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US Rep. Mike Quigley says he won’t run for Chicago mayor in 2023

CHICAGO — U.S. Rep. Mike Quigley on Thursday announced he will not run for Chicago mayor in 2023.

Chicago Tribune

EPA refuses to open new civil rights inquiry into General Iron

Southeast Side community groups hoped the environmental agency would look into the city’s role in a planned move of a North Side metal shredder to their neighborhood.

Chicago Sun-Times

City Council approves loan fund to help preserve single-room occupancy buildings

The $5 million fund will be administered by the Chicago Investment Corporation.

Chicago Sun-Times

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Tribune, news organizations fighting Chicago Park District's effort to seal lawsuit alleging Mayor Lori Lightfoot made obscene, defamatory comments

CHICAGO — A coalition of news organizations convened by the Chicago Tribune is seeking to block the Chicago Park District’s efforts to seal a pending lawsuit alleging Mayor Lori Lightfoot yelled obscenities at and defamed a Park District attorney during a call about a controversial Christopher Columbus statue.

Chicago Tribune

Chicago mayor’s free gas and transit fare card giveaways win City Council approval

CHICAGO — Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s controversial free gas and public transit card giveaway narrowly passed the City Council Wednesday after aldermen debated whether the measure will truly help struggling residents or simply be a political “gimmick.”

Chicago Tribune

Afternoon Edition: April 27, 2022

Today’s update is a 5-minute read that will brief you on the day’s biggest stories.

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City Council unanimously approves Deborah Witzburg as Chicago’s new inspector general

Now locked into a four-year term, Witzburg is free to confront what she calls the “debt of legitimacy” created by scandals involving two indicted pols: Ald. Edward Burke and former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan.

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Lightfoot’s $12.5 million gas, transit card giveaway squeaks through City Council

The vote was 26 to 23. It was one of the closest votes of Lori Lightfoot’s tenure.

Chicago Sun-Times

Proposal would provide benefits to spouses of police officers, other first responders who die by suicide

The push for the suicide benefits ordinance, which would be retroactive to Jan. 1, 2018, included pleas from two women whose husbands took their own lives after serving a combined 30 years on the Chicago Police Department.

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Labor groups join aldermen in critique of casino plans over lack of living wage guarantees

The president of the Chicago Federation of Labor said none of the proposed casino operators has agreed to negotiate union contracts.

Chicago Sun-Times

New book: Sen. Duckworth’s pushback after Biden rejects her for VP, worried about Thailand birth

“I’ve beaten every a—h—- who’s come after me with that,” Duckworth told Biden, recounted in “This Will Not Pass: Trump, Biden and the Battle for America’s Future.”

Chicago Sun-Times

Chicago sees most violent weekend this year: 37 hurt and 7 killed by gunfire

In January, just days after Chicago closed the books on its deadliest year in a quarter-century, Mayor Lori Lightfoot declared 2022 a “make-or-break year” for tamping down surging violent crime. This weekend, however, proved to be the year’s first major stumbling block.

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Ald. Sigcho-Lopez, advocates say city’s COVID-19 relief money has largely gone to contractors: ‘They’re leaving our communities to bleed’

“We talk about equity, then deliver equity,” the 25th Ward alderman said Sunday. “Deliver equity for our families, for staffing, for communities.”

Chicago Sun-Times

Stop using Chicago’s speed cameras as a cash machine

Instead of providing safety improvements, the speed camera ticketing policy has become a huge cash machine for a city constantly on the financial edge.

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With warm weather upon us, Park District needs a permanent superintendent

Seven months after former parks boss Mike Kelly’s ouster, Mayor Lori Lightfoot and the Chicago Park District board have yet to name a permanent superintendent — and won’t say why they haven't. This makes no sense.

Chicago Sun-Times

Willie Wilson brings 3rd free fuel ‘blessing’ to Chicago-area drivers: ‘Call it buying a vote, but he bought mine’

Free fuel never seems to gets old. Thousands of Chicagoans woke up early once again to get their $50 worth of free gas in Willie Wilson’s third giveaway in two months.

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City announces plan to expand air pollution monitoring, cut greenhouse gases by 60%

By 2025, Mayor Lori Lightfoot wants to have a “robust outdoor air quality monitoring network” and also is pushing for a big emissions cut by 2040.

Chicago Sun-Times

Ethics Chair proposes sweeping package of ethics reforms

The changes include ending the privilege that has allowed former Council members-turned-lobbyists to work the floor during City Council meetings and a big increase in potential fines.

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Pump the brakes on driving, especially SUVS

Clearly the price of gas has not led people to curb their driving nor their appetite for big vehicles.

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Feds defend Danny Solis’ deal, say his cooperation was ‘truly extraordinary’

A judge agreed Thursday to delay Solis’ prosecution on a bribery charge until April 2025. If he keeps up his end of the bargain, the feds are expected to seek dismissal of that charge.

Chicago Sun-Times

Former state’s attorney candidate says business, union leaders fed up with Lightfoot, urging him to run for mayor — and he’s listening

Bill Conway’s father, William E. Conway Jr., helped found the Carlyle Group, a private equity firm, and has a net worth pegged at $3.5 billion in 2020. He donated $10.5 million to his son’s 2020 run for Cook County state’s attorney.

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U.S. military hopes to mine tech brains in the Midwest with opening of new Chicago office

The Defense Department’s Defense Innovation Unit also has offices on both coasts and in Texas.

Chicago Sun-Times

Locations announced for 3rd Willie Wilson gas giveaway

The $1 million giveaway is planned for Saturday at 16 locations in Chicago and 14 others in the suburbs, according to a post on Wilson’s Facebook page.

Chicago Sun-Times

Federal lawmakers want the CTA to improve safety— or else

A letter to the agency is a reminder of what’s at stake: billions in federal funds. Frankly, we’d rather see more resources spent on CTA safety and cleanliness than on gas-and-transit-card giveaways.

Chicago Sun-Times

Interim Park District CEO gets one-month extension day after saying she wants job permanently

The mayor’s laudatory comments appeared to signal support for Rosa Escareno. But when the Park District board emerged from a lengthy executive session, it announced her contract would be extended, but only through May 31.

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