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“Come walk the streets with me in Chicago,” Emanuel said. “See how things are going and how they think about the past versus the present.”
The new proposal does not mention the city’s curfew, but gives the city’s top cop the power to issue what it calls “a dispersal declaration” in areas where police leaders have determined they have probable cause to believe there will be a “disruptive youth gathering.”
“When Illinois already carries one of the highest tax burdens in the nation, affordability cannot be a political buzzword,” House GOP Leader Tony McCombie said. “It has to be backed by responsible budgeting, smart tax policy and honest management.” State representatives are only in the Capitol for three days this month.
“We see it every day in our border districts. People know that they can move just across the river and pay less for gas, groceries and property taxes, and many are making that choice,” said state Rep. Amy Elik, adding that Missouri lawmakers are working to eliminate the state income tax. “That’s what leadership looks like.”
Records show that Diamond Miller failed to appear in court on a pending misdemeanor battery charge December 2. Rather than issue a warrant, Judge Peter Gonzalez ordered the court clerk to send Miller a postcard reminding her of her court dates, according to court records.
Pritzker spokesperson Matt Hill said Tuesday that there was no connection between the timing of the agreement and the latest twist in the long-running stadium saga.
“That they are responsible for Katie’s death. That Illinois Sanctuary state policy attracted Julio Cucul Bol and other illegals like him to Illinois. And sanctuary policy continues to attract them to Illinois, putting others at risk of their lives. All of this is an irritant to left wing newspapers like the Tribune that now defend the politicians like J.B. Pritzker who push such policy and inflame the public square with incendiary rhetoric.”
While ComEd will not file a rate request reflecting the new four-year grid plan until next year, it is projected to increase the monthly residential customer bill by $2.50 to $3.00 starting in 2028, with “similar adjustments in subsequent plan years,” the utility said.
The City Council voted Wednesday to outlaw a broad array of hemp-derived products months before a federal ban is set to take effect, kneecapping a lucrative industry that has buoyed many Chicago businesses — but sometimes put unregulated intoxicants within reach of minors.
“I want to both recognize that and to underscore the scale of the problem; the City’s finances are, needless to say, in an extremely precarious place, and we can ill-afford mistakes which run well into the eight figures,” Inspector General Deborah Witzburg said. Accounting for more than $6 million, her office found 18 city employees were paid more than $250,000 in overtime between 2020 and 2024.
Senate Bill 2869, introduced by Sen. Darby Hills, would require DCFS to submit an annual report to the General Assembly beginning June 1, 2027, detailing how many youth in state care were reported missing, how many were later found or recovered, and how many remain missing.
Illinois experienced a previous outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease in a state-operated facility in 2015. From 2015 to 2018, the Illinois Veterans’ Home at Quincy faced deadly Legionnaires’ disease outbreaks, killing 13 residents.
Grants to theaters and venues include $2 million to the Rialto Square Theatre in Joliet for an HVAC system and capital improvements. Because the theatre is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, it’s already eligible for state tax incentives such as a 25 percent tax credit for renovations up to $3 million, despite being an income-producing entity.
“In 1960, my parents immigrated to Chicago, Dad from communist Poland, Mom from Ecuador. They came here for a better life. Today, politicians like JB Pritzker are behaving just like those politicians my parents fled,” Dabrowski said in the ad, which was aired after the third quarter of Sunday’s Chicago Bears game.
CPS served nearly 5 percent less of the city’s school-age children in 2023 than it did in 2018. At the same time, the percentages of Chicago students enrolled in private school and those classified in census data as “not enrolled” have both inched up.
While the company can still try to sell the parking meters to someone else, Mayor Brandon Johnson said the City Council would have to approve any such deal, giving the city leverage to try to negotiate better terms from any potential buyer.
Illinois Democrats have joined 11 other states in petitioning the Democratic National Committee to move the 2028 primary election earlier. If Illinois secures an earlier slot, it could benefit a presidential candidate with local ties, such as Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker. In 2008, the state moved up its primary to help its then junior senator, Barack Obama.
“In a recent video, (Mayor Brandon) Johnson declared, ‘If we don’t push back against Trump and ICE with everything that Black people used to get ‘us free,’ we’re going to find ourselves subjugated to tyranny. One thing is for sure: Not in Chicago.’ But hold on — the same man who claims those sacrifices ‘got us free’ is the one who constantly cries about inheriting a White supremacist system full of ongoing oppression and racism. Which is it, Mayor Johnson?”
Other suburbs like Auroa have signed temporary moratoriums on building data centers until more research can be done on their impact. The main concerns are over potential increases in utility costs and health risks.
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