Bears Sign Purchase Agreement For Arlington Park Property; Lightfoot Says City Will Work To Keep Team In Chicago
The Bears have signed a purchase agreement for the Arlington International Racecourse property in Arlington Heights.
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The Bears have signed a purchase agreement for the Arlington International Racecourse property in Arlington Heights.
"We are strongly opposed to this mandate and are urging you to reconsider your executive order," the aldermen said.
An Illinois man is fighting against so-called psychological torture – after a minor probation violation first sent him to prison for seven years, and then a fight behind bars led to a 22-year nightmare in solitary confinement. Now out, Anthony Gay told CBS 2 Political Investigator Dana Kozlov why he is fighting for a law to keep others from enduring the same fate.
Munoz admitted to stealing nearly $38,000 for use on personal expenses including travel, tickets to sporting events, jewelry, clothing, car insurance, and a relative's college tuition.
It was the second time Pritzker approved maps drawn up by his fellow Democrats despite promising as a candidate in 2018 that he would veto any made by politicians.
Chicago city leaders hope a new campaign will boost COVID-19 vaccination rates. But health professionals say it is still going to take time.
"This is not a mystery anymore. We know how to do contact tracing, we know how to do case investigations, and we've got to make sure that CPS is using the tools at its disposal to do just that," Lightfoot said.
Mayor Lori Lightfoot on Monday laid out her $16.7 billion budget proposal in front of the City Council.
The changes in the ordinance are aimed at making it easier for firms owned by minorities to get in on the legal marijuana business in Illinois
It's the second year in a row the mayor is asking aldermen to back a property tax hike in Chicago, although it's a smaller one than the $94 million property tax increase the City Council approved for 2021.
Ald. James Cappleman (46th) reported he was attacked Saturday evening in Uptown in a confrontation with a man who had been drinking in public.
Saturday marked one year since U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg passed away. Activists came together for the occasion to speak to issues about which Ginsburg was passionate – including reproductive rights.
"While CPD has made some adjustments, it remains unable to ensure that it is identifying and producing all relevant records in its possession when obligated to do so," a new inspector general's report stated.
The city's ethics board found probable cause to believe Ald. James Gardiner used his office to retaliate against political opponents, in violation of the city's government ethics ordinance.
Martinez, an immigrant from Mexico who grew up in Pilsen, and graduate of Benito Juarez High School, said he was excited to return back home to his "dream job."
