Mayor Brandon Johnson created the group through executive order Tuesday. At least 14 trans and gender-nonconforming people have been killed in Chicago since 2016. They were all Black or Latinx; were all killed in neighborhoods on the South and West sides; and in all but one case, the victims were trans women. Charges were filed in just four of the slayings.

“You can feel the Christmas spirit when you pass through the Loop down Michigan Ave at night. All the department stores are lit up. You can feel the spirit when you drive through the many townships that make up Chicagoland. Some of those lit up trees in public squares warm your spirit. You can feel the Christmas spirit in my neighborhood where even those with modest means find the money to string lights around their windows.”

To achieve its climate goals, the city is helping finance the largest solar farm east of Mississippi River.

“My primary concern is that the Mayor and Deputy Mayor would be able to guarantee future employment with CPS if they chose to return to the district, as our current practice is to place employees returning from a CTU leave into the reassigned teacher pool,” CPS Chief Talent Officer Ben Felton wrote. “While I imagine it is unlikely that Mayor Johnson would return to the classroom, this is not an immaterial benefit.” Deputy Mayor Jen Johnson said the mayor “did not want to leave his position so as to signal his support for education and teachers,” according to the memo.

City personnel converged on a large South Shore apartment building Monday, with a heavy presence of Chicago Police officers. According to spokespeople for the office of Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson, the migrants were evacuated due to unsafe conditions. Some migrants say they were upset with the confusion and abruptness of the situation, most especially because of the inability to retrieve crucially important documents.

CPS CEO Pedro Martinez argued in court that his job as chief negotiator for CPS was being interfered with by board members inserting themselves into active negotiations without being asked to by Martinez. According to Martinez’s attorneys, the members sat with CTU negotiators and told the teachers union team “you hold all the cards.”

“Mayor Johnson, his far-left supporters, and CORE leaders have declined to address the conditions in Chicago that are driving residents and businesses away — failing schools, high crime, and excessive taxes. Instead, they see the solution in unlimited migration. It is no coincidence the CTU’s contract demands are filled with proposals to attract migrant families.”