Pritzker spokeswoman Jordan Abudayyeh said the governor’s executive orders “were amended to take out the open meetings act provisions since we no longer have capacity limits, but public bodies are able to determine if they can do meetings in person or virtually based on their own circumstances.”

A recent study conducted by economists at Harvard, Columbia University and MIT found the positive impact of lapsed benefits in 19 states which chose to end supplemental assistance back in June has been minimal, while household spending has fallen by 20%.

Last weekend, at least six people were killed and 50 others were wounded in incidents of gun violence across Chicago.

Market lead Janeen Mays says Boxville is an incubator that helps Black entrepreneurs launch their small businesses by giving them a low-cost physical location as well as wraparound services.

Brown described three circumstances in which children are injured by gunfire: being struck by a bullet meant for another target; being mistaken for someone else; or when “the targeted person is visiting a relative during a holiday or doing a family gathering, and they’re being targeted and the family members are being shot as innocent bystanders.” Speaking directly to the criminal offenders, he asked: “Why are you continuing to be around young people, our children? That’s on you.”

Girl Scout Troop 41418 picked up balloon debris around Grayslake and Gurnee as part of a Silver Award project. They researched the ways discarded balloons damage both the environment and the infrastructure, then met with State Rep. Sam Yingling.

In late July, nearly 800 Chicago Public Schools students were told they were given the wrong SAT booklet over two days of testing this past spring, rendering their scores invalid.

The apartment building along 65th and Ellis in Woodlawn where he lived is riddled with bullet holes to the side window, front window and the front door.

“When you create a new elected body, you create a new political battleground.”

The district is urging local families to follow travel recommendations from the city’s health department and the Centers for Disease Prevention and Control. But it didn’t send its updated guidance until Thursday night, as some families had already made plans or have even left for long-weekend trips.

Over the years, many aldermen have accepted all the salary increases tied to inflation, which have hiked the top earners among the 50 ward representatives to a current annual salary of $123,504, up from $98,125 in 2006. Meanwhile, the median household income in Chicago in 2019 was $58,247.

Last month, Chicago Public Schools scheduled pickup times to start approximately 15 to 30 minutes earlier than prior years due to a shortage of about 420 bus drivers.

In mid-August, the district announced that all employees would need to submit proof of full vaccination by Oct. 15. The week of Aug. 23, approximately 10% of bus drivers resigned, which bus vendors said was “likely driven by the vaccination requirements.” Approximately 70 drivers resigned on Aug. 27 alone. The shortage meant the district couldn’t provide transportation for about 2,100 students.

“While it’s certainly good that schools in Chicago are finally open again, the irrationality depicted in the photo of the teacher left many scratching their heads in confusion.”

Lea Tienou-Gustafson, director of Refugee and Immigrant Community Services at Heartland Alliance, explained, “…(W)e’ve been resettling and welcoming Afghans for years, and so there is an established community mostly on the North Side and northern suburbs. And they have been extremely gracious partners in helping welcome these folks who are coming right now.”

That means at least 280 minors have been shot so far this year, and 34 of them have died.

“We’re in America, G-ddamn it,” union president John Catanzara told the Sun-Times. “We don’t want to be forced to do anything. Period. This ain’t Nazi f—ing Germany, [where they say], ‘Step into the f—ing showers. The pills won’t hurt you.’ What the f–k?”

The Chicago Purchasing Managers Index, a popular tipoff for business’ buying habits, has been strongly bullish but with a caveat. “Firms say the available supply of raw materials and workers isn’t sufficient to keep up with new orders,” said the Institute for Supply Management-Chicago, which conducts the monthly survey.