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Lawmakers want empty SW Side building to become CPD station, not storage facility as mayor proposed
There is an ongoing fight over a former National Guard armory on Chicago's Southwest Side. It was slated to become a new police station, but Mayor Brandon Johnson apparently has other plans for the building.The disagreement is frustrating some lawmakers and others living in the community.ABC7 Chicago is now streaming 24/7. Click here to watchFor years, the population has exploded on the city's far Southwest Side. The neighborhoods are not too far from Midway airport. Yet, there is one police district for over 250,000 residents."There's 84 schools in the 8th District, 23 square miles. Our officer-per-resident ratio is nine officers...
‘We’ve Been Tired For A Long Time’: Inside A Public Housing Advocate’s Push To Oust The CHA CEO
CHICAGO — The meeting was tense before it even began. Ald. Byron Sigcho-Lopez (25th) repeatedly warned the public housing residents, advocates, allies and neighbors amassed in City Council chambers that anyone who disrupted the housing committee meeting would be removed from the room. Then came the public comment part...
As City Prepares to Close 3 Shelters, Advocates See Shifts in Migrants’ Needs
Three city-run migrant shelters are set to close in Chicago next month. Shelters in Pilsen and the West Loop will close Oct. 1, while a shelter in Hyde Park will close Oct. 24. All of the residents will be offered space in one of the 14 shelters the city will continue to operate, officials said.
State Road 312 to close in East Chicago
Indiana Department of Transportation contractor Rieth Riley Construction will close State Road 312 between Parrish Ave and State Road 912/Cline Ave on or after Wednesday, September 25. State Road 312 will be closed through the end of October for a small box culvert replacement. Motorists should seek an alternate route....
Mental health care expanding on Chicago’s South Side
There is a growing need for mental health services on Chicago’s South Side. According to the Chicago Department of Public Health, over 65% of Black and Latino Chicagoans are not receiving any care for serious psychological distress. And in 2012, the city closed half of its public mental health...
Mars Wrigley selects developer for historic factory on Northwest Side
Mars Wrigley has announced that McCaffery Interests Inc. will spearhead the redevelopment of its iconic factory on the Northwest Side of Chicago. This site, nearly a century old and the birthplace of Snickers and Three Musketeers candy bars, will undergo significant changes.
Chicago rideshare drivers take safety demands to City Hall
(The Center Square) – Chicago Gig Alliance organizer Lori Simmons vows to keep the pressure on city officials as the group pushes for legislation aimed at keeping rideshare drivers across the city safe and protected. Simmons and others recently marched on City Hall to amplify demands laid out in the group’s Rideshare Living and Safety Ordinance. “It’s three main parts,” Simmons told The Center Square. “It's pay, it's driver safety...
Chicago Public Schools wants to combine state and local teacher retirement funds. Is that possible?
Sign up for Chalkbeat Chicago’s free daily newsletter to keep up with the latest education news.As they worked to close a budget deficit this summer, Chicago Public Schools officials proposed a surprising and bold cost-saving measure: Combine the Chicago Teachers’ Pension Fund with the Illinois Teachers’ Retirement System.Chicago school officials said the move could direct more money to schools by reducing the cost of Chicago’s contribution to the pension fund. It would also mean Chicago taxpayers would no longer have to pay for two pension funds. As Illinois residents, Chicagoans contribute to the state teacher pension system for districts outside...
Illinois highlights an overlooked safety feature during ‘Rail Safety Week’
(WTVO) — Illinois officials an often overlooked safety feature that could save lives at railroad crossings across the state. The blue ENS signs list emergency contact numbers as well as specific details about each crossing. Chicago Metra also unveiled a special train wrap inspired by the signs. The annual initiative “Rail Safety Week” is aimed […]
Chicago’s Latino Neighborhoods Have Less Access to Parks, But Residents Are Working to Change That
Carmen Barragan, a Brighton Park Neighborhood Council health organizer manager, stands at the renovated Kelly Park on Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2024. Barragan leads programs in the neighborhood that aim to attract people to use and gather at community parks. This story is part of a collaborative reporting project led by...
Pritzker: Illinois employment picture improving, despite state’s high jobless rate
(The Center Square) – Illinois’ unemployment rate is more than a full percentage point higher than the national rate, but Gov. J.B. Pritzker says things are getting better. The August jobless rate for the state was 5.3%, tied with California for second highest in the U.S. after Nevada at 5.5%. The national unemployment rate was 4.2%. ...
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