Chicago’s first casino opens Saturday
Bally’s temporary location at Medinah Temple passed state inspections and is expected to open Saturday. Here’s what you need to know.
Bally’s temporary location at Medinah Temple passed state inspections and is expected to open Saturday. Here’s what you need to know.
The former mayor recently started lecturing at the university’s Boston campus, saying she’ll teach about how to deal with the media and run a city in a crisis.
Government wiretaps are proving pivotal in a string of political corruption trials going through Chicago’s federal courthouse. That happened last week with the perjury and obstruction conviction of Timothy Mapes, a one-time aide to former Illinois House Speaker Madigan. And secret recordings figure to play a prominent role in the upcoming bribery and racketeering trials of former Chicago Alderman Edward Burke and of Madigan himself.
State leaders say streamlining work authorization could help Illinois fill labor gaps in industries like transportation, health care, warehousing and others.
The conviction of Timothy Mapes today represented more dismantling of Madigan’s once-powerful political machine that ran Springfield with an iron fist for decades.
Tim Mapes was found guilty of lying on multiple occasions when he appeared before a grand jury on March 31, 2021. The jury also convicted him of trying to block an aggressive criminal investigation of his old boss, Michael Madigan, Illinois’ once-powerful former House speaker.
The report from homeless advocates comes as Mayor Brandon Johnson seeks to raise a tax on high-end properties to fund services for the unhoused.
Tim Mapes listened as a federal prosecutor accused him of flaunting his oath to tell the truth, committing crimes and choosing “Team Madigan” as a grand jury closed in on his old boss.
The original plan called for tripling the transfer tax on homes sold for more than $1 million. The mayor has instead agreed to a graduated tax; properties sold for under $1 million would get a tax cut, with the increases hitting sales above that level.
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson is marking a milestone this week: 100 days in office. He won by running a progressive campaign but has worked to build bridges with former opponents in his quest to be a mayor quote- “for all of Chicago.” Johnson has taken a slower approach to building out his cabinet and to pursuing legislative goals than previous administrations.