An independent report identified Illinois’ Stateville and Logan prisons as outdated and in need of costly repairs.
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Pritzker Announces $900M Plan to Demolish, Rebuild Stateville and Logan Prisons
Mar 15, 2024 0 CommentsHere’s Where Chicago Voters Who Need Language Assistance Can Vote in Tuesday’s Primary Election
Mar 15, 2024 0 CommentsSelect voting locations will have assigned bilingual poll workers and paper ballots in Spanish, Chinese, Hindi, Korean, Tagalog and Polish, according to the Chicago Board of Elections. Additionally, every precinct polling place in the city will have a touchscreen voting machine and audio ballot in 12 languages.
Evictions of Migrants From Chicago City Shelters to Start Sunday, But Families With Children Get Respite Until June
Mar 15, 2024 0 CommentsNo one will be evicted from the city’s migrant shelter in Pilsen, where 10 cases of measles had been confirmed as of late Thursday night.
Man Charged in Stabbing Death of 11-Year-Old in Edgewater Had Previously Threatened Boy’s Mother
Mar 15, 2024 0 CommentsCrosetti Brand, 37, has been charged with numerous felonies including first-degree murder and attempted first-degree murder following the fatal stabbing of 11-year-old Jaydone Perkins inside his mother’s Edgewater home early Wednesday.
Bost, Bailey Race to Win the Hearts and Minds of Trump Conservatives in Southern Illinois Congressional Primary
Mar 15, 2024 0 CommentsAs it winds down, the race could be seen as a measure of Donald Trump’s clout. Mike Bost is a popular incumbent, but he’s running in a time and place where disdain for government is white-hot. Establishment Republicans are angry their man has to face an intraparty challenge, which is the attitude Darren Bailey argues needs to be dislodged.
Wide Receiver Keenan Allen Being Traded From Chargers to Chicago Bears for a Fourth-Round Pick
Mar 15, 2024 0 CommentsThe Bears went 7-10 in their third straight losing season and haven’t finished above .500 since going 12-4 to capture the NFC North championship in 2018. But they sent a strong signal that they’re ready to start winning with their second trade for a star receiver in as many years.
Illinois’ High Court Reports ‘Breathtaking’ Rise in Appeals Following Elimination of Cash Bail
Mar 14, 2024 0 CommentsAccording to Illinois Supreme Court Chief Justice Mary Jane Theis, the spike in appeals is the “biggest challenge” to the judicial branch’s implementation of the pretrial justice system.
Chicago Tonight: Latino Voices, March 14, 2024 - Full Show
Mar 14, 2024 0 CommentsMigrants in limbo as a shelter stay limit approaches. A community business hub is coming to Little Village. And get your shades ready for the upcoming solar eclipse.
Uncertainty Swirls as Thousands of Migrants Face Evictions From City Shelters Starting Saturday
Mar 14, 2024 0 CommentsMigrants evicted from a city shelter can return to the designated “landing zone” for buses from Texas at Polk and Desplaines streets in the West Loop, according to the policy imposed by Mayor Brandon Johnson.
Pay $5.5M to Man Who Spent 22 Years in Prison After Being Framed by Disgraced Ex-Detective, City Lawyers Recommend
Mar 14, 2024 0 CommentsIf approved, the settlement would bring the total amount paid by Chicago taxpayers to resolve lawsuits naming former Chicago Police Detective Reynaldo Guevara to $62.5 million, records show.
Pritzker’s Agency Heads Questioned by Lawmakers on $1.1 Billion Revenue Proposals
Mar 14, 2024 0 CommentsGov. J.B. Pritzker’s proposed spending plan anticipates $52.9 billion in revenue, with new funds raised by increasing certain corporate tax rates, lowering personal and business income tax deductions and making other tax changes.
NHL and NHLPA Reach a Settlement on Chicago Blackhawks Terminating Corey Perry’s Contract, AP Sources Say
Mar 14, 2024 0 CommentsChicago cut ties with Perry in late November, saying he violated his standard player contract and team policies “intended to promote professional and safe work environments.”
Common, Fruko y Sus Tesos Announced as Headliners for Millennium Park’s 20th Anniversary Celebration
Mar 14, 2024 0 CommentsThe special anniversary celebration will take place July 18-21, in addition to the annual film and music events programming offered at Millennium Park.
Cook County Officials Approve $17M Settlement With Jackie Wilson, Who Said He Was Tortured Into False Murder Confession
Mar 14, 2024 0 CommentsThe county’s Board of Commissioners on Thursday voted in favor of the deal, which comes years after Jackie Wilson was released and granted a certificate of innocence in the 1982 killings of Chicago police Officers William Fahey and Richard O’Brien.
EPA Tightens Limits on Chemical at the Center of Sterigenics Lawsuits, Citing Cancer Risk
Mar 14, 2024 0 CommentsA rule finalized Thursday will reduce ethylene oxide emissions by about 90% by targeting nearly 90 commercial sterilization facilities across the country, the EPA said.
Chicago Tonight: Black Voices, March 13, 2024 - Full Show
Mar 13, 2024 0 CommentsThe mayor’s new plans to address violence. What being named a cultural district could mean for two historic Black communities. And a new study shows Chicagoans are dying from cardiac arrests at a younger age.
Chicagoans Are Dying From Cardiac Arrest at Younger Ages: UIC Study
Mar 13, 2024 0 CommentsWhile researchers haven’t yet pinpointed the cause for the decreasing age, they caution it indicates a need for awareness from both patients and responders.