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Poll: Chicagoans want more city and state money for schools, favor taxing upper income, oppose service tax, confident in Pritzker but not in Johnson
Poll: Chicagoans want more city and state money for schools, favor taxing upper income, oppose service tax, confident in Pritzker but not in Johnson
* A recent citywide poll conducted by the University of Chicago’s NORC for Kids First Chicago showed that two-thirds of Chicagoans were unaware that the city is moving to a fully elected school board in 2027.
From the executive summary…
○ Roughly six in ten Chicago adults say the City of Chicago should [...]
dlvr.it
December 8, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Poll: Chicagoans want more city and state money for schools, favor taxing upper income, oppose service tax, confident in Pritzker but not in Johnson
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The latest back-and-forth between the mayor’s office and Johnson’s critics leaves no clear path to a deal with just 22 days left before the deadline to avoid an unprecedented shutdown of city government. @wttw.bsky.social
Johnson Warns Chicago is Headed for Shutdown Amid Budget Deadlock
Mayor Brandon Johnson said he was open to new ideas and continuing negotiations but said he would not allow the city’s budget to be balanced “on the backs of working people.”
news.wttw.com
December 8, 2025 at 6:51 PM
The latest back-and-forth between the mayor’s office and Johnson’s critics leaves no clear path to a deal with just 22 days left before the deadline to avoid an unprecedented shutdown of city government. @wttw.bsky.social
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Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem was in Chicago this morning for a Christmas event at Navy Pier.
The Elgin Area Rapid Response team meanwhile reported this morning that immigration agents are active in the suburb of Elgin.
The Elgin Area Rapid Response team meanwhile reported this morning that immigration agents are active in the suburb of Elgin.
December 6, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem was in Chicago this morning for a Christmas event at Navy Pier.
The Elgin Area Rapid Response team meanwhile reported this morning that immigration agents are active in the suburb of Elgin.
The Elgin Area Rapid Response team meanwhile reported this morning that immigration agents are active in the suburb of Elgin.
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The plan includes more than 250 goals, actions and “strategic projects” across the central area such as more nightlife, office-to-residential building conversion projects, transportation enhancements and flexible green spaces that can host year-round events.
Chicago's 20-year development plan for Downtown calls for more nightlife, housing and greenery
chicago.suntimes.com
December 5, 2025 at 6:26 PM
The plan includes more than 250 goals, actions and “strategic projects” across the central area such as more nightlife, office-to-residential building conversion projects, transportation enhancements and flexible green spaces that can host year-round events.
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The CTA's State/Lake Loop elevated station — one of the busiest in the transit system — will close Jan. 5 for demolition and reconstruction.
https://to.wttw.com/4iWPln3
https://to.wttw.com/4iWPln3
December 4, 2025 at 5:45 PM
The CTA's State/Lake Loop elevated station — one of the busiest in the transit system — will close Jan. 5 for demolition and reconstruction.
https://to.wttw.com/4iWPln3
https://to.wttw.com/4iWPln3
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“A leader at the Little Village Chamber of Commerce thanked federal immigration agents for their work and encouraged them on the same day agents arrested multiple people in the neighborhood and tear-gassed neighbors and protesters, according to a newly uncovered video.”
Little Village Chamber Leader Thanked Border Patrol As Agents Arrested Neighbors, Video Shows
Little Village, an enclave for Mexican Americans and immigrants, was heavily targeted during Operation Midway Blitz. After Block Club uncovered the video, the chamber said the staffer was no longer em...
blockclubchicago.org
December 3, 2025 at 3:57 PM
“A leader at the Little Village Chamber of Commerce thanked federal immigration agents for their work and encouraged them on the same day agents arrested multiple people in the neighborhood and tear-gassed neighbors and protesters, according to a newly uncovered video.”
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Some exciting news!
Meet the Reader’s new editor in chief, Sarah Conway - Chicago Reader
We’re excited to announce that Pulitzer Prize–winning investigative journalist Sarah Conway will be the next editor in chief of the Chicago Reader!
chicagoreader.com
December 2, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Some exciting news!
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“Nearly 14,000 students who attend predominantly Latino schools, or about 12% of students, stayed home from school on Sept. 29, the Monday after Border Patrol agents marched through downtown.”
As immigration agents swept Chicago this fall, communities stepped in to get kids to school safely
A new WBEZ analysis finds student attendance briefly plummeted following intense moments of immigration enforcement, but overall rates are comparable to last year. Some credit “magic school buses” and...
chicago.suntimes.com
December 2, 2025 at 3:03 PM
“Nearly 14,000 students who attend predominantly Latino schools, or about 12% of students, stayed home from school on Sept. 29, the Monday after Border Patrol agents marched through downtown.”
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A Border Patrol agent under Gregory Bovino wrote a report using ChatGPT and was texting with “Allmightywhity,” bodycam footage reviewed by the @chicagotribune.com shows.
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/28/b...
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/28/b...
Bodycam footage from Operation Midway Blitz released: ‘It’s all about arresting people’
The group of videos made public through the Loevy & Loevy law firm includes footage from agents who responded to controversial arrest operations in the Little Village and Irving Park neighborho…
www.chicagotribune.com
November 28, 2025 at 1:41 PM
A Border Patrol agent under Gregory Bovino wrote a report using ChatGPT and was texting with “Allmightywhity,” bodycam footage reviewed by the @chicagotribune.com shows.
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/28/b...
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/28/b...
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BREAKING: The Illinois Supreme Court agreed Wednesday to decide whether Chicago police officers accused of serious misconduct have the right to ask an arbitrator — and not the Chicago Police Board — to decide their fate, but those proceedings must take place in public. @wttw.bsky.social
Illinois Supreme Court to Decide Whether Serious CPD Discipline Hearings Must Take Place in Public
The decision by the state’s highest court keeps the system Chicago officials used for 60 years to hold officers accused of the most egregious misconduct in a deep freeze. Oral arguments will take plac...
news.wttw.com
November 26, 2025 at 4:34 PM
BREAKING: The Illinois Supreme Court agreed Wednesday to decide whether Chicago police officers accused of serious misconduct have the right to ask an arbitrator — and not the Chicago Police Board — to decide their fate, but those proceedings must take place in public. @wttw.bsky.social
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Gregory Bovino’s deposition is out. Check here and @chicagotribune.com for highlights. Throughout, Bovino was evasive and combative. In this, while being asked about a photo showing him throwing tear gas, Bovino said: “You said canister. I threw two. That’s plural.”
November 25, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Gregory Bovino’s deposition is out. Check here and @chicagotribune.com for highlights. Throughout, Bovino was evasive and combative. In this, while being asked about a photo showing him throwing tear gas, Bovino said: “You said canister. I threw two. That’s plural.”
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Since Bovino left it seems every day or every other day I hear of someone abducted by ICE agents. It’s slower, less flashy, but still happening.
“Rey Wences, senior director of deportation defense at the Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights, noted that “abductions” continue happening “every day in both the city and the suburbs.”
November 24, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Since Bovino left it seems every day or every other day I hear of someone abducted by ICE agents. It’s slower, less flashy, but still happening.
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U.S. District Judge Sara Ellis just handed down the written opinion version of her preliminary injunction order, regarding use of force by federal agents in Chicago.
It's the one already put on hold by the 7th Circuit.
It's 233 pages.
Here you go: cst.brightspotcdn.com/49/34/daecfb...
It's the one already put on hold by the 7th Circuit.
It's 233 pages.
Here you go: cst.brightspotcdn.com/49/34/daecfb...
November 20, 2025 at 8:01 PM
U.S. District Judge Sara Ellis just handed down the written opinion version of her preliminary injunction order, regarding use of force by federal agents in Chicago.
It's the one already put on hold by the 7th Circuit.
It's 233 pages.
Here you go: cst.brightspotcdn.com/49/34/daecfb...
It's the one already put on hold by the 7th Circuit.
It's 233 pages.
Here you go: cst.brightspotcdn.com/49/34/daecfb...
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I interviewed a couple friends of Arthur Banks, the Jugrnaut cofounder and Chicago hip-hop veteran who died last week, for the Reader
Rest in peace to Arthur Banks of Jugrnaut - Chicago Reader
Jugrnaut cofounder Arthur Banks passes away, shuttered house club the Post hosts Sunday nights at the New Celebrity Lounge, and more.
chicagoreader.com
November 19, 2025 at 9:34 PM
I interviewed a couple friends of Arthur Banks, the Jugrnaut cofounder and Chicago hip-hop veteran who died last week, for the Reader
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Feds drop case against woman shot by Border Patrol agent in Brighton Park
DEVELOPING from @chicago.suntimes.com: chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...
DEVELOPING from @chicago.suntimes.com: chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...
Feds drop case against woman shot by Border Patrol agent in Brighton Park
It's one of the most high-profile prosecutions to result from the Trump administration's "Operation Midway Blitz." Defense attorneys have been aggressively challenging evidence and sought a speedy tri...
chicago.suntimes.com
November 20, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Feds drop case against woman shot by Border Patrol agent in Brighton Park
DEVELOPING from @chicago.suntimes.com: chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...
DEVELOPING from @chicago.suntimes.com: chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...
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The Broadview, Illinois ICE facility is reported by DOJ to be down to 4 individuals. (Versus hundreds in recent months.)
[Lawsuit challenging conditions in the building and a Temporary Restraining Order requiring basic needs of detainees to be met, seems a likely factor too.– Me, editorializing]
[Lawsuit challenging conditions in the building and a Temporary Restraining Order requiring basic needs of detainees to be met, seems a likely factor too.– Me, editorializing]
Broadview ICE facility population dwindling as feds shift focus from Chicago: chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...
Broadview ICE facility population dwindling as feds shift focus from Chicago
A Justice Department lawyer told a judge Tuesday that only four people were being held inside the suburban immigration holding facility; last week 20 people were there.
chicago.suntimes.com
November 18, 2025 at 7:22 PM
The Broadview, Illinois ICE facility is reported by DOJ to be down to 4 individuals. (Versus hundreds in recent months.)
[Lawsuit challenging conditions in the building and a Temporary Restraining Order requiring basic needs of detainees to be met, seems a likely factor too.– Me, editorializing]
[Lawsuit challenging conditions in the building and a Temporary Restraining Order requiring basic needs of detainees to be met, seems a likely factor too.– Me, editorializing]
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Mayor Brandon Johnson’s already strained relationship with the City Council sunk to a new low on Monday when the City Council’s Finance Committee rejected his nearly $600 million tax package.
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Finance Committee rejects Johnson's $600M tax package
Monday’s defeat puts the budget negotiations back to square one. Mayor Brandon Johnson can try to portray opponents as champions of the wealthy and opponents of working people. But for the second straight year, he has lost control of a budget process that Chicago mayors have long dictated.
trib.al
November 17, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Mayor Brandon Johnson’s already strained relationship with the City Council sunk to a new low on Monday when the City Council’s Finance Committee rejected his nearly $600 million tax package.
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NEW: The mayor's proposed spending plan has been revised, again, to change the so-called head tax back to the original plan to levy it on all Chicago firms that have more than 100 full-time employees.
That would generate $100M; $82M for the "Community Safety Fund" and $18M for small business grants
That would generate $100M; $82M for the "Community Safety Fund" and $18M for small business grants
Mayor Brandon Johnson Reduces Corporate Tax Hike Proposal as Crucial Votes Loom
The current proposed budget would impose a monthly $21 per employee tax on companies with more than 200 employees to generate $82 million to fund violence prevention and youth employment programs.
news.wttw.com
November 17, 2025 at 5:35 PM
NEW: The mayor's proposed spending plan has been revised, again, to change the so-called head tax back to the original plan to levy it on all Chicago firms that have more than 100 full-time employees.
That would generate $100M; $82M for the "Community Safety Fund" and $18M for small business grants
That would generate $100M; $82M for the "Community Safety Fund" and $18M for small business grants
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Oh wow @reuters.com got the photo here:
November 14, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Oh wow @reuters.com got the photo here:
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NEWS: Internal Homeland Security documents on 600+ detainees to be released prove that the vast majority of immigrants detained in Chicago area are "low" public safety risk, even by the government's loose standards. www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/14/o...
Only 2.5% on list of 614 ‘Operation Midway Blitz’ arrestees had criminal histories, DOJ records show
Meanwhile, the other 598 people on the list had no listed criminal history at all.
www.chicagotribune.com
November 14, 2025 at 8:47 PM
NEWS: Internal Homeland Security documents on 600+ detainees to be released prove that the vast majority of immigrants detained in Chicago area are "low" public safety risk, even by the government's loose standards. www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/14/o...
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My mom was telling me she doesn’t watch Univision anymore because she always hears Kristi Noem ads on the local Univision radio station. She told me the ads promote self-deporting for $1000 and are in English. She said “these are Spanish language stations.” She feels it’s a betrayal to their base.
November 14, 2025 at 3:46 AM
My mom was telling me she doesn’t watch Univision anymore because she always hears Kristi Noem ads on the local Univision radio station. She told me the ads promote self-deporting for $1000 and are in English. She said “these are Spanish language stations.” She feels it’s a betrayal to their base.
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Bovino: "Whether they were criminals or individuals that were taking jobs from Americans -- you name it, that's what they were doing. And I'll tell you what's gonna happen. We're gonna go even harder on the streets. If he releases those 650, we're gonna apprehend 1,650 on the streets of Chicago."
November 13, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Bovino: "Whether they were criminals or individuals that were taking jobs from Americans -- you name it, that's what they were doing. And I'll tell you what's gonna happen. We're gonna go even harder on the streets. If he releases those 650, we're gonna apprehend 1,650 on the streets of Chicago."
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An interesting tidbit in the joint status report filed in the Broadview ICE facility case today:
ICE says video from inside the facility "between October 19, 2025, and October 31, 2025, has been irretrievably destroyed" and can't be produced in discovery.
www.courtlistener.com/docket/71832...
ICE says video from inside the facility "between October 19, 2025, and October 31, 2025, has been irretrievably destroyed" and can't be produced in discovery.
www.courtlistener.com/docket/71832...
November 13, 2025 at 6:39 PM
An interesting tidbit in the joint status report filed in the Broadview ICE facility case today:
ICE says video from inside the facility "between October 19, 2025, and October 31, 2025, has been irretrievably destroyed" and can't be produced in discovery.
www.courtlistener.com/docket/71832...
ICE says video from inside the facility "between October 19, 2025, and October 31, 2025, has been irretrievably destroyed" and can't be produced in discovery.
www.courtlistener.com/docket/71832...
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It appears Magistrate Judge Laura McNally has arrived for the morning's inspection, along with a team of attorneys.
"Hold them accountable!" A protestor yells repeatedly.
"They had a week to clean things up, remember that!" Another says through a megaphone.
"Hold them accountable!" A protestor yells repeatedly.
"They had a week to clean things up, remember that!" Another says through a megaphone.
November 13, 2025 at 5:15 PM
It appears Magistrate Judge Laura McNally has arrived for the morning's inspection, along with a team of attorneys.
"Hold them accountable!" A protestor yells repeatedly.
"They had a week to clean things up, remember that!" Another says through a megaphone.
"Hold them accountable!" A protestor yells repeatedly.
"They had a week to clean things up, remember that!" Another says through a megaphone.