Chicago News
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Cook County Comm. John Fritchey (D-12) questioned county health officials about whether the plan to hire members of the Service Employees International Union to fill 55 custodian positions at the new Stroger Hospital professional building was prompted by President Toni Preckwinkle.
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Aldermen are set to consider a measure Monday that would add a 1 percent tax to the sale of any Chicago property worth $750,000 or more to fund an effort to replace lead pipes in Chicago homes that could be polluting water.
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A sedate hearing on the Chicago Fire Department’s 2019 budget Thursday erupted when several African American aldermen objected to a question posed by Ald. Ariel Reboyras (30) to acting Chicago Fire Department Commissioner Richard C. Ford II about his qualifications for the top job.
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Cook County commissioners met for the third day of budget hearings, with two more departments requesting a slight bump in their budgets. Commissioners will receive their final departmental briefings on Thursday from the Cook County Health and Hospitals System and Chief Judge Timothy Evans.
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Same-sex marriage became legal in Illinois with an act of the General Assembly nearly five years ago, on Nov. 5, 2013, prompting gay rights advocates to hail the state as a leader that would prompt other states to follow suit.
An ad produced by Gov. Bruce Rauner's campaign depicts Democrats JB Pritzker and House Speaker Mike Madigan getting married in an "unholy union," in which the officiant pronounces Illinois "f*****" due to tax increases and corruption. [screenshot courtesy of Bruce Rauner on YouTube] -
Closing six of the city’s 12 mental health clinics in 2011 — a move that triggered vehement protests drew national attention and remains a political albatross for Mayor Rahm Emanuel — was the “necessary and right” thing to do, Chicago Department of Health Commissioner Dr. Julie Morita told aldermen Wednesday.
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A measure designed to keep liquor from being sold within 100 feet of places of worship, schools and hospitals as well as homes for the aged, indigent and veterans is up for a vote at the meeting of the Committee on License and Consumer Protections set for 10 a.m. Wednesday.
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Supporters of a measure that would give an elected board control of the Chicago Police Department rallied Tuesday at City Hall, and an alderman vowed to force a vote on the measure. Another alderman cashed a $20,000 check from Mayor Rahm Emanuel, and budget hearings completed their second day.
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Sheriff Tom Dart appeared at the Cook County Board Tuesday to defend his office’s $600 million budget, celebrating a $26 million reduction in overtime, taking in 10,000 pounds of leftover pharmaceuticals and efforts to battle gun violence on the city’s South and West Sides.
A polling place in March 2018. [A.D. Quig/The Daily Line]
