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Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias officially threw his hat into the ring for Chicago mayor Sunday with a rally at the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 134 hall in Bronzeville, entering the race with a multimillion-dollar war chest and a message of collaboration to tackle the city’s myriad issues.
On the heels of Chicago approving hundreds of millions of dollars in tax increment financing (TIF) assistance for the mixed-use development in the South Loop that will be anchored by a new Chicago Fire soccer stadium, the Johnson administration is proposing more than $200 million in TIF assistance for the development now moving forward on part of the site once envisioned as Lincoln Yards.
The leaders of the Cook County Health and Hospitals System conservatively expect to spend half a billion dollars caring for uninsured patients next year as Republican-led federal changes to Medicaid boot thousands from their plans, contributing to “one of the most financially challenging years our health system has faced in recent memory,” Cook County Health CEO Erik Mikaitis said in a mid-year hearing last week.
Mayor Brandon Johnson signed an executive order (2026-4) Wednesday that strengthens the procurement standards for firearms, accessories and ammunition to address concern about law enforcement purchasing weapons from dealers that violate federal regulations.
Cook County commissioners at a mid-year budget hearing last week inquired about the largest forecasted gap in a decade and a half but did not get many clear answers about the specific solutions fiscal leaders will employ to respond to it.
Matthew Brewer, the former interim executive and former chair of the Chicago Housing Authority’s (CHA) Board of Commissioners, is one of many seeking to win the city’s mayor’s race next February.
County commissioners heard about the Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office’s (CCSAO) staffing successes and the limits of its authority to prosecute federal immigration agents during a mid-year budget hearing with State’s Attorney Eileen O’Neill Burke last week.
A report released Friday details a “pattern and practice of inappropriate sexual conduct” that former Rep. Harry Benton is accused of committing beginning in 2023 — conduct the speaker’s office was alerted to shortly after it began.
Housing committee to consider QAP standards changes, Missing Middle sales
Fintech entrepreneur making outsider bid for Chicago mayor
Quigley enters mayor’s race, promising to distinguish as candidate not burdened by future ambitions
Mayor responds to organizers’ call for dedicated city gun violence reduction agency
Mayor proposes $425M in TIF assistance for public infrastructure at The 78 development
What makes up the mayor’s sweeping Residential Landlord and Tenant Ordinance modernization
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