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As teachers strike, Chicago mayor offers $838M deficit fix

By KATHLEEN FOODY
Oct 23, 2019 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot, who's still trying to settle a nearly week-old teacher's strike, proposed a combination of debt refinancing, tax and fee hik...
The Latest: Striking teachers march toward Chicago City Hall

The Associated Press
Oct 23, 2019 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - The Latest on Chicago's budget woes and ongoing teacher strike (all times local): 9:15 a.m. Striking Chicago teachers are marching toward City Hall for a ...
Sound check: BaseCamp's haunted house, Birthdayy Partyy's Costume Party, and other ways to celebrate Halloween

By Brian Shamie
Oct 23, 2019 6:00 am - Haunted Lisle BaseCamp Pub transforms into your haunted home away from home this Halloween season as it's taken over by Jax Skull Productions and Adena Presents for an A...
Chicago mayor's budget depends on higher dining, ride-share costs, Springfield help on casino

By Jerry Nowicki Capitol News Illinois jnowicki@capitolnewsillinois.com
Oct 23, 2019 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot laid out her budget plan Wednesday, announcing the city "will need cooperation from Springfield" in order to fill an $838 mill...
Lightfoot says city will not bail out school system, grant all union demands

Chicago Sun-Times
Oct 23, 2019 1:00 am - As Chicago Public Schools classes were canceled for the sixth consecutive day due to the teachers strike, Mayor Lori Lightfoot vowed that the city would not bail out the...
Lightfoot to declare $300 million TIF surplus - largest in Chicago history

Chicago Sun-Times
Oct 22, 2019 11:00 pm - Mayor Lori Lightfoot's 2020 budget includes a $300 million tax increment financing surplus - the largest in Chicago history - just to help bankroll the $500 million offe...
Chicago teachers' strike highlights support staff shortages

By KANTELE FRANKO
Oct 22, 2019 7:00 am - COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - Demands by striking Chicago teachers for more nurses, librarians and social workers are highlighting concerns that resonate in high-poverty school ...
The Latest: Chicago police chief won't attend Trump speech

The Associated Press
Oct 22, 2019 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - The latest on President Donald Trump's planned visit to Chicago (all times local): 2:50 p.m. Chicago Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson says he will not ...
Judge allows Chicago suit against Jussie Smollett to proceed

By DON BABWIN
Oct 22, 2019 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A federal judge on Tuesday refused to dismiss Chicago's lawsuit against former "Empire" actor Jussie Smollett. U.S. District Virginia Kendall's ruling mea...
Police chief skipping Trump's 1st Chicago visit as president

By DON BABWIN
Oct 22, 2019 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Donald Trump's appearance next week at a police chiefs conference will be his first visit as president to Chicago, a city he has ridiculed for years. The ...

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