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They cut in front of those who are at far greater risk, particularly those who are over age 70.
Office deals led the pack, including sale of McDonald’s HQ in Fulton Market and Michael Shvo’s purchase of “Big Red” tower in Downtown
The $5,000 grants could be enough to keep some from losing their homes; of Chicago eviction cases filed from 2010 through 2017 with claims for back rent, 44% of renters owed less than $2,500, according to an analysis by the Lawyers’ Committee for Better Housing.
The district said it also plans to use the money to address more than $100 million in obligations from its five-year deal with the Chicago Teachers Union — notably salary increases and promises to hire additional nurses, social workers, and case managers.
While app developers don’t want to get in the way of Chicago police, they hope this is a complimentary tool to fight crime. South Shore Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Tonya Rice said the app allows for alerts in real time.
In October and November, some 12 percent of Chicagoans using Redfin to house hunt looked outside the region, and the most common place they searched was South Bend, 95 miles east, according to a report released Dec. 21 by Redfin, the online real estate marketplace.
You’d think Gov. JB Pritzker would start worrying about being branded as entirely unserious, partisan and dishonest about Illinois’ problems.
Ted was on with Amy Jacobson and Paul Vallas this week discussing Illinois’ continued failure to protect retirement home residents from COVID and the LaSalle Veterans Home scandal.
Until now, the state sent names and full Social Security numbers to employers for verification. “This is something they might have gotten away with in the 80s or 90s, but you can’t do that anymore,” said Professor Bill Kresse, of Governors State University.
Illinois’ myriad excise taxes are compounded by those imposed by municipalities at the local level. Chicago, for example, recently levied a 9% “amusement tax” on concerts and sporting events – which it expanded to streaming services such as Netflix and Hulu.
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