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Pay $7.6M to Man Who Spent 17 Years in Prison After Being Wrongfully Convicted, City Lawyers Recommend
Chicago taxpayers should pay $7.6 million to a man who spent 17 years in prison after he was wrongfully convicted of a 2001 murder, city lawyers recommended. John Velez was convicted of killing 26-year-old Anthony Hueneca in Little Village. Police officers believed the shooting was part of an ongoing conflict between two street gangs, the Satan Disciples and the Latin Kings.
How The Original Rainbow Cone Has Delighted Customers for Almost a Century
The Original Rainbow Cone has been delighting customers with ice cream for 98 years at their iconic original location in Beverly on the far South Side of Chicago. Known for their namesake dessert, the shop has survived multiple economic recessions, a world war, and decades of thronging tourists and hungry Chicagoans at the Taste of Chicago.
Chicago Taxpayers Have Paid $35.7M to Defend Disgraced Detective Reynaldo Guevara, With No End in Sight
Chicago taxpayers have paid more than $35.7 million to defend disgraced former Chicago Police Detective Reynaldo Guevara in 39 lawsuits alleging he framed people for crimes they did not commit — and there is no end in sight, according to documents obtained by WTTW News. Since 2008, city officials...
Biden faces public test as more call for him to end bid
President Biden is facing a high-pressure moment, preparing to hold his first solo press conference in several months at the NATO summit in Washington. It’s a major public test for the president’s re-election campaign as he faces questions over his stamina and health. White House Correspondent Laura Barrón-López reports.
Illinois Reparations Commission to Host Public Hearings, Starting in Chicago
Illinois residents looking to weigh in on reparations, now’s your chance. The state’s reparations commission is kicking off public hearings across Illinois — with the first taking place in Chicago on Saturday. The commission is tasked with researching and reporting on possible reparatory actions for Black residents...
New Book Explores Ways to Reduce Mass Incarceration: ‘We Understand the Destruction and the Consequences’
Black people in Illinois are incarcerated at a rate seven and a half times higher than their White counterparts, according to the Prison Policy Initiative. And the national incarceration rate of Black people is six times the rate of White people. Racial disparities are just one of the many topics...
Pritzker Signs Health Insurance Reform Measures Into Law
SPRINGFIELD — Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed legislation Wednesday that puts new controls on the state’s health insurance industry, including bans on certain practices companies have used to reduce costs by controlling the amount of health care services a patient receives. The Health Care Protection Act, House Bill 5395,...
Sueños Music Festival Gets 5-Year Deal From Chicago Park District, Option To Add 3rd Day of Performances
“Sueños” means dreams, and the founders of Chicago’s Sueños Music Festival made theirs come true when they launched the city’s first all Latin fest in 2022. The dream just got bigger, with the Chicago Park District Board of Commissioners unanimously approving a contract Wednesday that will see Sueños return to Grant Park for the next five years, with an option to extend the deal for five more.
CPS Hopes to Keep Funding Cuts Out of the Classroom as it Fills $500M Shortfall With New $9.9B Budget Proposal
Chicago Public Schools says its new district budget will keep funding cuts out of the classroom by relying on grant money, departmental cuts and central office reductions to fill a shortfall that has ballooned to more than $500 million. District officials on Wednesday announced a newly proposed $9.9 billion budget...
Top Chicago Democratic Donors Halting Convention Fundraising Lunch for High-Dollar Contributors, Source Says
Washington (CNN) — Organizers for at least one Chicago fundraiser scheduled during the Democratic National Convention have decided to not to proceed with the mid-August event, a source with knowledge of the discussions told CNN. In the immediate wake of President Joe Biden’s debate performance, organizers paused conversations on...
Czech president on NATO's future if Trump wins
World leaders have gathered at the NATO Summit in Washington to address pressing international challenges. At the top of the agenda is how to sustain Western support for Ukraine. Few leaders understand Ukrainian challenges and the NATO alliance as deeply as Czech President Petr Pavel who once served as chairman of NATO’s military committee. Geoff Bennett sat down with Pavel to discuss more.
Pritzker Says He’s ‘All in for Joe Biden’ Amid Calls for the President to Drop Out of 2024 Race
Video: At a Chicago event on July 9, 2024, Gov. J.B. Pritzker said he’s “all in for Joe Biden” as the 2024 Democratic presidential nominee. (WTTW News) Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Tuesday said “of course” President Joe Biden is mentally and physically up to serving for another term.
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