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The court overturned another decades-old precedent, the Chevron deference. Opponents of all kinds of regulations meant to protect ordinary Americans will now be able to tie up proposed rules in court for years.
La edad de Ed Burke no disuadió a una jueza federal de enviar al ex “decano del Ayuntamiento” a prisión durante dos años por corrupción.
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The courts will ultimately determine Lazarious Watt’s guilt or innocence. But he was out on the street, and allegedly took a man’s life, because he was never held in custody despite multiple electronic monitoring violations.
Yes, Chicago needs revenue. But the Chicago River’s main branch, attractive and popular, should not be spoiled by digital advertising billboards.
Ed Burke’s age didn’t deter a federal judge from sending the former ‘dean of City Hall’ to prison for two years for corruption.
Two years after Roe was overturned, Illinois takes in more out-of-state abortion patients than any other state. Reproductive rights and abortion access remain constantly under threat.
State Sen. Napoleon Harris III chairs the Illinois Senate’s Insurance Committee and has partnered with two men who run an insurance brokerage.
A first-term mayor, whose administration has plenty of bread-and-butter issues on its plate, ought to focus on fixing public transit, public schools, crime and other problems that impact Black Chicagoans.
Violence intervention programs are fairly new and though few have been tested, some show promise. We’re hopeful that expanding community programs in Humboldt Park, Garfield Park, Austin and Little Village can curb shootings and save lives.
Hiring tough-to-employ workers at a livable wage while keeping the L trains clean should be an easy win. But not if CTA messes it up by failing to keep workers safe.
Dolton Mayor Tiffany Henyard gave $200,000 in no-bid construction work to a firm whose owner pleaded guilty to bribery connected to property tax avoidance. It’s just the latest eyebrow-raising deal in the ongoing saga of Dolton’s leadership mess.
Council members made a forward-thinking move by approving bonds to create apartments in four LaSalle Street corridor buildings. We urge the council to move forward on a plan to bring back coach houses and other accessory dwelling units.
Planned Parenthood of Illinois clinics are seeing more patients traveling from dozens of other states, including the South. Abortion restrictions only make it more onerous, risky, and expensive for patients who need abortion care.
The Bally’s River West casino effort has been troubled from the start. Public hearings on the matter could be just the thing to find out what’s happening — and how to move forward.
The study is one of the first to quantify the value of public transit across different metrics, including the impact on jobs and health. Public transit needs money, and the CTA needs a new boss and new ideas to change its future for the better.
Chicagoans see these cases over and over, shelling out millions for past misconduct that has sent innocent people to prison for years.
Street closures to prepare for NASCAR began Monday. If the city is going to play host, what Chicago earns should be commensurate to the benefits the prime lakefront location offers.
These unofficial brokers enticed others to join in the con and got kickbacks for helping fill out applications for Paycheck Protection Program loans. People who used these shady go-betweens should give them up to authorities.
Keeping young people engaged in productive activity is a better public safety strategy than punishing every teen for the actions of lawbreakers. And should police be asked to spend their time rounding up curfew violators instead of those engaged in violent crime?
If they truly want to clear up any “misunderstandings,” Supreme Court Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. and Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. should meet with lawmakers about the Alito flag controversy and court ethics in general.
The Loop needs a lot these days: store vacancies filled, more effective police patrols, and a total rethinking of major streets. Broadening the street ambassadors program is a key step in that revitalization work.
Foxx is right about wanting to end traffic stops that disproportionately target drivers of color, especially Black drivers. Our bigger concern here is using every tool possible to stem the flow of illegal weapons that fuel gun violence, particularly in Black and Brown neighborhoods.