Wirepoints https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html McDonald’s, Recommitting to Chicago, Strikes Soccer-Stadium Naming Deal – Wall Street Journal Wirepoints Home Nominee for city transportation commissioner confirmed after getting an earful from alders – Chicago Sun-Times Illinois politicians spend millions in campaign funds on meals, sometimes at swanky restaurants – Chicago Sun-Times GOP state lawmakers want to reform property taxes by increasing taxes on wind and solar – WGLT (NPR at ISU) Shooting Near 2 Edgewater Schools Leaves Man Dead, Another Wounded – Block Club Chicago Releasing suspected cop killer on an ankle monitor wasn’t a mistake, top judge says – CWB Chicago ComEd electric customers brace for double-digit spike in bills – WBEZ (Chicago) Illinois ranks 46th out of 50 states for financial transparency – Center Square Illinois Republicans blame taxes, lawsuits after Morton Salt exits Chicago – Center Square Solutions differ for Chicago Public Schools’ potential $1B deficit – Center Square Ruling shows Illinois must address home equity theft – Illinois Policy Pritzker’s social media fee could be costly legal disaster – Illinois Policy Commentary: JB Pritzker and Donald Trump agree housing affordability is a major problem. How do we fix it? – Chicago Tribune* Mayor Johnson expands alternate response effort for mental health emergencies – Chicago Sun-Times 246 on electronic monitoring missing in Cook County – Axios Chicago, North Chicago among cities adding residents as municipalities try to regain lost population – Chicago Tribune* Cook County Jail could get a $1.1 million AI-powered surveillance system – WBEZ (Chicago) Illinois’ budget picture tightens in final stretch amid economic uncertainty – Capitol News IL State lawmakers want to rein in artificial intelligence – Chicago Sun-Times Pastor Corey Brooks: Progressive prosecutors lit the fuse, and teen mobs are the explosion – FOX News CPS CEO Macquline King subpoenaed to appear at congressional hearing on parental rights, ‘legal abuses’ – Chalkbeat Chicago CTU Vice President Jackson Potter: Bears-related megaprojects bill is worse than Richard M. Daley’s parking meter deal – Chicago Tribune* CTA touts drop in serious crime 2 months into security surge — but violent attacks remain at historic high – Chicago Sun-Times Cook County liable for property tax sale violations, judge rules – Chicago Sun-Times Chicago health department leaves millions of federal COVID dollars on the table – Chicago Tribune/Yahoo Cook County must pay for taking homes over unpaid property tax: Judge – Legal Newsline CTA bus driver kidnapped at knifepoint on NW Side, escaped on Near North Side – ABC7 (Chicago) Commentary: Illinois toll hike undermines Pritzker’s affordability message – Daily Herald* JB Pritzker questions CDC preparedness after hantavirus outbreak – Axios Gov. Pritzker Sued Over Gerrymandered Districts And Illinois Voting Rights Act – Edgar County Watchdogs Illinois: Tier 2 Pension Costly Benefit Increases Supercharge the State’s Pension Crisis, and Local Governments Would be Hit Hardest – Truth in Accounting Obama Foundation Announces Naming of Garden Pavilion at Presidential Center for Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi – Press Release Union leaders, board members decry Chicago Public Schools cuts – Chicago Tribune/Yahoo Markham files for restraining order against Park District following prom helicopter photoshoot – Daily Southtown* Ald. Jim Gardiner Sues City After He Was Accused by Inspector General of Slapping Critic With Unfounded Tickets – WTTW (Chicago) Cellphone videos of school fights raise safety concerns at Chicago campus – FOX32 (Chicago) Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson reflects on first three years on the job – CBS2 (Chicago) Blood Money at Chicago City Hall – Chicago Contrarian Chicago Board of Education Members Call on Springfield to Back Students Over Bears Stadium – WTTW (Chicago) Chicago mayor to travel to Rome to meet with Pope this month – NBC5 (Chicago) Bill to prevent fraud on elderly, disabled opposed by financial institutions – Center Square Pretrial Fairness Act invoked as Illinois Supreme Court hears detention case – Center Square Illinois combined state, local tax rate tops the country – Illinois Policy Chicago’s Progressive Slide – Chicago Magazine What could Chicago do with 600 more police officers? – A City that Works Commentary: The status quo hasn’t solved our housing shortage. Illinois’ BUILD plan can. – Chicago Tribune* Illinois Sued Over Allegedly Using Race As A Factor In Congressional Map – ZeroHedge Illinois Senate passes bill to regulate auto insurance rates – Center Square Chicago ethics board fines former mayoral candidate Paul Vallas $214,000 over campaign finance violations – Chicago Sun-Times