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The only two Black female non-judicial candidates endorsed by the Cook County Democratic Party were left off of the voting “palm cards” distributed in House Speaker Mike Madigan’s (D-Chicago) 13th Ward, where he’s been committeeperson for more than 50 years.
Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx and Metropolitan Water Reclamation District Commissioners Kimberly Neely DuBuclet and Cam Davis were left off House Speaker Michael Madigan's palm card for the March 17 election. [Provided]
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Cook County officials confirmed a new member on Thursday to the county’s Board of Ethics, pushing forward Board President Toni Preckwinkle’s shakeup of the watchdog group as its remaining members continue trying to advance a series changes to the county’s ethics rules.
Cook County Board Toni Preckwinkle makes a point during news conference. [Alex Nitkin/The Daily Line]
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FEB 28, 2020
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Mayor Lori Lightfoot says the ultimate aim of her affordable housing policy is to “break up segregation in our city.” [Colin Boyle/Block Club Chicago]
To hear Mayor Lori Lightfoot tell it, none of her administration’s efforts to tackle the intractable problems facing Chicago stands a chance of success unless dramatically more Chicagoans have a stable place to live.
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A coalition of progressive groups that have been at odds with Mayor Lori Lightfoot since she took office laid out a six-point plan on Wednesday for the mayor to follow so she can meet her goal to end poverty in Chicago within a generation.
The groups laid out a six-point plan for Mayor Lori Lightfoot to follow to alleviate poverty. [Heather Cherone/The Daily Line]
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FEB 27, 2020
Members of the Cook County Board of Commissioners on Wednesday advanced a controversial effort to increase their authority over the county’s $2.8 billion health and hospital system, rebuffing members of the system’s independent health board who have warned the move could make it harder to find a new CEO.
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Aldermen told city officials on Wednesday that they must do more to keep people from riding on sidewalks when scooters return to the streets of Chicago this summer as part of a second pilot program.
Jump was one of 10 scooter firms that participated in the pilot program. [Jump]
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Marchers in support of a CBA ordinance to protect against Obama Center-related displacement head down Stony Island Avenue on Sept. 5.
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Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s plan to prevent the Obama Presidential Center from pushing longtime Woodlawn residents out of their homes would earmark $4.5 million from the city’s affordable housing fund to combat displacement fueled by gentrification.
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FEB 26, 2020
It is unlikely the Cook County Recorder of Deeds office will be free of a federal hiring monitor before its scheduled merger with the Cook County Clerk’s office in December, leaving an open question about the future of the court order as the clerk’s office faces its own legal challenges, officials said Tuesday.
Cardelle Spangler, left, and Jim Gleffe brief Cook County commissioners on efforts to reform hiring at the Recorder of Deeds office. [Alex Nitkin/The Daily Line]
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FEB 26, 2020
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And then there were none. Again.
Daniel La Spata, Jay Ramirez and Lauren Young [Submitted]
There will be no candidates listed on the March 17 ballot for 1st Ward Democratic committeeperson, after an appellate court judge declined to reverse a ruling by a Cook County judge that upheld the decision by the Chicago Board of Election Commissioners to remove Jay Ramirez from the ballot.
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FEB 25, 2020
Cook County property owners would get an extra four months to pay delinquent taxes before their land is put up for sale under a state bill championed by county Treasurer Maria Pappas.
“This is about the most vulnerable people in Cook County, and the numbers are getting worse,” Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas said. “Something is seriously wrong. People need an extra four months to pay.” [Alex Nitkin/The Daily Line]
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FEB 24, 2020
City officials approved two high-rise apartment developments that would build 920 apartments in Fulton Market despite criticism that few apartments would be set aside for low- and moderate-income Chicagoans.
Renderings of the developments planned for 725 W. Randolph St. left, and 1150 W. Lake St., right. [Provided]
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FEB 21, 2020
County officials unlocked another $334,600 in grants aimed at boosting participation in the 2020 Census, rounding out the county’s two-year, $4 million effort to prevent an undercount.
Metra trains sport messages urging Cook County residents to complete the Census. [Twitter/@Metra]
