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Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan, once the nation’s longest-serving state legislative leader, has been sentenced to 7.5 years in prison following his landmark corruption convictions, @bymattmasterson.bsky.social reports for @wttw.bsky.social

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The last time Chicago & ComEd negotiated a new deal to keep the lights on in homes & businesses, President Clinton was in the White House, flannel shirts were in fashion & Mayor Johnson had just celebrated his 16th birthday. There's no sign of a new deal on the horizon. @wttw.bsky.social

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Deep dive by @chalkbeat.org & @propublica.org into a vexing issue in Chicago: Dwindling enrollment has left about 150 Chicago schools half-empty, while 47 operate at less than one-third capacity, leading to high costs and limited course offerings.

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This hearing has descended into near chaos as representatives react to the news that California Sen. Alex Padilla was forcibly removed from a news conference with Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and tackled to the ground and handcuffed. Comer suspends the hearing for "two minutes."

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“I have seen firsthand how states have had to shoulder the consequences of a broken immigration system. I’m proud of how we have responded by promoting public safety, treating people with dignity, supporting our economy and respecting the rule of law.”

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BREAKING: Taxpayers should pay $14.75M to a man who spent 29 years in prison after being convicted of a double murder he did not commit, city lawyers recommended. James Gibson has said he was tortured by detectives supervised by Jon Burge, a disgraced former CPD commander. @wttw.bsky.social

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Good lord

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“I am counting on all of Chicago to resist in this moment,” Mayor Brandon Johnson said. “Whatever particular vulnerable group is being targeted today, another group will be next.” @wttw.bsky.social

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RIP, the once and forever Quentin Travers

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#NeverForget

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Greetings from Chicago City Hall, where Mayor Brandon Johnson is set to address reporters about the city’s “preparations for mass protests.” @wttw.bsky.social

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So glad the money is ok

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Tyler Technologies’ major Cook County contracts – peppered with delays & cost overruns – were shepherded by well-connected lobbyist Jay Doherty, who is set to be sentenced following an unrelated scandal. A follow up by David Jackson & @adquig.bsky.social for @injusticewatch.org & @chicagotribune.com

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Lyft warns Chicagoans that a measure set to be considered by a City Council committee Thursday would make “ride share much more expensive.” Supporters say the proposal is designed to make sure ride-share drivers make more than minimum wage & are paid to travel to and from riders. @wttw.bsky.social

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An anti-ICE protest is scheduled for Tuesday evening in Chicago, as the city joins a handful of U.S. cities holding protests in solidarity with Los Angeles. The planned protest in Chicago is scheduled to start at 5:30 p.m. at Federal Plaza.

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I’m going to start telling people “no one made you read Amelia Bedelia and it shows” when folks get out of pocket on here TY, Professor!

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Private waste haulers were slapped with nearly 200 tickets for illegal, early-morning pickups during the first six months of a new enforcement. to.wttw.com/3Hw9vWd

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1000+ words

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Chicago police officer fatally shot in Chatham neighborhood was struck in back: autopsy www.chicagotribune.com/2025/06/06/c...

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U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement subpoenaed the Chicago City Clerk’s Office for the personal information of applicants to a municipal ID program popular with immigrants, an apparent new tactic in Republican President Donald Trump’s plan to target Chicago as he seeks to ramp up deportations.

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Dr. Robby deserves better than this

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A Cook County jury ordered Hyde Park Ald. Lamont Robinson’s campaign and Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle’s 4th Ward Democratic Organization to pay $1.475M to former Chicago City Council candidate Ebony Lucas.

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An Aurora resident who staunchly maintained his innocence on a charge of alleged battery against a member of former Mayor Richard Irvin’s campaign team had his case dismissed by a Kane County judge on Wednesday. to.wttw.com/3ZRb0V9

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According to Chicago Police Department data, there were 36 homicides recorded throughout May 2025, a total that’s down 38% compared to the same month last year and down nearly 50% compared to May 2023.

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Just five months into the year, Chicago taxpayers have spent at least $165 million to resolve more than two and a half dozen lawsuits, exceeding its budget to resolve lawsuits alleging police misconduct by more than 100%, city records show. @wttw.bsky.social

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NEW: The family of a 10-year-old girl who was killed after a 2020 police chase received $62.5 million from the city, the latest massive payment prompted by a Chicago police pursuit that violated department policy, records obtained by @wttw.bsky.social news.

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Chicago’s registry of gun offenders is “incomplete and unreliable,” a city watchdog investigation found, due to a lack of enforcement, procedural controls and inconsistent guidance. (via @bymattmasterson.bsky.social)

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I see the timeline has a lot questions about TIFs this fine morning ... This guy has answers, courtesy of @wttw.bsky.social news.wttw.com/2025/05/08/w...

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