ComEd files to recover $234 million in added costs – Chicago Tribune*

The utility says the added costs were related to connecting data centers and other new businesses, as well as electrification efforts such as building out EV charging infrastructure in 2025. If approved, the cost reconciliation would add $2.97 per month to the distribution charges on the average residential customer bill beginning in January 2027.

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DHS scorches Pritzker’s ‘sanctuary’ state after child rapist on ICE detainer released in Chicago – FOX News

ICE officers went to Chicago and arrested Guatemalan national Erik Giovanni-Quiroa, who had been released from jail after his ICE detainer was ignored following a conviction for aggravated sexual abuse of a five-year-old child. Giovanni-Quiroa, who also had a 2011 firearm-battery conviction, was given a three-year sentence on the pedophilia charge.

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Ald. Silvana Tabares: Chicagoans deserve transparency from the Cook County courts – Chicago Tribune*

“The current Cook County court system is excluded by law from compliance with the Freedom of Information Act… Only high-profile cases receive the attention needed to dissect the complexities of the court proceedings and identify where the system failed. … This has created an inherent distrust of the court system and reform efforts, including the SAFE-T Act.”

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