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This story was produced by Injustice Watch, a nonprofit newsroom in Chicago that investigates issues of equity and justice in the Cook County court system. Sign up here to get their weekly newsletter. CHICAGO — One Cook County judge was losing his bid to keep his job and two more were in peril as vote-counting continued after […]
DOWNTOWN — More than half of Chicago’s City Council is gearing up to reject Mayor Brandon Johnson’s $300 million tax hike proposal — which would be a major defeat for his proposed 2025 budget. Twenty-nine alderpeople signed a letter calling for a special City Council meeting Wednesday to force an early vote on Johnson’s proposed property […]
This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. Sign up for Chalkbeat Chicago’s free daily newsletter to keep up with the latest education news. CHICAGO — Chicago Public Schools is extending the application deadline for students who want to go to schools outside their assigned neighborhood option. GoCPS applications will now be due at 5 p.m. on Nov. 22 […]
CHICAGO — Chicago is mourning the slaying of police Officer Enrique Martinez this week. And the city also saw celebrations, expressions of grief and protest as Donald Trump won the presidential election. See what Block Club reporters captured while covering the neighborhoods this week. People watch election results at Bronzeville Winery on Election Night, Nov. […]
COOK COUNTY — Democrat Eileen O’Neill Burke has been elected as the next Cook County state’s attorney. The AP declared O’Neill Burke the winner with 59 percent of votes counted. O’Neill Burke secured 64.8 percent of the vote compared to 30.8 percent for Republican Bob Fioretti. Libertarian Andrew Charles Kopinski had garnered 4.4 percent, coming […]
CHICAGO — On a wet and windy Election Day in Chicago, thousands had already cast a ballot by Tuesday morning. Block Club reporters are covering the election from the neighborhoods. Follow along for live updates throughout the day and into the evening when results start rolling in. Heading out to vote and need some guidance? […]
CHICAGO — With pumpkin-carving season behind us, Chicagoans can compost their gourds at environmentally friendly Pumpkin Smash events around the city. Each year, the city’s Department of Streets and Sanitation teams up with ward offices and neighborhoods to host 10 Pumpkin Smashes where neighbors can create compost that helps enrich soil. Composting keeps pumpkins out […]
This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. Sign up for Chalkbeat Chicago’s free daily newsletter to keep up with the latest education news. CHICAGO — Chicago’s new school board president, the Rev. Mitchell Ikenna Johnson, resigned Thursday after his past antisemitic and misogynistic comments online resurfaced. It’s more leadership turmoil for the Board of Education, […]
CHICAGO — Traffic headaches keep rolling in for Chicago drivers already slogging through clogged roads and snail-speed commutes. The completion of a North DuSable Lake Shore Drive resurfacing project will shrink lanes this week, according to the Chicago Department of Transportation. Starting 9 a.m. Monday and Tuesday, southbound lanes on the drive will be reduced […]
This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. Sign up for Chalkbeat Chicago’s free daily newsletter to keep up with the latest education news. CHICAGO — Mayor Brandon Johnson has picked a seventh member, Rafael Yáñez, to join a new school board he appointed earlier this month after the entire seven-member board stepped down. Yáñez, a […]