“In tossing the convictions and not contesting the COIs, … Foxx could be certain that no long series of articles or broadcasts looking into why she was so willing to let convicted killers out of prison under the most dubious claims were ever taken up by the rigidly obedient media machine. Not one outlet. What greater sign of a deep state operating in Chicago is there than the fact that the entire media establishment refused to take up a story desperately crying out to be told?”

The Chicago Transit Authority has submitted a new safety plan to the Federal Transit Administration in an effort to avoid losing $50 million in funding, proposing a 75 percent increase in monthly policing hours. The plan also calls for expanding AI-powered gun detection technology to more than 1,500 cameras across Chicago rail stations and enhancing fare messaging on CTA buses.

The mayor said the Reverend Jesse L. Jackson Sr. Fair Access to Democracy Ordinance would protect poll workers, voters and election-related activities. “…(T)he president has made it very clear that he wants to suppress the vote of working people,” Mayor Brandon Johnson said.

Pastor Corey Brooks: “Chicago can rise by rebuilding fathers, restoring merit and inviting God’s presence back into broken places.”

For the past five years, City Treasurer Melissa Conyears-Ervin has presided over an annual financial seminar called “Building Wealth Today for Tomorrow.” It draws thousands of participants and dozens of celebrity speakers. It’s also a star vehicle for the Chicago treasurer herself, who’s now one of many running for Congress in the 7th District.

According to a complaint, one of the administrators at Farragut was the female security guard’s mother. The guard is further accused of using her mother’s position of power and ability to access the high schooler’s address and threaten the student.

In the Riverdale community area on the Far South Side, homeowners’ bills went up by 65 percent and collections dropped by 11.1 percent, to 68.5 percent, the analysis found. In West Garfield Park, where bills more than doubled, residential collections were down 4.1 percent.

Speaking about affordable housing and economic development projects, Mayor Brandon Johnson said, “There are very few levers that I have as mayor in Chicago to generate revenue, one of which of course is property taxes. Eighty percent of the revenue generated from property taxes is going to pay off pension debt, pensions that were not paid into by previous administrations.”

With a handy assist from a proxy in the General Assembly, state Sen. Graciela Guzman, the Chicago Teachers Union continues its guerrilla war on Chicago’s low-income families.