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Oct 14, 2024 | Nick Blumberg. The Chicago area’s public transit system is approaching the precipice of a $730 million fiscal cliff in just over a year’s time. A group of lawmakers and advocates don’t just want to plug the transit agencies’ budget hole — they’re looking to funnel $1.5 billion in additional state funding each year to ...
Chicago Announces Plans to Close 3 Migrant Shelters as Fears of …
2024年9月10日 · The former industrial building at 2241 S. Halsted St. that was converted into the city’s largest shelter. (WTTW News) Officials announced Tuesday they will move 1,200 migrants out of three shelters across Chicago as the crisis that has sent nearly 48,000 men, women and children to the city from the southern border enters a new phase.
12-Person Jury Selected for Michael Madigan's Landmark …
3 天之前 · One additional juror was seated Thursday after none were selected following full days of questioning Tuesday and Wednesday at the Dirksen Federal Building, where Madigan and his longtime confidant Michael McClain stand accused of racketeering, bribery and wire fraud. That brings the total number of jurors to 12 — enough for a full jury.
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2024年10月11日 · Chicago Public Schools has been at the center of an intense media frenzy over the past week. Tensions continue to rise between Mayor Brandon Johnson and CPS CEO Pedro Martinez, and the district’s financial crisis is at a standstill while the CEO, mayor and Chicago Teachers Union all publicly voiced different methods to solve it.
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6 天之前 · What You Need to Know Ahead of Chicago’s First Board of Education Elections. Oct 4, 2024 | Matt Masterson. Voters in the Nov. 5 election will pick a member to represent each of 10 new districts as the board triples in size from its current size of seven up to 21 members beginning in January 2025. The Grace Period for Student Loan Payments is ...
Lawmakers Grapple With Public Transit Funding, Governance and …
5 天之前 · The Illinois Senate’s Transportation Committee has been meeting since July to grapple with the thorny issue of funding for the Chicago area’s transit system and whether to replace the CTA, Metra, Pace and Regional Transportation Authority with a single agency that will oversee bus, train and paratransit services. The proposal also calls for $1.5 billion in new funding.
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2024年5月22日 · Illinios ranks first in the nation in the number of individual units of local government. WTTW News Explains what is going on with all of those property tax line items. In this Emmy Award-winning series, WTTW News tackles your questions — big and small — about life in the Chicago area. Our video animations guide you through local government ...
WTTW News Explains: What Happened With Chicago’s Parking …
2023年7月27日 · A hastily formed investment group — the creatively named Chicago Parking Meters LLC — agreed to cough up $1 billion and change for a 75-year lease, and Chicago City Council rubber-stamped the plan faster than members could read the terms of the deal. A billion dollars sounds like so much money. And it is. But so much money may have gotten ...
Federal Court Monitor: Expand Consent Decree to Include Traffic …
2024年10月11日 · Chicago Police Department Headquarters, 3510 S. Michigan Ave. (Michael Izquierdo / WTTW News) A federal court order requiring the Chicago Police Department to change the way it trains, supervises and disciplines officers should be expanded to include traffic stops, but the city’s new police oversight board should be given some power over the hot-button issue, according to a new ...
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2024年10月8日 · Chicago Tonight: Black Voices, Sept. 4, 2024 - Full Show. Sep 4, 2024 | WTTW News. The impact of Stateville’s closure on workers and those incarcerated. How some men in prison are hoping to change the way they can be released. And highlighting the history of Negro League baseball.