The Chicago Board of Ethics has fined Conyears-Ervin a total of $70,000 in the past month for a series of violations of the city's Government Ethics Ordinance.
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Chicago City Treasurer Melissa Conyears-Ervin Fined $10K for Firing Whistleblowers
May 13, 2024 0 CommentsEx-Loretto Hospital Official Charged in $500K Embezzlement Scheme During COVID-19 Pandemic
May 13, 2024 0 CommentsHeather Bergdahl faces federal charges after she allegedly worked to steal from Loretto Hospital by sending nearly half a million dollars to businesses that never provided the hospital with goods or services.
City Panel Endorses Proposal to Pay $525K to Teen Run Over by Chicago Police Car During George Floyd Unrest
May 13, 2024 0 CommentsThe Chicago City Council will weigh whether to pay $3.2 million to settle three lawsuits claiming Chicago police officers committed a wide range of misconduct.
With 359th Goal, Northwestern Attacker Izzy Scane Breaks NCAA Women’s Lacrosse Record
May 13, 2024 0 CommentsScane scored her 359th career goal in 81 games in the first period against Denver, snapping a tie with Charlotte North for the top spot. North had 358 goals in 87 games for Boston College and Duke from 2018-22.
Police: 5 People Killed in Weekend Shootings Across Chicago
May 13, 2024 0 CommentsA 23-year-old woman fatally shot inside a South Side home was among four people killed by gunfire across Chicago over the weekend, according to Chicago Police Department figures.
Shuttered Woodlawn School Will No Longer Be Used as Migrant Shelter, Mayor Brandon Johnson Announces
May 13, 2024 0 CommentsThere are no plans to use the former school as a shelter in the future, according to a spokesperson for Mayor Brandon Johnson.
Pro-Palestinian Protests Dwindle on Campuses as Some US College Graduations Marked by Defiant Acts
May 13, 2024 0 CommentsStudents at campuses across the U.S. responded this spring by setting up encampments and calling for their schools to cut ties with Israel and businesses that support it.
Labor-Backed Bill Banning ‘Captive Audience’ Meetings Awaits House Action
May 10, 2024 0 CommentsWith two weeks left before the General Assembly’s spring session is set to adjourn, negotiations continue on a labor union-backed initiative that would allow Illinoisans to skip religious and political work meetings without reprimand.
Week in Review: Future of Public Transit; Student Encampments Continue
May 10, 2024 0 CommentsAdvocates are upset that new leaders of public transit agencies don’t regularly ride the CTA. And what came of Mayor Brandon Johnson’s trip to the state Capitol.
Chicago Symphony Orchestra Soars With Mozart, Stravinsky and a Superb Conductor and Violinist: Review
May 10, 2024 0 CommentsThe sound that filled Orchestra Hall during a recent CSO performance was absolutely glorious as Nikolaj Szeps-Znaider, the Danish-born conductor and violinist, did double duty, writes WTTW News theater critic Hedy Weiss.
Stateville May Close as Early as September Under Pritzker’s Prison Plan
May 10, 2024 0 CommentsTop officials with the Illinois Department of Corrections testified in front of a key panel of state lawmakers. Gov. J.B. Pritzker previously announced a plan to close Stateville Correctional Center in Crest Hill and Logan Correctional Center in Lincoln.
Social Service Organization The Ark Celebrates Reopening of $21.5M Renovated Facility Serving Chicago’s Jewish Community
May 10, 2024 0 CommentsThe renovations include a four-fold increase in the size of its food pantry, which features new walk-in refrigerators and freezers. The pharmacy was relocated to the first floor for better accessibility, and the community space doubled in size.
Chicago Bears Coach Matt Eberflus Says No. 1 Pick Caleb Williams Will Open Season as No. 1 QB
May 10, 2024 0 CommentsCaleb Williams is the Chicago Bears’ starting quarterback. Just in case there was a shred of doubt the No. 1 overall draft pick is the team’s No. 1 QB, coach Matt Eberflus erased it on Friday.
City Announces Additional Entries, New Starting Point for Chicago Pride Parade
May 10, 2024 0 CommentsPride Parade supporters had reportedly called on Mayor Brandon Johnson to rescind plans to cut the number of parade entries down from nearly 200 last year to 125 this year due to safety and logistical concerns.
Arrest Made After Illinois State Capitol Bomb Threat
May 10, 2024 0 CommentsIllinois State Police on Friday announced that Gabrielle Williams, 23, had been taken into custody and is currently being held in the Sangamon County Jail pending a pre-trial detention hearing.
Chicago is Still Waiting on Its Cicadas, But Southern States Are Buzzing. Here’s What the Emergence Looks and Sounds Like Across the Country
May 10, 2024 0 CommentsCicada Watch 2024 is reaching fever pitch in the Chicago region, where Brood XIII periodical cicadas are expected to burst from the ground by the millions, any day now. Here’s what’s in store.
First-Generation Students Reflect on Experiences as Rising Number of Latinos Pursuing Post-Graduate Degrees
May 10, 2024 0 CommentsWhile the number of Latinos enrolling in post-graduate degree programs has increased 81% since 2010, that group still only makes up 8% of all post-grad students, according to the National Center for Education Statistics.