Actuary Mary Pat Campbell: “CTU is in the position of Donald Trump: almost certainly defamation-proof. They are a huge part of where Chicago/Cook County taxes go, not to mention other money from the rest of Illinois. Hey, CTU: you are a big political player, so act like it. Don’t be whiny. If you’re toxic, you have only yourselves to blame, with your flippant ‘$50 billion.'”

Roy Pughsley caught a break last year. The 53-year-old had nearly killed another homeless man with a box cutter inside a River North Walgreens. But instead of going to prison on an attempted murder charge, he pleaded guilty to aggravated battery and walked out with 30 months of probation.

“What makes this moment different is that the latest bombshell didn’t come from conservative activists or right-leaning think tanks. It came from CPS’s own watchdog…. This is no mere whiff of impropriety. It was a full autopsy of institutional rot.”

The proposal is the clearest signal yet Giannoulias does not intend to cede the progressive lane in the mayor’s race if, as anticipated, Mayor Brandon Johnson runs for a second term, but stops short of calls for a $25 minimum wage championed by some Democrats — including Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton in her successful campaign for Senate.

In a statement released today, the auto racing giant said that, despite some progress, time had run out on its negotiations with state and local officials about restarting the Chicago Street Race next year.

“Chicago’s inspector general found that roughly $639.6 million in city and grant funds was spent on services for new arrivals between August 2022 and the end of 2024. Why weren’t more unrestricted city resources directed toward our struggling schools instead?”

“Teachers union sues nonpartisan think tank for doing too much math and reading.”

“Passing almost unnoticed, the mayor-appointed Chicago Board of Education has approved a budget that relies on a $300 million property tax increase and at least $285 million in diverted Tax Increment Financing (TIF) revenues.”