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Pritzker signs disaster declaration to aid people bused from Texas, calls on Abbott to ‘stop trying to sow the seeds of chaos’

At a morning news conference, the governor also said he is calling in the Illinois National Guard to help with infrastructure and services to handle immigrants bused to the state by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott.

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Chicago guaranteed income recipients are mostly women and caregivers with median income of $14,000

CHICAGO — Chicago’s $31.5 million guaranteed income pilot program has kicked off with slightly more than 5,000 households receiving their first payments, Mayor Lori Lightfoot announced Tuesday.

Chicago Tribune

Chicago Skyway sold — again — generating windfall for beleaguered taxpayers

The latest ownership change is expected to generate about $25 million in real estate transaction taxes, enough to cut in half Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s $42.7 million property tax increase — though he mayor’s office refused to say how the funds would be used.

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Mayors hope to coordinate response to migrants from Texas after buses from Chicago arrive in suburbs

CHICAGO — Suburban mayors Monday called for better communication and coordination with Chicago and state governments after being surprised by busloads of migrants being sent to their towns — and Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot pledged to work with the mayors.

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Mayor Lightfoot says the ‘destiny’ of Black Chicagoans is at stake in the 2023 election. But can she win their votes?

CHICAGO — At a South Side diner one recent morning, Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot served up a cautionary tale about what might happen if Black voters don’t unite behind her reelection bid.

Chicago Tribune

Another one bites the dust: Ald. Reboyras chooses retirement over difficult reelection campaign

Ariel Reboyras will serve out the remainder of his term and call it a career — after 20 years as alderperson and 44 years in city government — when the new council is sworn in next May.

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Chicago is making real progress on policing reform

In the Independent Monitoring Report 4, Chicago achieved a noteworthy milestone: At the two-year mark, it had achieved more than any other American city under a consent decree. Missing deadlines should not be conflated with noncompliance.

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Enough with the complaining already

Alderpeople mark their departure by whining like teens.

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City Council exodus is a chance to vote for Chicago’s future

The City Hall exodus needn’t be cause to panic. Chicago has experienced turnover before, and our city survived and emerged even stronger.

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Downtown casino plan has a surprising ally: Chicago River lovers

The formerly filthy river is becoming a big attraction — and developers like Bally’s are taking notice.

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Bears’ George McCaskey: New stadium ‘our 100-year opportunity’

George McCaskey didn’t always believe the Bears needed a home of their own. Now, the Bears chairman said, is the time.

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Some immigrants arriving from Texas temporarily living in suburban hotel

About 300 immigrants have come to Chicago via Texas-charted buses to Illinois within the last week, according to Illinois officials. Some are now temporarily living at a suburban hotel.

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Third group of migrants settling in after arrival from Texas, Chicago officials say

CHICAGO — A group of more than 100 migrants arrived in Chicago Wednesday afternoon from the Texas border, city officials confirmed.

Chicago Tribune

Democratic mayors prepare to be next Texas migrant busing targets

Boston, Philadelphia and Seattle officials are all getting ready if Gov. Greg Abbott eyes them next.

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Third wave of immigrants arrives in Chicago from Texas

For the third time in a week, Texas officials sent individuals arriving at the southern U.S. border to Chicago. City officials are providing refuge for the newly arrived immigrants at a Humboldt Park shelter.

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Garcia inches closer to joining crowded race for mayor

In March, the Democratic congressman all but ruled out a mayoral campaign — despite calling Lightfoot more vulnerable than any Chicago mayor in 40 years. Now, he’s pegging the odds that he will run at 50-50.

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Cynthia M. Allen: Northern city mayors should direct their ire over migrant busing at Biden, not Abbott

FORT WORTH, Texas – Chicago became the latest northern city to feel a little of the Texas heat last week.

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Fallen Chicago Police officers remembered at Gold Star Families Memorial

“There’s no greater love than this, that I would lay down my life for a friend. They gave their lives in protection of the residents of the city of Chicago,” Chicago Police Supt. David Brown said.

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Retiring Ald. Susan Sadlowski Garza bemoans one-way street of Chicago politics

“If there’s one thing that I’ve learned — especially in the past couple of years — I know who the real people are and I know who the fake ones are. And I know who has my back. I know who doesn’t,” Sadlowski Garza told the Sun-Times.

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Bears release Arlington Heights details, make case for public subsidy

Though the Bears will not seek public funds to build a stadium, “we look forward to partnering with the various governmental bodies to secure additional funding and assistance needed to support the feasibility of the remainder of the development,” the team wrote.

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Two new COVID-19 vaccines will be available in Chicago this week

The city already has been allocated about 150,000 doses of the updated vaccines, and more than 130 pharmacies in Chicago are expected to receive doses this week.

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Ald. Susan Sadlowski Garza won’t seek a third term

She was the first member of the Chicago Teachers Union to be elected to the City Council and the first woman to represent the 10th Ward — a position she’s held since 2015.

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‘Human crisis’: Chicago seeks help as Texas buses over migrants

Chicago says about 125 asylum seekers, many of them families with small children, arrived from Texas so far.

Chicago Tribune

As more migrants arrive in Chicago, Mayor Lori Lightfoot urges Texas governor to collaborate

Mayor Lori Lightfoot encouraged residents to help support a second wave of migrants who arrived Sunday afternoon by bus in Chicago and urged Texas Gov. Greg Abbott to collaborate on a more humane transition.

Chicago Sun-Times

50 more immigrants arrive in Chicago from Texas; city launches website for donations

On Sunday, Lightfoot again lambasted Texas Gov. Greg Abbott for “manufacturing a human crisis” by sending immigrants to the city with no prior communication as to their needs.

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