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NOV 05, 2019
Cook County Chief Judge Timothy Evans threw cold water on Sheriff Tom Dart’s proposal to give Evans control of the county’s electronic monitoring system, telling county commissioners on Monday that the proposal likely wouldn’t save the county money next year.
Newly re-elected Chief Judge Tim Evans addresses reporters. [Alex Nitkin/The Daily Line]
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Byron Sigcho Lopez at a 25th Ward candidate forum in Pilsen.
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Ald. Byron Sigcho-Lopez (25) took aim Monday at the common practice of Illinois elected officials dipping into their campaign funds to pay for lawyers by filing a complaint with the Illinois State Board of Elections against his disgraced predecessor, former Ald. Danny Solis.
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Non-partisan fiscal watchdog group The Civic Federation gave a thumbs-up on Monday to Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle’s $6.2 billion proposal for the county’s 2020 budget but warned that the county’s health system may be spending beyond its means.
Civic Federation President Laurence Msall fields reporters' questions at City Hall. [Heather Cherone/The Daily Line]
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Cook County Clerk Karen Yarbrough is “absolutely” on pace to absorb the responsibilities of Recorder of Deeds Edward Moody by the end of next year, both officials told commissioners during separate budget hearings last week, but a lingering federal probe could complicate the process.
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Mayor Lori Lightfoot will ask aldermen Monday to replace former Ald. Ray Suarez (31) on the International Port District Board, where the ousted alderman landed after his stinging defeat in 2015.
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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
Cook County Circuit Court Clerk Dorothy Brown said on Wednesday that her office has made “record” time in revamping her office’s hiring processes since a federal monitor was assigned to keep tabs last year.
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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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Mayor Lori Lightfoot said Wednesday she would use $30 million from the city’s Neighborhood Opportunity Fund for grants to boost businesses in 10 South and West side communities.
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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]
