Chicago will get a new monument dedicated to victims of police torture
The grant from the Mellon Foundation will help pay for several new monuments, including one to survivors of ex-Commander Jon Burge and his infamous “Midnight Crew.”
The grant from the Mellon Foundation will help pay for several new monuments, including one to survivors of ex-Commander Jon Burge and his infamous “Midnight Crew.”
Cash pilots give Chicago area residents $500 a month. Researchers say they are a cushion but not meant to propel households to the middle class.
In this case, the defendant was James T. Weiss, a clout-heavy businessman who was convicted of bribing two Illinois lawmakers to promote gambling legislation.
Chicago’s police union demands 12 weeks of paid parental leave. Meanwhile, Bally’s gets the greenlight to open a temporary casino in the city.
Chicago had hoped to open the temporary Medinah Temple site midyear and is betting on its revenue. A regulatory board’s approval keeps the project moving forward.
The former GOP gubernatorial nominee pledged his full-throated support for indicted Trump: ‘It’s an honor to stand with this man.’
Gov. JB Pritzker signed a measure that will withhold state funds from libraries that ban books. The move sparked a lot of questions.
The former president is accused of illegally retaining classified documents.
Former President Donald Trump is in federal custody, following the unsealing of a grand jury indictment last week.
Citing a “vitriolic strain of white nationalism,” Gov. JB Pritzker signed the measure withholding state grant money from libraries if they ban books.