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Jason Meisner @jmetr22b.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
The Tribune reported exclusively two weeks ago that this deal was in the works: www.chicagotribune.com/2026/09/18/g...
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City strikes sweeping Guevara police misconduct deal as proposed settlement fund soars
Mayor Brandon Johnson forecasts a $401 million cost for settlements in 2027, and much of it appears set to go to a deal to settle cases tied to former Detective Reynaldo Guevara.
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Chicago Tribune @chicagotribune.com · 02/10/2026
World Business Chicago skips City Council ethics hearing about videos featuring Mayor Brandon Johnson
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World Business Chicago skips City Council ethics hearing about videos featuring Mayor Brandon Johnson
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john-byrne.bsky.social @john-byrne.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
$261 million mass settlement for Guevara police misconduct, Mayor Brandon Johnson proposes www.chicagotribune.com/2026/10/01/2...
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$261 million mass settlement for Guevara police misconduct, Mayor Brandon Johnson proposes
Mayor Brandon Johnson is proposing a staggering $260.8 million settlement to resolve 16 lawsuits alleging police misconduct by disgraced former Chicago Det. Reynaldo Guevara.
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Dan Hinkel @danhinkel.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
A little inclement weather does not stop us from delivering the @injusticewatch.org guide to the Cook County judicial elections. Find hard copies all over the place, or here online. www.injusticewatch.org
Me, the West Belmont Branch of the Chicago Public Library
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Chicago Tribune @chicagotribune.com · 30/09/2026
Chicago aldermen require bigger majority for city-issued debt in blow to mayoral power
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Chicago aldermen require bigger majority for city-issued debt in blow to mayoral power
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Chicago Tribune @chicagotribune.com · 25/09/2026
Preckwinkle and Cook County Board, most aldermen oppose Amtrak-Ishbia plan
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Preckwinkle and Cook County Board, most aldermen oppose Amtrak-Ishbia plan
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Chicago Tribune @chicagotribune.com · 25/09/2026
Robert Villanueva, 50, was sentenced to six months of court supervision after throwing a clear liquid from a balcony at Mexican dance students, then threatened immigration enforcement action.
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Northwest Side man pleads guilty to throwing liquid at Mexican dancers
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Chicago Tribune @chicagotribune.com · 25/09/2026
The Cook County board Thursday opposed a proposed new Amtrak maintenance facility in Bridgeport tied to the White Sox potentially moving to a new ballpark in the South Loop.
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Preckwinkle and Cook County board, most aldermen oppose Amtrak-Ishbia plan
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Dan Vock @danvock.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Cook County leaders warn of 'devastation' with 100 days to go before Medicaid work requirements take effect www.chicagotribune.com/2026/09/23/m...
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Cook County leaders warn of ‘devastation’ with 100 days to go before Medicaid work requirements take effect
Cook County leaders and health officials sounded the alarm Wednesday, warning that changes in the Medicaid work requirement may lead to hundreds of thousands of Illinois residents losing coverage.
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Chicago Tribune @chicagotribune.com · 24/09/2026
A pair of ordinances aimed at overhauling renters’ rights in Chicago were delayed Wednesday as Mayor Brandon Johnson and his opponents stood by their respective versions.
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Dueling tenants’ rights proposals stall as City Hall heads toward negotiations
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Chicago Tribune @chicagotribune.com · 23/09/2026
Mayor Brandon Johnson’s corporation counsel is retiring from City Hall, his office announced Tuesday in the latest shakeup of his administration.
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City Hall top lawyer out in latest Mayor Brandon Johnson administration exit
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Jason Meisner @jmetr22b.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
JUST IN: Judge April Perry has set oral arguments on sanctions and other issues in the “Broadview Six” case for Oct. 1 background: www.chicagotribune.com/2026/08/05/u...
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U.S. attorney’s office offers mea culpa in ‘Broadview Six’ case, says no further inquiry warranted
Prosecutors for embattled Chicago U.S. Attorney Andrew Boutros said in a court filing late Tuesday that while mistakes were made in the now-defunct “Broadview Six” case against immigration protesters,...
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Chicago Tribune @chicagotribune.com · 22/09/2026
Mayor Brandon Johnson’s corporation counsel is retiring from City Hall, his office announced Tuesday in the latest shakeup of his administration.
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City Hall top lawyer out in latest Mayor Brandon Johnson administration exit
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Chicago Tribune @chicagotribune.com · 19/09/2026
Evanston District 65 proposes cutting $20 million, closing two schools to end budget crisis
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Evanston District 65 proposes cutting $20 million, closing two schools to end budget crisis
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Chicago Tribune @chicagotribune.com · 18/09/2026
Costly settlements and judgements tied to lawsuits against Chicago police have long been a serious drain on the city’s coffers. But the annual exorbitant expense is set to spike even higher next year.
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City strikes sweeping Guevara police misconduct deal as proposed settlement fund soars
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Jason Meisner @jmetr22b.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
UPDATE: The jury in the trial of CBP agent Luis Uribe deliberated for about 3 1/2 hours today without reaching a verdict. They'll return Thursday for more discussions.
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Dan Vock @danvock.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Embattled Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson declares reelection campaign www.chicagotribune.com/2026/09/13/m...
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Mayor Brandon Johnson declares reelection campaign
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson announced Sunday he will seek a second term, ending speculation over his plans.
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Chicago Tribune @chicagotribune.com · 12/09/2026
Mayor Brandon Johnson hired activist and social media influencer Rachel Cohen as his administration’s communication director, he announced Friday.
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Mayor Brandon Johnson taps activist social media influencer as communications director
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Chicago Tribune @chicagotribune.com · 10/09/2026
Former Chicago aviation boss Jamie Rhee will serve as the interim executive director of the state’s new governing body for public transit, the board of the nascent Northern Illinois Transit Authority voted during their first meeting Thursday.
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Jamie Rhee named interim leader of Northern Illinois Transit Authority
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Chicago Tribune @chicagotribune.com · 10/09/2026
Cook County’s most melodramatic political story of the election season began its second episode Tuesday night, as two Democratic township officials clashed over a video that captured one in an after-hours office kiss with a longtime suburban mayor, while the other denied helping spur interest in it.
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Lyons Township meeting gets rowdy following public release of video of two elected officials kissing in office
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Chicago Tribune @chicagotribune.com · 08/09/2026
President Donald Trump posts Space Force uniforms derived from fascist-inspired ‘Starship Troopers’ outfits
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President Donald Trump posts Space Force uniforms derived from fascist-inspired ‘Starship Troopers’ outfits
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Chicago Tribune @chicagotribune.com · 08/09/2026
Cook County’s sprawling safety net health system is counting on the county board to fill a budget gap of $40 million this year or face potential service cuts.
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Federal cuts lead to growing burden on Cook County health system, taxpayers
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Chicago Tribune @chicagotribune.com · 06/09/2026
Broadway Antique Market is up for sale after nearly 30 years in Edgewater
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Broadway Antique Market is up for sale after nearly 30 years in Edgewater
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Chicago Tribune Sports @chicagosports.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Justin Ishbia unveils his plan for a new White Sox ballpark on Railyards site along Chicago River
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Justin Ishbia unveils his plan for a new White Sox ballpark on Railyards site along Chicago River
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Chicago Tribune @chicagotribune.com · 05/09/2026
Mayor Brandon Johnson refused to outright reject hiking property taxes or laying off city workers to close the projected $882.4 million hole in the 2027 budget, though he said he hopes to avoid either of those politically fraught options.
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Mayor Brandon Johnson reveals $882 million budget gap for 2027
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Chicago Tribune Sports @chicagosports.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Civil trial in White Sox bleachers shooting set for January
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Civil trial in White Sox bleachers shooting set for January
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john-byrne.bsky.social @john-byrne.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Mayor Brandon Johnson reveals $882 million budget gap for 2027 www.chicagotribune.com/2026/09/03/m...
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Mayor Brandon Johnson reveals $882 million budget gap for 2027
Mayor Brandon Johnson’s administration on Thursday unveiled a projected $882.4 million hole in the 2027 budget.
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Chicago Tribune @chicagotribune.com · 31/08/2026
The first case of red crown rot in the Midwest was found in Illinois eight years ago. As researchers seek treatments, the fungus is spreading and threatening the region’s cash crop.
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A Pike County farm is patient zero for a ‘rapid kill’ soybean disease. Solutions prove elusive.
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Chicago Tribune @chicagotribune.com · 30/08/2026
A mass shooting in Washington Park Saturday night became the city’s largest of the year when Chicago police reported that a total of 15 people had been shot, leaving one man dead.
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Mass shooting in Washington Park leaves 1 dead, 14 injured in Chicago’s largest shooting this year
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Chicago Tribune @chicagotribune.com · 31/08/2026
Edgewater residents protested a proposed lakefront high-rise Sunday at the site of a synagogue, a plan that divides community members over the use of public lands, the environment and alleged antisemitism.
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Residents protest proposed lakefront development in Edgewater
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Chicago Tribune @chicagotribune.com · 28/08/2026
As a new CTA board is seated in September, the current chair positions himself to stay in mix
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As a new CTA board is seated in September, the current chair positions himself to stay in mix
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Chicago Tribune @chicagotribune.com · 27/08/2026
As Bally’s Chicago struggles to navigate video gambling terminals in the city, a construction slowdown and a recent “going concern” warning over liquidity issues, a new problem has surfaced.
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Bally’s Chicago contractors owed millions in dispute over work at casino site
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Chicago Tribune @chicagotribune.com · 27/08/2026
Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias vowed Thursday to hold the line on property taxes if elected Chicago mayor.
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Alexi Giannoulias says he won’t raise property taxes if elected Chicago mayor
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Chicago Tribune @chicagotribune.com · 26/08/2026
Mayor Brandon Johnson says 2026 budget gap to be closed with debt refinancing
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Mayor Brandon Johnson says 2026 budget gap to be closed with debt refinancing
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armando l sanchez @mandophotos.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
10-year-old Eliot McQuaide drops off flowers at a mural of Dolly Parton in the Edgewater neighborhood after she died peacefully earlier in the day in Nashville Tuesday in Chicago.
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Chicago Tribune @chicagotribune.com · 25/08/2026
Mayor Brandon Johnson says 2026 budget gap to be closed with debt refinancing
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Mayor Brandon Johnson says 2026 budget gap to be closed with debt refinancing
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Robert Loerzel @robertloerzel.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
A mural in Edgewater of Dolly Parton
A picture of Dolly Parton painted on a wall
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Chicago Tribune @chicagotribune.com · 25/08/2026
While many Calumet Township residents wait for power and sewage to be restored, area volunteers are providing meals, water and portable restrooms.
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Calumet Township receiving meals, portable restrooms during power outage, sewage issues
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john-byrne.bsky.social @john-byrne.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
On the heels of her data centers tax breaks uppercut, here's the left cross from @adquig.bsky.social to finish the property taxes combo platter: Most Cook County homeowners to see taxes rise again, treasurer says www.chicagotribune.com/2026/08/24/t...
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Most Cook County homeowners to see taxes rise again, treasurer says
Of the 1.8 million upcoming Cook County bills, about 1.3 million residences and 100,000 businesses will see an increase, according to the treasurer’s office analysis.
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john-byrne.bsky.social @john-byrne.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Mostly everyone has already read this Sunday banger from @adquig.bsky.social and @alexnitkin.bsky.social, but if you haven't, get on it... Data centers near O’Hare win nearly $100M in local tax breaks, leaving suburban homeowners to cover the gap www.chicagotribune.com/2026/08/23/s...
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Data centers near O’Hare win nearly $100M in local tax breaks, leaving suburban homeowners to cover the gap
Northwest suburban data centers had nearly $2 billion knocked off their taxable property values, an Illinois Answers Project/Chicago Tribune analysis shows.
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Chicago Tribune @chicagotribune.com · 20/08/2026
As of Thursday morning, more than 63,000 Northern Indiana Public Service Company customers remain without power. This includes nearly 24,000 in Gary, a majority-Black city that’s been hit particularly hard.
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Indiana power outage presses on after 10 days leaving thousands in the dark
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Chicago Tribune @chicagotribune.com · 20/08/2026
Nearly six years after indictment, plug not being pulled on ‘ComEd Four’ case just yet
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Nearly six years after indictment, plug not being pulled on ‘ComEd Four’ case just yet
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Chicago Tribune @chicagotribune.com · 20/08/2026
Democrats narrow their list of 2028 presidential convention sites to Boston, Denver and Philadelphia
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Democrats narrow their list of 2028 presidential convention sites to Boston, Denver and Philadelphia
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Jason Meisner @jmetr22b.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
JUST IN: Bobby Dominic, the mob-connected shadow owner of Richard’s bar on Grand Avenue, is now expected to plead guilty in a federal case involving his alleged hidden interest in sweepstakes gaming. His trial had been set for October. Background: www.chicagotribune.com/2025/02/25/m...
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Chicago Tribune @chicagotribune.com · 18/08/2026
The streets of Grant Park will not echo with the sounds of 200 mph race cars in 2027.
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NASCAR won’t race on the streets of Chicago next summer, but Joliet is back on the schedule
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Chicago Tribune @chicagotribune.com · 10/08/2026
The clash unfolded after the Chicago Department of Public Health’s 2025 review into the recipients of its community violence interruption grants found issues with collecting data from Acclivus Inc.
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Mayor Brandon Johnson’s top aide intervenes in city dispute with antiviolence group
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john-byrne.bsky.social @john-byrne.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Mayor Brandon Johnson praises Illinois House Speaker Chris Welch's 'maturation' amid Harry Benton scandal www.chicagotribune.com/2026/08/04/m...
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Chicago Tribune @chicagotribune.com · 03/08/2026
Mayor Brandon Johnson brushes off Alexi Giannoulias candidacy, says days of school closures are over
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Mayor Brandon Johnson brushes off Alexi Giannoulias candidacy, says days of school closures are over
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Chicago Tribune @chicagotribune.com · 02/08/2026
Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias announces run for Chicago mayor
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Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias announces run for Chicago mayor
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Chicago Tribune @chicagotribune.com · 02/08/2026
Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias announces run for Chicago mayor
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Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias announces run for Chicago mayor
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