Articles filed under Chicago
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Chicago mayor's budget depends on higher dining, ride-share costs, Springfield help on casinoOct 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...
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Lightfoot says city will not bail out school system, grant all union demandsOct 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...
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Lightfoot to declare $300 million TIF surplus - largest in Chicago historyOct 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...
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Chicago teachers' strike highlights support staff shortagesOct 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 ...
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The Latest: Chicago police chief won't attend Trump speechOct 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 ...
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Judge allows Chicago suit against Jussie Smollett to proceedOct 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...
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Police chief skipping Trump's 1st Chicago visit as presidentOct 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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Talks stalled, striking Chicago teachers plan to up the anteOct 22, 2019 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Striking Chicago teachers are preparing for an extended walkout and trying to increase public pressure on Mayor Lori Lightfoot, with a downtown march set ...
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2 Chicago police officers convicted on corruption chargesOct 22, 2019 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A federal jury has convicted two Chicago police officers on charges alleging they lied to judges to obtain search warrants and then robbed the properties ...
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Warren joins striking Chicago teachers as negotiations stallOct 22, 2019 1:00 am - Striking Chicago teachers are preparing for an extended walkout and trying to increase public pressure on Mayor Lori Lightfoot, with a downtown march set for Wednesday a...