Effective immediately, the city’s new ordinance requires employers with a Chicago business operating license or who maintain a facility in Chicago to provide new pre- and post-adverse action notices and engage in individualized assessments when using criminal history for employment screening.

The company said it has received more than 11,000 job applications for the 700 positions they’re aiming to fill at Medinah.

Brandon Johnson said there needs to be a better characterization of Chicago’s young people. “There has been a lot of mischaracterization of our young people in the city of Chicago,” Johnson said. “Do we have individuals who have lived out their pain in the most violent ways, of course, but the vast majority of our young people need and want opportunity.” Youth homicides since Johnson has been in office have doubled since this time last year, according to a Wirepoints analysis.

Brooks says a clear, comprehensive plan for reducing crime includes supporting the Police Department.

“The role of government, according to (Mayor Brandon) Johnson, is to make sure that all companies are appropriately servicing the community. Those businesses which ‘service the community,’ according to the government’s wishes, are rewarded. Failure to abide by government edicts results in strict punishment and perhaps closure…Johnson’s ignorance is only eclipsed by his arrogance.”

The Lake’s combination of multi-domain test space is complemented by the surrounding presence of the kind of local institutions that could potentially spur a Silicon Valley-like tech corridor former Navy Captain Jerry Hendrix says.

Bob Reiter, president of the Chicago Federation of Labor: “The Chicago labor movement is a diverse community of workers. A majority of our union workforce are people of color, with Black Chicagoans being the largest racial group among our ranks. A diverse and inclusive labor movement is a stronger and more effective force for change.”

County Clerk Jean Kaczmarek on Tuesday attended her first county meeting in months to answer questions about unpaid bills and other financial concerns. Kaczmarek reiterated her view that the county doesn’t have control over how she spends her budgeted funds, but DuPage County Auditor Bill White said every elected official and department head has complied with the county’s budgeting procedures except Kaczmarek.

Asylum seekers have been sleeping on the floor of all 25 police district stations in Chicago because the city has run out of shelter space. Community activists say they’ve heard of measles and chicken pox outbreaks and the spread of lice and bedbugs inside – signs the city’s efforts are not working.

In the Chicago metro area, which has the most expensive housing in the state, a person would need to earn $27.69 an hour working 40 hours a week, or about $57,600 a year, to afford a two-bedroom apartment, or work 85 hours a week if they make minimum wage. To afford a one-bedroom, they would need to earn $24.13 an hour or work 74 hours a week at minimum wage, the report released Wednesday found.

The Commission on Human Rights clarifies that an “employer” obligated to supply sexual harassment training is any employer whose employees work in Chicago, even if the employees work remotely. Managers or supervisors must receive the requisite training even if they work outside of Chicago, if the employees whom they supervise work in Chicago, whether remotely or in-person.

Lake Barrington’s Mark Dicara, 62, had a dream that someone was breaking into his house and grabbed his .357 Magnum Revolver to defend himself, according to the statement. Instead, he awoke to find he had shot himself through the leg. Dicara is charged with possession of a firearm without a valid Firearm Owners Identification Card (FOID) and reckless discharge of a firearm.

Despite the recent closures, Michigan Avenue remains approximately 75% occupied, with more businesses set to open soon, the Magnificent Mile Association reported.

“What the mayor and his base supporters are doing when they can’t or won’t answer questions is relitigate the past based on a false narrative to deflect responsibility for a mediocre present in which they are complicit…The criticism of the closing of near-empty schools by Emanuel is particularly hypocritical given the catastrophic consequences of closing school campuses after COVID-19 struck.”