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In Garfield Park Monday, Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot introduced “The Census Cowboy” tasked with increasing participation in the 2020 U.S. Census.
Low participation in the 2020 U.S. Census for both Cook County and Chicago has public officials pushing hard to get numbers up before the fall. -
JUL 14, 2020
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Chicago Police Supt. David Brown in Woodlawn announcing the launch of the department’s Summer Mobile Program.
This weekend, the Chicago Police Department rolled out two strategies that are vastly different in their execution, but department Supt. David Brown said are intrinsically linked. -
JUL 13, 2020
A long-brewing proposal to allow homeowners and landlords to build extra apartments on their properties will spend at least one more month in legislative limbo.
A graphic showing how attic space could be converted into an apartment under the proposed Accessory Dwelling Unit ordinance [Department of Planning and Development] -
JUL 10, 2020
A sweeping proposal to allow thousands of homeowners and landlords to add extra homes to their properties will come under the microscope of the City Council on Friday, offering a window into the measure’s chances of being passed later this month.
A coach house on Chicago’s Northwest Side. [Lichter Realty] -
JUL 10, 2020
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Officials are building up a program aimed at pushing city-hired contractors to work with businesses owned by U.S. military veterans.
Aldermen voted on Thursday to extend a plot program aimed at pushing city-hired contractors to subcontract with businesses owned by military veterans.
Ald. Gilbert Villegas (36) spearheaded an ordinance in 2018 that created a “pilot program” to encourage the city’s Department of Procurement Services to set participation goals for “veteran-owned small local businesses.” The pilot expired in April, but members of the City Council Committee on Contracting and Equity Oversight on Thursday advanced a proposal by Villegas to extend the pilot until April 2021. -
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JUL 09, 2020
Berwyn Mayor Robert Lovero joined Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle to announce new funding to cover Coronavirus-related expenses.
More than 100 Cook County suburbs will share $51 million in federal money to make their budget outlooks a little less dire this year, county officials announced Wednesday. -
: O’Hare International Airport processes about 1.8 million metric tons of air cargo each year.
A steady supply of cargo shipments is helping Chicago rake in revenue as other modes of travel entry points continue to be hobbled by the Covid-19 pandemic, city aviation officials told aldermen Tuesday. -
Illinois’ coal industry suffered 7 percent loss in jobs last year, according to state report, but that was long before Covid-19 forced temporary closures and brought on a global recession.
Illinois’ coal industry continued its decline in 2019, even before Covid-19 began accelerating job losses in the sector. [Photo courtesy of Knight Hawk Coal LLC] -
JUL 07, 2020
