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Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot released a five-step framework Friday for how to reopen the city after almost two months of lockdown due to the coronavirus pandemic. The new metrics are based on the rate of the virus’ spread across the city and nearby counties, testing capacity, support systems, and the viability of the city’s health care system in case of a surge.
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MAY 11, 2020
The City Council Committee on Workforce Development is scheduled on Monday to consider a proposal (O2020-2343) by Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot to make it illegal for employers to demote or fire their workers for complying with city and state orders related to Covid-19. Actions that would be protected from retaliation include staying home if employees feel sick, obeying isolation orders or following other health department directives “regarding the duties of hospitals and other congregate facilities.” -
MAY 11, 2020
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City planning officials gave initial approval for the construction of the 1,422-foot Tribune East, which developers said could break ground as early as fall 2021.
The Chicago Plan Commission approved a $700 million proposal on Friday to reshape the city’s skyline by building Tribune East, a hotel and residential tower that would be the second tallest in the city next to Willis Tower.
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MAY 11, 2020
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MAY 08, 2020
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MAY 08, 2020
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An Uptown consultant and activist who last year came within 25 votes of unseating Ald. James Cappleman (46) chartered an independent political group this week, the latest in a series of progressive neighborhood-level organizing ventures to materialize in the wake of last year’s earth-shaking city elections. -
MAY 07, 2020
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MAY 06, 2020
Hilco Redevelopment Partners violated Illinois law and state pollution control regulations when its April 9 demolition of a smokestack at the former Crawford power station sent a cloud of dust over neighboring homes, according to a lawsuit filed Tuesday by state Attorney General Kwame Raoul.
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Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot said she was disappointed by the presence of groups of people gathering throughout the city last weekend despite her administration’s aggressive campaign to promote social distancing in the wake of COVID-19. She suggested that arrests and fines are potential measures the city could take in the coming weeks against people who continue to throw parties and promote large gatherings.
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MAY 05, 2020
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MAY 04, 2020
S&P Global Rating downgraded the credit outlook on Cook County’s debt from “stable” to “negative” as the county braces for an unknown budget gap this year in the face of the coronavirus pandemic and ensuing economic recession.
Analysts affirmed an A+ rating for the county’s general obligation bonds and an AA- rating for its sales tax revenue bonds, but the change in their outlook represents at least a one-in-three chance of a ratings downgrade during the coming months due to “unprecedented pressure facing the county from the rapid deterioration in the U.S. economy,” according to a report published by S&P on Friday. -
MAY 04, 2020
A judge ruled against a suburban emergency dispatch service in the group’s lawsuit against Cook County health officials. Meanwhile, Cook County Chief Judge Timothy Evans extended a suspension of most in-person court activity, as well as eviction and foreclosures. And city and state health officials announced they will stop accepting new patients at the makeshift hospital created inside McCormick Place.
A young boy participates in an online lesson for his kindergarten class while schools remain closed to help slow the spread of COVID-19, Chicago, Illinois, April 3, 2020. Interim Archives/Getty Images
