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Ald. Gilbert Villegas (36) is gunning to replace former State Rep. Luis Arroyo (D-Chicago) — who resigned from the Illinois House Friday, a week after being arrested on corruption charges — as 36th Ward Democratic committeeperson.
Ald. Gilbert Villegas (36) said he wants to replace former State Rep. Luis Arroyo as 36th Ward Democratic committeeperson. [Submitted]
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Students and teachers headed back to school Friday after an 11-day strike that ended after Mayor Lori Lightfoot and Chicago Teachers Union President Jesse Sharkey met behind closed doors for two hours on Thursday to hammer out a deal to make up five days of missed school.
Mayor Lori Lightfoot announces a deal to reopen schools on Friday after an 11-day strike. [Heather Cherone/The Daily Line]
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NOV 01, 2019
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NOV 01, 2019
Cook County’s hospital system is set next month to end its contract with a psychiatric service that provides therapy for 2,000 patients who lack private insurance, leaving mental health advocates worried that vulnerable users of the service could see an abrupt end to their care.
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The Chicago Teachers Union's House of Delegates voted 364-242 late Wednesday to approve a tentative agreement for a five-year contract with the Chicago Board of Education, but schools will remain closed for an 11th day because of an impasse over whether the missed school days will be made up.
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Cook County Circuit Court Clerk Dorothy Brown asked commissioners on Wednesday to reverse years of cuts to allow the county’s 366 courtrooms to be fully staffed, expunge hundreds of thousands of marijuana convictions and smooth the office’s transition to an e-filing system.
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Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart plans to reassign hundreds of jail guards to oversee the growing number of detainees who have been placed on electronic monitoring, a system he said “wasn’t designed” to handle the ramifications of the county’s 2017 bail reform.
Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart addresses the Board of Commissioners. [Alex Nitkin/The Daily Line]
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Democratic leaders of the Illinois House and Senate announced Wednesday they would advance legislation backed by the Chicago Teachers Union to end mayoral control of Chicago Public Schools, as well as a bill that would lift restrictions on what issues the union can strike over — but not until the spring.
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OCT 30, 2019
State’s Attorney Kim Foxx used her budget hearing on Tuesday to hit hit back against criticism of her office’s move to soften prosecutions against shoplifters.
Cook County State's Attorney Kim Foxx defended her record to the Cook County Board of Commissioners. [Alex Nitkin/The Daily Line]
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OCT 30, 2019
Authors of the $1.8 billion budget for the Cook County Health and Hospital System were able this year to cut vacant positions and reshuffle appropriations to make up for an “astonishing” growth in unfunded hospital costs, system CEO Dr. Jay Shannon told Cook County Commissioners on Tuesday.
Cook County Health and Hospitals System CEO Dr. Jay Shannon warned commissioners about an "astonishing" increase in unfunded health care costs. [Ales Nitkin/The Daily Line]
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Chicago Public School students will spend their 10th day out of class Wednesday after Mayor Lori Lightfoot accused union leaders of “moving the goalposts” with demands that she support legislation to end mayoral control of CPS as well as a state bill that would lift restrictions on what issues the union can strike over. CPS CEO Janice Jackson said the two sides were also far apart on the union’s demand for an additional 30 minutes of prep time for elementary school teachers. Jackson said that was unacceptable because it would shorten the school day. “What’s holding this up now is a set of political issues, and an effort to try and cut instructional time, which we cannot agree to,” Jackson said.
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Senate President John Cullerton (D-Chicago) said state lawmakers “were pretty close to a compromise” on changes pushed by Mayor Lori Lightfoot in an effort to make a Chicago casino more attractive to investors and operators.
Senate President John Cullerton (D-Chicago) tells reporters Tuesday that his caucus does not know who the FBI source is within the Senate, despite it being widely reported to have been State Sen. Terry Link (D-Vernon Hills). [Hannah Meisel/The Daily Line]
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