 18, 2024

City of Waukegan City Council met Monday, Dec. 16

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Cook County Board of Commissioners Rules and Administration Committee met Nov. 20

By Angelica Saylo Pilo | Dec 18, 2024

Cook County Board of Commissioners Rules and Administration Committee met Wednesday, Nov. 20

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Cook County Board of Commissioners Finance Committee met Nov. 20

By Angelica Saylo Pilo | Dec 18, 2024

Cook County Board of Commissioners Finance Committee met Wednesday, Nov. 20

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Cook County Board of Commissioners Asset Management Committee met Nov. 20

By Angelica Saylo Pilo | Dec 18, 2024

Cook County Board of Commissioners Asset Management Committee met Wednesday, Nov. 20

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City of Wheaton Public Library Board met Nov. 18

By Angelica Saylo Pilo | Dec 18, 2024

City of Wheaton Public Library Board met Monday, Nov. 18

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City of Wheaton City Council met Dec. 16

By Angelica Saylo Pilo | Dec 18, 2024

City of Wheaton City Council met Monday, Dec. 16

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City of Prospect Heights Police & Fire Commission will meet Dec. 18

By Angelica Saylo Pilo | Dec 18, 2024

City of Prospect Heights Police & Fire Commission will meet Wednesday, Dec. 18

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Chicago introduces new taxes on leases, amusements, parking and bags starting January

By Chicago City Wire | Dec 18, 2024

The City Council has approved the 2025 Revenue Ordinance, leading to several tax changes in Chicago that will take effect on January 1, 2025.

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Art Institute of Chicago adds over 1,000 new works in 2024

By Chicago City Wire | Dec 18, 2024

The Art Institute of Chicago has announced a notable expansion of its permanent collection in 2024.

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Courtney Paris joins Chicago Sky coaching staff as assistant coach

By Chicago City Wire | Dec 18, 2024

The Chicago Sky has announced that Courtney Paris, a former WNBA player and college basketball standout, will join Head Coach Tyler Marsh's staff as an assistant coach.

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Tom Homan calls for mass deportations at Northwest Side GOP event: ‘Chicago is in trouble because your mayor sucks and your governor sucks’

By Chicago City Wire reports | Dec 17, 2024

Tom Homan, President-elect Donald Trump's appointed border czar, made an appearance in Chicago on Monday to present his plans for mass deportations set to begin immediately after Trump's inauguration.

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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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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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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.