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Bears season ticket holder, lawmakers skeptical over lakefront stadium proposal
A number of Chicago Bears season ticket holders watched on Wednesday as the team took the wraps off plans for a domed stadium along the lakefront. Tom Werner was among the loyal fans who had questions. “So when (Brandon) Johnson says no new taxes, well, where’s the money going to come from?” asked Werner, who used to work in...
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Effort to recall Mayor Johnson picks up police union endorsement
The movement to recall Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson picked up a major endorsement from the Fraternal Order of Police.
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Multiple selective enrollment schools in Chicago named among best in country by US News & World Report
According to U.S. News & World Report, Payton College Prep, part of Chicago Public Schools, is one of the best schools in the country, ranking fifth in the latest Survey.
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Man behind effort to recall Chicago's mayor says he's not ‘some dude from the suburbs'
Dan Boland, of Lakeview, aims to get 56,464 petition signatures to put a mayoral recall ordinance on Chicago’s ballot this fall.
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Chicago police unveil new strategy to prevent robberies ahead of summer
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson and police superintendent Larry Snelling have unveiled a host of new prevention efforts to curb a rise in robberies as the summer and warmer weather drew closer.
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Uber moves to enhance safety features as rideshare passenger killed in Chicago
As rideshare giant Uber moves to enhance safety features built into its app, a man riding as a passenger in a rideshare vehicle was shot to death early Wednesday morning in Chicago’s Englewood neighborhood.
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Mayor Johnson signals support for Ald. Sigcho-Lopez amid flag burning controversy
After days of refusing to comment on a controversy surrounding a member of his leadership team, Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson broke his silence on 25th Ward Ald. Byron Sigcho-Lopez, showing support for the two-term alderman.
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Chicago expert breaks down ‘shocking' Baltimore bridge collapse
Northwestern Civil Engineering professor emeritus Jospeh Shofer looked at video footage of the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse and had just one word to describe it: shocking.
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Johnson vows not to pump brakes on his agenda after apparent mansion tax failure
Allies of Chicago’s mayor are reeling Wednesday after the apparent defeat of the heavily promoted “Bring Chicago Home” referendum, also known as the mansion tax.
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Marni Yang makes progress toward a new trial
A Lake County Judge said Thursday that Marni Yang can go forward with her claims that she did not kill Rhoni Reuter in 2007.
