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A $300 million no-interest county loan program will help local governments relying on tax revenue they won’t get on time, but Chicago Public Schools don’t qualify for the loans.
U.S. District Judge April Perry discovered the improprieties last month and authorized the transcripts’ release Tuesday afternoon. It was another extraordinary development to a tainted case that has led to calls for U.S. Attorney Andrew Boutros’ resignation.
The engaging, interactive museum calls on visitors to take action, but ignores what they should push back at.
Wednesday’s high is forecast near 92 degrees, with the heat index reaching 98 degrees, according to the National Weather Service.
A man was killed and three men were hurt in the shooting near Madison Street and Lockwood Avenue, according to authorities. Police initially reported a boy, 15, was among the wounded. He is 27.
A crowd of people rode their bikes to honor Riley O’Neil, a champion of improving road safety who was doored and then fatally struck by a truck driver while biking over the weekend.
Woman’s shooting early Sunday in the 600 block of West Belden after nearby bar fight brings calls from 43rd Ward Ald. Tim Knudsen to reevaluate use of the area, the source of previous complaints.
In a letter to Mayor Brandon Johnson on Monday, the Council members said their push to block the transfer of Chicago parking meters to New York investment firm Stonepeak Partners is based on Johnson’s decision to withhold information the Council needs to make an informed decision about the sale.
It’s the latest in a string of highly unusual developments following the collapse of the “Broadview Six” case over apparent prosecutorial misconduct during grand jury proceedings.
Chicago police initially reported the teen had been charged with aggravated battery for allegedly shooting the four other boys over the weekend. But the Cook County state’s attorney’s office later said he only faces gun possession charges.
The public visitation will be Thursday at Leak and Sons Funeral Home in Grand Crossing. A celebration of his life will take place Saturday at the House of Hope in Pulllman.
The victim was found early Monday with multiple gunshot wounds in the 4500 block of West Kinzie Avenue.
A 32-year-old man was found with a stab wound to his abdomen Sunday night inside a home in the 8100 block of South Paulina Street.
Riley O’Neil, 35, was riding his bike Friday afternoon when he was hit with a car door and sent into traffic where an oncoming semitruck hit him. He is at least the third cyclist killed by a driver this year.
Among the victims was Stephon Jacobs, a 16-year-old boy fatally shot in the head in the Grand Crossing neighborhood.
The suspension for Sunday was “in response to several overlapping events in the area,” organizers said. Gameplay at Grant Park and other city sites were not impacted.