WBEZ’s Weekly News Recap: Aug. 12, 2022
Another City Council member enters the 2023 mayoral race. Plus, officials announce plans for the biggest solar-powered facility in Illinois.
Another City Council member enters the 2023 mayoral race. Plus, officials announce plans for the biggest solar-powered facility in Illinois.
The Democratic governor also called on more Republicans to speak out against the comments of his political rival Darren Bailey.
The mayor is allowed to increase property taxes automatically by 5% or the inflation rate, whichever is less. But with inflation at levels not seen in 40 years, Lightfoot had vowed to avoid seeking the full amount.
King declared her candidacy for mayor the same way Lightfoot launched her uphill battle for a second term: by releasing a carefully-crafted campaign video.
Indiana has become the first state to pass a new abortion ban since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in June. But it likely won’t be the last.
Iris Martinez says a female clerk was alone in the courtroom when an angry party to a case broke through a locked door on July 28.
Cook County’s chief judge, Timothy Evans, had described the July 28 incident at the downtown Chicago courthouse as a “very serious breach.”
Economists were stunned Friday morning after the latest U.S. jobs report showed a massive increase in jobs and a decline in unemployment.
President Joe Biden signed a new executive order on abortion rights Wednesday.
The request for additional courthouse security came in June. But an ‘angry litigant’ broke into a courtroom last Thursday, records show.