The city signed a $29M contract with Garda World Sept.12 to open a winterized tent facility that could house, feed and provide other services for migrants. However, city records show no payments have been made to the company and the mayor’s team has yet to announce where it would be located, let alone when it could open – and overnight temperatures are dropping into the 30s.

According to Cook County court records, the accused successfully completed two years of probation that he received in 2019 for aggravated unlawful use of a weapon. A judge will consider the state’s request to jail him before trial after he is released from the hospital.

As cold weather rapidly approaches, more wards are being asked to help house the more than 18,000 asylum-seekers who have arrived in the city since last fall. The opposition to the Amundsen Park shelter – recently delayed – is just the latest from neighborhoods around the city that have pushed back against shelters opening in field houses, community gathering sites and empty warehouses.

The two new shelters will be located at 30 N. Racine Ave. and 939 W. Lake St. Ald. Walter Burnett said he found out about the city’s plans for the shelters Monday, with migrants scheduled to move in Wednesday through Friday.

The student body of Chicago Public Schools is 46.5% Latino, 35.8% Black and 11% White. Meanwhile, Chicago’s general population is 33% White, 29% Black and 28.7% Latino.

“We are here because people are not even asking for welfare. People are asking to be able to work, to be able to work in safe conditions, to be able to earn decent wages. We know that people are working, but people are working in unsafe conditions. People are being victims of wage theft,” said Ald. Rossana Rodriguez.

The Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement of Chicago posted an image on X (formerly Twitter) showing support for Palestine amid the Israel-Hamas conflict near the Gaza Strip. The account posted a series of graphical cartoons expressing their solidarity.

“Violent crime may be down, but the feeling of being less safe in this city is prevalent,” John Catanzara said.

The goal, says the narrative on the petition, is to “alleviate unnecessary stress and anxiety for students” and create a healthier learning environment. The petition does not mention, however, that ETHS, according to the school handbook, says “there are many opportunities for students to clear Tardies,” and that ETHS has five mental health days per year which students can utilize without a doctor’s note, as well as school-based mental health support.

Sarina Knudtson, a 10-year Galewood resident, said although some residents have voiced concerns over losing the park, the same residents have also been collecting coats and jackets for migrants as colder weather approaches. “We’re not against migrants,” she said. “We want to help them … We just don’t want our programs taken away.”

“The temporary protected status just granted to Venezuelans and the parole and legal status granted to now more than 1 million Venezuelans, Cubans, Afghans and Ukrainians are important and timely, but they do nothing to help the long-term immigrant contributors, including Mexican immigrants and their U.S. citizen families.”

At least 489 education employees stopped affiliating with the CTU in 2023 compared to 2022, as reported in the union’s recent federal filing with the U.S. Department of Labor.

“Of the roughly $1 billion the feds gave the county in response to the pandemic, Cook has used about $300 million to cover its operations. The remaining $700 million is slated for a host of initiatives — more than 70 — aimed mainly at confronting social and economic inequities that have persisted for decades. Among these are Preckwinkle’s prized guaranteed-income pilot, which is paying $500 monthly to 3,250 low-income families over two years. Some $42 million of the $700 million is covering the cost of that program…Preckwinkle has proposed budgeting just $10 million for additional costs tied to providing health

“Chicago’s comparative advantage versus other cities in the United States — except New

Johnson has already answered the biggest question, vowing to “hold the line” against any increase in the property tax levy. The city’s finances will continue to be pinched by soaring pension payments, and the city’s projected budget deficit in 2024 is fueled by a $214.4 million increase in salaries, wages and benefits due to the city’s unionized employees, according to the forecast.

A male suspect allegedly threw rocks at the home, breaking three windows. At the time of the incident, both Gov. JB Pritzker and the first lady were home. Nobody was injured.