While a handful of Venezuelan-born arrestees are accused of serious crimes like shooting another migrant, robbing a Divvy employee, and stabbing someone in a dispute over bathroom cleanliness, most of the allegations are more mundane. One migrant was accused of trying to shoplift $3,100 worth of goods from Macy’s in June, but most of the arrests involved much smaller amounts.

Though the city has said the land appears to be “viable” for use as a winterized tent camp for migrants, the pollution testing is necessary to determine if the area is safe for human health. The property, previously owned by a railroad company, at one point included a zinc smelter, an operation that uses heat and chemicals to extract metals, historic records show.

The city has cleared people away from five stations as of Wednesday afternoon. More than 1,400 remain outside several other districts. As for those who were moved, the city still hasn’t made it clear exactly where the migrants were going and how they were prioritizing each case.

The Civic Federation expressed support of the Cook County proposed FY2024 budget, due to Cook County’s pension reform legislation, prudent financial management, long-term planning and appropriate use of excess reserves. The County has a plan in place for the sustainability of ARPA programs after federal funds are expended. The budget also does not increase any taxes or fees.

The condition of these sick and injured asylum seekers has left medical volunteers in Chicago shocked – both because they were put on buses sick and injured in the first place, and that relieving their suffering often falls to young medical students. “We are happy to do this work [because] there’s no one else to do it,” said

A venture led by Antheus Capital, a major South Side multifamily owner, earlier this month paid $59 million for Aspire Residences, a 24-story, 275-unit high-rise at 2111 S. Wabash Ave. that opened in 2020, according to Cook County property records. Draper & Kramer took out a $69 million construction loan to build the apartment complex, Crain’s reported in 2019.

“The owner of the building at 111 W. Jackson Blvd. defaulted on its $105 million mortgage tied to the property by failing to make loan payments since May…. It’s another addition to the long list of downtown office buildings poised to be seized by lenders as weak demand for offices and a surge in borrowing costs have pummeled property values.”

The union has failed to provide an audit required by its internal rules for at least three years. When questioned by a member in a private Facebook group about the union’s failure to provide the audits, CTU President Stacy Davis Gates attacked the member, claiming asking for an audit mandated by CTU’s own rules was a racist “dog whistle.”

The 48 anonymous “Chicago Progressive Staffers” write that they present the letter with urgency not only because of the exponential escalation in Gaza, but also because Chicago is hosting the 2024 Democratic National Convention. “We see the need for our elected leaders to call for a ceasefire as directly tied to showing that our city is united in support of human rights,” the group wrote. “If we are planning to spend public dollars to support the convention, we cannot invest in programs that do not support calls for peace.”

“In Chicago, it is reported that 64% of respondents to a recent poll said they felt unsafe. The only state reporting a higher rate of perception of worsening crime was New York at 70%. While crime, whether through direct or indirect experience, impacts everyone differently, the perception of growing corruption and criminal activity plays a critical role in individual decisions made every day.”