“Many Black residents in Austin, South Shore, and Woodlawn say they have nothing against the migrants. Instead, they direct their ire toward Governor Abbott; Chicago’s mayor, Brandon Johnson; and the federal government, for failing to come up with a solution. … ‘It’s not like the Black community doesn’t want the migrants. The Black community is saying, ‘Don’t jeopardize our resources for something we never agreed to.””

Johnson has been repeatedly criticized for being slow to fill key positions at City Hall, especially those in his cabinet.

“… (H)is stumbles since taking office have even his supporters wondering if he — and the progressive movement — were ready for the moment.”

Schools in North Palos Elementary District 117 and Orland Park Elementary District 135 have long invited local author Fern Schumer Chapman to speak about her mother’s escape from Nazi Germany.

Mayor Brandon Johnson says his administration is closely watching the financial drama surrounding Bally’s and its plans for a permanent casino in the West Loop. “At the appropriate time, when it’s time for the City of Chicago to intervene or to engage, I’ll be up for the challenge, like I have been for every single challenge of every single thing that I inherited from several administrations ago.”

“While it is not unusual for the outcome of an election contest to be sorted out in the wee hours of election night, the fact it required 10 days to announce Judge (Eileen ) O’Neill Burke as the winner of the election lifted a veil on several flaws in Cook County’s election framework.”

A group called Apples4Ceasefire, which claims some 300 members who say they are current or former Apple employees, said the firing at the Lincoln Park store was not an isolated incident.

Robbery reports continue to rise in many North Side and Near West Side neighborhoods, building on last year’s decade-high pace. For example, robberies are up 24 percent in CPD’s Shakespeare District, 68 percent in the Albany Park District, and 33 percent in Town Hall.

In Chicago, more than 38,500 migrants have arrived by chartered bus or plane since August 2022, according to city data. More than 9,600 remained in shelters, where stays are now subject to a 60-day limit, though — as in other cities using such limits — extensions are possible.

While most migrants dropped off in the suburbs immediately board Metra trains bound for downtown, the unannounced arrivals have spurred a wave of municipalities to pass ordinances restricting bus drop-offs. But as state funds for rental assistance and costly contracts to care for migrants in shelters are reaching their limits, Chicago officials have said they will no longer guarantee they’ll help house asylum-seekers.

The potential of violent protests marring the 2024 Democratic National Convention is especially fraught because of the widespread condemnation of President Joe Biden’s support for Israel in its war against Hamas in Gaza.

Last weekend, at least 33 people were shot, seven fatally, in gun violence across Chicago, police said.