IMRF. We will be writing about the implications of this shortly.

Instead of directing their concern at the person who actually oversees CPS, U.S. Sens. Dick Durbin and Tammy Duckworth sent letters to U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos and Illinois schools Superintendent Tony Smith expressing their alarm and requesting more data collection at federal and state levels. By threading the needle carefully, they honed in on narrow aspects of the Tribune’s investigation that touched on state and federal data collection and transparency, not CPS’ failures.

-0.9% over the past year.

The shame. The shame.

Mayor Rahm Emanuel wants to turn the screws a bit more on people who rent homes or rooms through Airbnb and other online platforms, calling for a new 2 percent fee to go toward adding shelter beds for domestic abuse victims.

The board unanimously passed a resolution Tuesday calling for the state of Wisconsin to reconsider the waiving of environmental regulations when providing various incentives for the Taiwan-based maker of liquid-crystal displays, such as those used in some flat-screen TVs, as well as other electronics.