Chicago News
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AUG 19, 2019
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Former Cook County Assessor Joe Berrios, right, and Retired Judge Gloria Chevere, who served as as a proxy for Ald. Roberto Maldonado (26), listen during Friday's slating meeting. [Alex Nitkin/The Daily Line]
Latino candidates were shut out of party endorsements in headline races at the end of Cook County Democrats’ two-day slating session Friday, leaving some members feeling like the county’s 1.3 million Hispanic residents got short shrift on the ballot.
The party’s 80 committeepeople voted on Friday to include three Latinos among 13 candidates who were endorsed to fill vacancies on the Cook County circuit court, and three additional Latinos were endorsed as alternates in case more judgeships open up before Election Day. -
The Chicago Plan Commission gave the green light on Thursday to a $61 million proposal to build a pair of office towers on what is now a parking lot at the intersection of Huron and Orleans streets.
A rendering of the development at 301 W. Huron St. [Chicago Department of Planning and Development]
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Cook County Democratic Party leaders swept aside an insurgent campaign amid lingering questions about Illinois Supreme Court Justice P. Scott Neville’s property taxes, backing his bid to keep his seat on the high court.
Illinois Supreme Court Justice P. Scott Neville answers reporters questions. [Alex Nitkin/The Daily Line]
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Mayor Lori Lightfoot said Tuesday that she warned state officials that Illinois’ gaming expansion law would never allow a Chicago casino to get off the ground — and said a feasibility study proved she had been right all along.
“I would hope that nobody underestimates me. Ever. But we will see,” Mayor Lori Lightfoot said. “I’m the new kid on the block.” [Heather Cherone/The Daily Line]
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With the Illinois Gaming Board poised to release a study on Tuesday that will detail the feasibility of building Chicago’s casino on the South or West sides, Mayor Lori Lightfoot said that highly anticipated assessment will determine whether she uses projected revenues to help close the city’s budget gap.
Flanked by Chicago Police Supt. Eddie Johnson, Mayor Lori Lightfoot said a study set to be released Tuesday would determine whether a Chicago casino was feasible. [Heather Cherone/The Daily Line]
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AUG 13, 2019
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Maurice Cox. [Submitted]
Maurice Cox had only been in Detroit a few months when he declared in 2016 that Motor City would become the “most bike-friendly city in America.”
The promise shocked Todd Scott, executive director of the Detroit Greenways Coalition bike advocacy group. Scott said he was even more surprised when Cox followed through on his promise. -
AUG 12, 2019
Attorney Jacob Meister accused Cook County Board of Review Comm. Michael Cabonargi of a litany of ethical violations on Friday and urged the Cook Cook County Democratic Party not to back Cabonargi next week in the race for Cook County Circuit Court Clerk.
Attorney and Cook County circuit court clerk candidate Jacob Meister held a press conference outside the office of Board of Review commissioner Michael Cabonargi, his rival for the clerk seat, to accuse Cabonargi of ethical conflicts of interest. [Alex Nitkin/The Daily Line]
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AUG 09, 2019
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The Cook County GOP is looking for a few good Republicans to run in 2020 — and the push to find candidates will be led by the 31-year-old chairman of the Illinois chapter of the Republican National Hispanic Assembly.
Jesus Solario will lead the Cook County GOP's Candidate Recruitment Committee. [Submitted]
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AUG 08, 2019
The story behind a dramatic weekend gun confiscation Mayor Lori Lightfoot used to blast lenient judges during a news conference on Tuesday is more complicated than she or police Supt. Eddie Johnson let on.
Mayor Lori Lightfoot and Supt. Eddie Johnson shared a photo of assault rifles confiscated by Chicago Police over the weekend to call attention to defendants who are released on bail after being charged in illegal possession of a gun. [Alex Nitkin/The Daily Line]
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Bill Conway [Submitted]
