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ion have gotten campaign business from jb pritzker and the ctu illinois answers project august 10 2026 2 comments the firms tied to former ald isaac ike carothers and former blagojevich administration official bamani obadele have gotten campaign business from gov jb pritzker and in the hotly contested race for chicago school board president read more pritzker s bid for a third term would be barred in 37 states illinois policy august 10 2026 4 comments term limits for governors take different forms in the u s nine have lifetime caps virginia prohibits consecutive terms and 27 states allow governors who reach their limits to return only after spending a prescribed period out of office read more gov pritzker signs law allowing 100 000 illinois rideshare drivers to unionize wqrf yahoo august 9 2026 6 comments read more load more top chicago stories bears president and ceo kevin warren says hammond indiana is team s sole focus for new stadium project wgn august 13 2026 no comments read more data centers are popping up everywhere in chicago here s where and why they re controversial block club chicago august 12 2026 one comment read more mayor johnson calls for a halt to new data centers in chicago crain s august 12 2026 one comment johnson signed an executive order directing his administration to tighten oversight of existing and proposed data centers and write new regulations within 90 days but a moratorium on new construction and major expansions which johnson said should remain in place until those rules are finished would require city council approval read more nonprofit ceo appealed to mayor brandon johnson over city anti violence grant records show chicago tribune yahoo august 12 2026 2 comments a politically connected nonprofit at the center of a dispute with mayor brandon johnson s health department appealed to the mayor while competitively bidding for millions in city anti violence funding records show the political ties between acclivus and johnson have raised concerns from some good government experts given the close involvement of johnson s senior adviser jason lee who waded into the flap over the nonprofit s 2026 grant size and an audit into its data reporting practices this year read more the machine never left chicago it just started doing violence prevention nicole patrice august 11 2026 one comment one nonprofit two mayors a sitting governor 117 million who s watching the money read more more highlighted chicago area stories controversy over loop data center pitched for landmarked office building chicago sun times august 13 2026 no comments a chicago investor s plan to convert part of a landmarked loop office building into a data center received its first city approval last week a move chicago s leading preservationist group called a dangerous precedent read more mike quigley says he s willing to risk the job to save the city if elected mayor chicago sun times august 13 2026 no comments what the mayor has to do is to say to our union partners we re not gonna take away your pension but it will fail quigley said you call the unions in and tell them i want you to come to this meeting and i want the word yes in your vocabulary if we don t make some honest trade offs including how much people pay in when they start collecting then a slight blip in the economy could jeopardize their retirement checks altogether read more cta board approves slate of social service outreach efforts focused on violence intervention homelessness wttw august 12 2026 3 comments the chicago transit authority s board of directors approved an array of new efforts aimed at aiding passengers who need shelter or healthcare as well as new crisis and community violence intervention programs calling the approvals a historic moment acting cta president nora leerhsen said the agency is positioning itself as a national leader on alternative interventions directors approved pilot programs with four different nonprofits for a total of 9 million read more as chicago rethinks its monuments an artist surrounds george washington with other washingtons cnn august 12 2026 5 comments who is worthy of a monument that question circulated across the united states six years ago as the country reckoned with racial injustice in the aftermath of the killing of george floyd including who is represented by or excluded from our public symbols chicago has offered its own answer to commission new monuments or respond to existing ones based on internal research that found the city had gaps in representation of gender read more kim foxx s top deputy must explain controversial cwb chicago august 12 2026 2 comments the woman who served as kim foxx s top assistant in the cook county state s attorney s office must sit for an under oath deposition to explain why her office decided not to object to people convicted of murder receiving certificates of innocence even though foxx personally believed some of the recipients were guilty read more the housing affordability crisis in chicago is really a public safety crisis chicago contrarian august 12 2026 7 comments politicians keep talking about affordability but they refuse to talk about the reason so much affordable housing has become undesirable read more paul vallas chicago s twin financial crisis chicago contrarian august 11 2026 one comment the city and cps crises are inseparable and both threaten to worsen the city s financial situation the pathway to surviving runs through the ctu read more city treasurer proposes abolishing 57m catalyst fund to avert midyear layoffs chicago sun times august 10 2026 2 comments the fund was included in then mayor rahm emanuel s 2017 budget as a way to bridge the funding gap between downtown and the rest of the city but the fund never generated a penny of outside investments read more ralph martire cps budget challenges springfield to pay up chicago sun times august 10 2026 7 comments when it passed the funding formula called for the state to fully fund it within 10 years which would be this year but that hasn t happened in fact the aggregate shortfall in k 12 funding has increased each of the last three years and currently sits at 4 2 billion that means most illinois school districts including cps still don t have the resources needed to fund those educational practices the research shows work read more chicago taps fitch senior director as new cfo amid rash of exits crain s august 10 2026 5 comments chicago is hiring ashlee gabrysch a senior director at fitch ratings as its next chief financial officer according to a person familiar with the matter her appointment comes amid a series of high profile exits from mayor brandon johnson s administration this year it follows acting cfo steven mahr s recent departure from the role after about six months mahr had taken the position following the departure of predecessor jill jaworski in early 2026 the city s budget director also recently left read more cook county moves to end decades old tax buying practice crain s august 10 2026 3 comments by 2030 tax buying will be eliminated and cook county expects to hold all liens for overdue property taxes this way the county will be able to offer payment plans longer payback periods and reduced interest rates gov jb pritzker signed the bill last month read more activists file police reports alleging crimes by federal agents in chicago during operation midway blitz cbs chicago august 10 2026 no comments a group of activists and elected officials filed reports with the chicago police department on monday alleging crimes committed by federal agents during operation midway blitz last fall read more evanston weighs vacancy tax retail incubator to combat downtown commercial vacancies evanston roundtable august 10 2026 3 comments but in cook county owners of vacant buildings can apply for tax relief and receive up to an 80 break on property taxes that relief is intended to provide assistance to property owners who experience an unintended vacancy to help them get back on their feet read more 3 time convicted burglar arrested 3 times while on ankle monitor accused of south loop break in cwb chicago august 9 2026 4 comments read more bally s alters construction on permanent chicago casino amid dispute with city over video gambling abc chicago august 9 2026 4 comments read more editorial brandon johnson s city hall can t find anyone willing to collect debt on the city s behalf chicago tribune yahoo news august 9 2026 7 comments mayor brandon johnson s administration has informed aldermen that a proposed sale of outstanding debts owed to the city of chicago which was supposed to net 90 million in this year s budget is garnering no interest from banks or other financial services firms the apparent failure of the debt sale looks like it will blow a hole in the current year s budget that will need to be addressed although the size of that shortfall is yet to be determined read more mayor brandon johnson s top aide intervenes in city dispute with antiviolence group chicago tribune august 9 2026 2 comments the clash unfolded after the chicago department of public health s 2025 review into the recipients of its community violence interruption grants found issues with collecting data from acclivus inc it followed health commissioner dr olusimbo ige s complaints that the organization sought to circumvent the city s required contracting and payment protocols before she was pushed out of the administration read more ice threatens criminal charges against cook county sheriff tom dart for not turning over inmates chicago sun times august 7 2026 5 comments read more nbc 5 investigates data shows costly cps program fails to make the grade nbc chicago august 7 2026 11 comments as part of the sustainable schools program a local school contracts with a community non profit to provide the services but nbc 5 investigates found there are few guardrails and no concrete ways to measure the success of the program read more armed robbery crew fires shot at witness during hour long spree cpd reports say cwb chicago august 6 2026 18 comments an armed robbery crew carried out a string of holdups and carjackings across humboldt park west town and nearby neighborhoods wednesday morning firing a shot when a witness tried to follow them according to chicago police reports read more chicago grocers are severely affected by reductions to snap we need to bail out this industry chicago tribune pantagraph august 6 2026 9 comments before the bill was signed last year adults aged 18 to 54 were required to work volunteer or enlist in a training program for 20 hours a week totaling 80 hours a month while anyone living in a household with a dependent child under age 18 was exempt now those requirements apply to adults 18 to 64 who don t have dependents under the age of 14 read more why are business leaders afraid to speak out points and figures august 6 2026 5 comments there is a gigantic price to pay when a ceo speaks out the first price is in the media the media is a left wing mouthpiece bordering on a far left wing mouthpiece the media will faithfully assassinate the character of the ceo who speaks out they will take statements out of context the next price will be with the civic organizations in the community they will pile on civic organizations in the us have been taken over by the left i look at organizations like the chicago economic club and they are shells of their former selves i single out the cec read more paul vallas another irresponsible chicago public schools budget chicago contrarian august 6 2026 one comment it should not be lost on taxpayers that mayor brandon johnson s controlled school board has raised property taxes by another 300 million bringing the total to 725 million in higher property taxes during johnson s term in office in addition nearly 1 billion in property tax revenues from the tif program has been redirected to the district during that same period current budget estimates hold that cps will receive over 15 200 per pupil in local property tax revenues alone read more dolton board votes to move up curfew set penalty in effort to curb teen gatherings nbc5 chicago august 6 2026 one comment the purpose of the proposal is to assist the police department in having another mechanism during teen takeovers and help to weed out undesirable individuals from the community mayor jason house said at the meeting read more johnson backs welch over leadership questions cps funds center square august 5 2026 5 comments i trust that the speaker is going to do what s right for his constituents in the state of illinois i m grateful you know that more transparency has been brought to light of not just this incident but i think of any elected leader that has to be held to a righteous standard quite frankly mayor brandon johnson said some have connected the speaker s promise to back extra state funding for chicago public schools as a distraction from the speaker s handling of the reported misconduct read more chicago s 12 5 million rat control unlikely to work center square august 5 2026 4 comments chicago previously launched at least three task forces to address both rat populations and root causes none of the initiatives lasted the audit said without a formal structure for collaboration among city departments read more portillo s laying off 18 of staff at oak brook headquarters abc7 chicago august 5 2026 6 comments the company also cut some field management roles but the layoffs do not impact restaurant workers read more load more wirepoints research and commentary juliana stratton takes chinese communist cash while denouncing dark money wirepoints august 10 2026 22 comments much of the routine trade and investment between china and america is entirely appropriate and in america s interest but inserting the chinese communist party into america s pay to play system and its economic development strategy isn t just crossing a line it s a leap into an abyss of stupidity read more wirepoints mark glennon as guest of john anthony on am560 chicago s fiscal trajectory amounts to watching a train wreck in process august 5 2026 15 comments summary and audio linked here read more pritzker followed fauci s guidance blindly the illinois covid failures nobody owns wirepoints july 30 2026 21 comments illinois paid the price for embracing fauci s science here s the retrospective read more wirepoints mark glennon is guest on chicago contrarian podcast discussing ctu joining chicago news guild and more july 28 2026 no comments podcast link is here read more democratic socialists of america s new platform wirepoints quickpoint july 27 2026 11 comments presented without comment take a look here read more sign up here for free wirepoints daily newsletter email address leave this field empty if you re human home page signup email name first last name last zip code phone check what you would like to receive daily newsletter special bulletins 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