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With this latest round of approved licensees, the number of licensed transporters in the State of Illinois now stands at 222.
CTA revenue from passenger fares and passes has declined significantly since 2019, falling by 37.7% or $220.6 million. Given ridership declines, these revenues will not return to pre-pandemic levels by 2025.
Factor in lead line replacement on top of water main projects, and conflict between saving trees and upgrading infrastructure is likely to become even more acute, Ald. Matt Martin said.
Chicago police said the group has been involved in at least eight incidents within the last two days in various neighborhoods including Wicker Park, Little Village, McKinley Park, Heart of Chicago, Brighton Park, Douglas Park and the Near West Side.
Under the proposed ordinance, existing cluster mail boxes with eight or more addresses would have to be moved inside buildings by Oct. 15 – if the ordinance passes. The proposal comes as two mail carriers were robbed at gunpoint Thursday on their routes on the South Side.
“’Make no little plans’ are the famous words of Chicago urban planner Daniel Burnham. With the mayoral candidates, however, those brave words appear to have been reduced to this: ‘Hide behind general statements, talk about ‘equity’ and don’t offend Chicago Teachers Union leadership.'”
Maldonado makes the 15th alderman who is not running for reelection this year. Maldonado has served as alderman of the ward since 2009, and served as a Cook County commissioner representing the same general area for 15 years before that.
Outgoing State Rep. Tom Morrison said he was worried about current trans youth someday regretting their decision to seek gender-affirming care, particularly if they choose to go through surgery, which Morrison decried as even more readily available in Illinois “because now it’s being subsidized by everyone.”
As lawmakers return to Springfield, the clock is ticking to expand the Invest in Kids Tax Credit Scholarship program which helps more than 9,000 low-income students find the school that best fits their needs.
“Financial stability is the bedrock for economic growth and continued investments in the City,” said Mayor Lightfoot.
“The no-bail law’s opponents hold, essentially, that these provisions create a system where judges require bail of “sufficient sureties” for pretrial release while considering the safety of crime victims in setting the amount, and that if the legislature doesn’t like that, it should amend the state constitution, not just pass a statute stripping another branch of government of the ability to do what the constitution says…But these arguments have weak points, as a carefully written brief from the defendants shows.”
“We have not been able to confirm or see any evidence that CPS is taking adequate corrective actions even when these audits bear out that schools are not in compliance with what they’re supposed to be doing to verify transfers or missing students,” Inspector General Will Fletcher said. “When you have the information, by way of an audit, then you need to correct the problem.”
The court has directed lawyers on both sides to present written arguments from Jan. 26 to Feb. 23. Oral arguments would then be scheduled during the state Supreme Court’s March term. The order does not indicate when a decision in the matter might follow.
The receipt of this property will allow the State the opportunity to provide upgraded facilities for the Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) and one or more other State agencies. Currently, DCFS has two facilities in the Marion area. The consolidate of additional leases in the area result in a potential annual savings of up to $1 million.
A 6-year-old girl was inside one of the cars when the hijackers struck. Initial indications were that the three crimes might be related.
The legislation, approved with bipartisan support in a 45-7 vote, would recognize a Chicago principals and assistant principals union and put them across the table from senior district leadership for contract negotiations. The bill, if signed into law, would not allow a principals’ union to strike.
For the year, Illinois adult-use cannabis dispensaries sold over $1.5 billion worth of products, an increase of more than 12% from 2021 and 131% from 2020.
State Representative Dan Caulkins (R-Decatur) said, “The legislation pushed by Cook County Democrat lawmakers tonight is overreaching and certainly unconstitutional.”
Rep. Kelly Cassidy filed the bill Thursday afternoon; More than 20 representatives of the working group signed on as co-sponsors. Later that day, the bill passed the House Executive Committee 9-6 along party lines. And in the evening, the bill passed 67-41.
In late December, a Kankakee County judge found the cashless bail component unconstitutional but left the rest of the SAFE-T Act intact. That means, despite the legal pause on cashless bail, major changes to Illinois’ criminal justice system are, or will be, underway — regardless of what the state’s high court decides.
Twenty-sixth street in Little Village is an important economic hub for the city and neighborhood. The 2-mile stretch is lined with many independent storefronts and restaurants. “When the Mag Mile gets hit, they take our resources, our police officers and send them that way,” the president of the Little Village Community Council said. “So why not do the same thing when this happens to our neighborhood?”
In Illinois, 33% reported that they couldn’t pay their December rent on time and in full. That is an increase of 5% over December 2021.
In the letter, Mayor Lori Lightfoot requested $53.5 million for “emergency services” and asked for the funding to be approved “before the 102 General Assembly adjourns,” which would be Jan. 10.
According to Speaker Chris Welch, the legislation would not remove guns from people who already own them. “If this bill were to become law, there will be no removal of these weapons from people who already own them. It’s important to highlight that we are not taking any guns away from lawful gun owners.”
Ted joined Jeff Daly of WZUS Decatur to talk about how Illinois’ prohibition of Right to Work may crush lawmakers dreams to be a leader in EV manufacturing, what else drives companies away from Illinois, why the media is hiding the true extent of Chicago’s crime numbers and more.
Ted joined the Steve Cochran Show to talk about what caused 104,000 people to leave Illinois in 2021, how the “Workers’ Right Amendment” and its banning of Right to Work may deter businesses from coming to Illinois and the 41 percent increase in crime in Chicago in 2022.
The city of Chicago has threatened to revoke the licenses of contractors that process cargo for airlines at O’Hare airport if they don’t open to union organizers, putting two-thirds of cargo traffic at this major international hub at risk of being stranded and stressing supply chains for an undetermined period.
The two police raids, the lawsuit against the Burnetts and a court order that prevented anyone from living in the two-flat for a year came months after Burnett publicly backed Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle’s losing run in the 2019 mayoral election, Lightfoot’s first run for mayor.
In the office’s latest report, the IG recommended termination for four more employees in the county’s Bureau of Technology, assessor’s office, Board of Review and in the secretary of the Board’s office; Three others have already been fired. Previous investigations into PPP loan fraud have targeted the Chicago Housing Authority, the office of Chief Judge Timothy Evans, and more than a dozen people in the custody of Sheriff Tom Dart.
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