A security guard called 911 upon discovering the two victims down near a loading dock shortly after 1 p.m. The victims, men ages 47 and 51, succumbed to their injuries.

“A reestablished School Finance Authority need not be as disruptive to Chicagoans as the 1980 intervention, either. It need not add yet another property tax hike on Chicagoans who already face the second-highest commercial property taxes and some of the highest residential property taxes in the nation. Nor does it need to pile more debt onto residents, each of whom are already on the hook for nearly $43,000 in debt from the city according to a report by Truth In Accounting – the second most of the 75 cities reported.”

Loop office buildings are worth less than they were three years ago, but the plight isn’t as bad as recent deals suggest, according to Fritz Kaegi.

The “CTA continues to hire more. But don’t over-promise a schedule you can’t deliver,” said Brandon McFadden, a cybersecurity analyst who independently tracks CTA reliability. “This has just been a very slow process.”

The suspect, an illegal immigrant, shouted ‘Allahu Akbar.’ The victim was headed to synagogue.

A projected $345.8 million increase in the property tax levy goes towards pension and bond redemption funds, and would not impact the city’s corporate fund.

After eight chaotic years in office featuring soaring murder rates, allegations of ethical and professional ineptitude, and the Jussie Smollett debacle, Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx read the writing on the wall and announced that she would not run for reelection. Adding final insult to the injuries she has done to Chicago, the federally funded National Academy of Sciences recently invited Foxx to be the opening speaker at its program exploring worthwhile prosecution strategies across America.

Evanston’s combined water and sewer charges are expected to increase by nearly 70 percent over the next decade as the city hurries to meet new federal deadlines for replacing lead service lines.

“People want to feel that there is stability, transparency and accountability when it comes to the governing board for their schools,” said state Rep. Ann Williams, who led a working group to implement the new board model and helped draw maps for the city’s 10 voting districts. “It feels like the proper level of scrutiny and concern is not being paid to this very important level of government at a time where it’s getting lots of attention.”

A source told reporters that one of the suspects had removed his ankle monitor before the shooting. “We have to do everything that we can to keep violent offenders off the street, especially those who are repeating these acts. If we don’t do that, then we’re failing our citizens. We’re failing our children. We’re failing their futures. We have to keep violent offenders off the street,” CPD Supt. Larry Snelling said.