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    City Hall is pictured. [Don Vincent/The Daily Line]

    The Office of the Inspector General (OIG) released an investigation that concluded the Chicago Community Catalyst Fund has been insufficiently utilized and failed to regularly report its activities just days after Chicago Treasurer Melissa Conyears-Ervin said she intended to dissolve it.

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    Businessman Willie Wilson is pictured. [Campaign photo]

    Businessman and philanthropist Willie Wilson officially announced his fourth bid for Chicago mayor this week.

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    A rendering of the Bally's Chicago casino project is pictured.

    A group of more than two dozen alderpeople are calling for representatives from Bally’s and members of the Johnson administration to appear for a hearing to answer questions about the forthcoming riverfront casino operator’s amendment to its construction plans and the city’s ability to hold them accountable for any potential breach of the agreement with the company.

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    Ashlee Gabrysch is pictured. [Mayor's Office]

    The mayor has hired a former regional director for Fitch Ratings as the city's new chief financial officer as the start of the 2027 budget season approaches.

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    Mayor Brandon Johnson is pictured at a City Council meeting on Dec. 16, 2024. [Don Vincent/The Daily Line]

    Mayor Brandon Johnson’s administration is taking aim at the impact of data centers in Chicago by trying to pause their development in the short term while it updates regulations to account for the demands and mitigate the negative impacts of modern data center construction and operation.

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    A rendering of the inside of the Bally's Chicago casino is pictured. [Bally's Chicago]

    Bally’s Chicago says it is amending construction plans for its downtown casino project by pausing the buildout of certain ancillary amenities and blaming the city’s legalization of video gambling for the decision.

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    A group of a dozen alderpeople are calling for the city to change its legal settlement policy after a man was awarded an $8 million wrongful conviction settlement while in custody on unrelated charges of soliciting a minor for sex.

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    Mayoral candidate and lobbyist John Kelly is pictured. [Mark Black/Kelly Campaign]

    A longtime Chicago-based lobbyist is seeking to move in front of the spotlight and up to the fifth floor next year as he plans to compete in the increasingly crowded mayor’s race.

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    Gov. JB Pritzker signed 87 laws earlier this month, including measures creating a statewide penalty for unauthorized recording in courts and requiring employers to pay regular wages during jury duty. 

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    Members of an Illinois House of Representatives special committee will meet Thursday to begin their investigation on Rep. Carol Ammons (D-Urbana) following her federal indictment for wire fraud and obstruction charges in July. 

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    Gov. JB Pritzker signed a duo of bills this week establishing a process for the state to review alleged excessive or discriminatory homeowners and auto insurance increases. 

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    Gov. JB Pritzker signed a bill Friday that implements age verification on social media platforms to limit the impact of addictive algorithms on minors. 

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    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. 

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    A new state program to provide one-time payments to families who lose their federal food benefits will launch Aug. 1, the governor’s office announced Thursday. 

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    A digital asset advocacy group has sued Illinois to overturn a cryptocurrency tax included in the fiscal year 2027 revenue omnibus. 

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