Cook County has $20 million for the suburbs to help migrants. Most towns aren’t going for it.
wbez.org/stories/cook-c… Kristen Schorsch WBEZ

'The people who did this did not have a heart, they hurt innocent people,' Ariana's grandmother said in Spanish between sobs.

9-year-old girl killed in Back of the Yards mass attack was 'the princess of the family' chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2024/04/… by Kaitlin Washburn

Man killed by Chicago police at traffic stop 'fired first,' then officers returned fire with nearly 100 shots, oversight agency says chicago.suntimes.com/police-reform/… Chicago Sun-Times WBEZ

The Bears held their first meeting this week with the state agency they need to help bankroll a new domed stadium on the lakefront.

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Smooth and straight — and now sick? Thousands of Black women are suing the makers of hair relaxers in federal court in Chicago.
wbez.org/stories/hair-r… grimm Natalie Y Moore WBEZ Chicago Sun-Times

Caring for yourself or a loved one after a sexual assault can be a harrowing experience, and an American Public Media investigation finds hospitals in Illinois have made it that much more challenging for survivors.
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Chicago Public Media lays off 14 staffers, citing financial troubles.
wbez.org/stories/chicag… Dave McKinney WBEZ Chicago Sun-Times

Chicago Mayor Johnson chooses Cristina Pacione-Zayas as chief of staff, the first Latina to hold that key position.
wbez.org/stories/johnso… Chicago Sun-Times WBEZ Fran Spielman

Sendy Soto will be tasked with creating a five-year plan to address homelessness in Chicago.
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While Burke’s overall margin of victory was incredibly small — about 1,500 votes or 0.3% — the results were anything but close in most precincts across Cook County. Post-race analysis from Alden Loury and Michael Puente: wbez.org/stories/how-bu…

Applause and shouts of “traitor” as Ald. Byron Sigcho-Lopez takes his seat in City Council chambers. Still waiting for the Special City Council meeting to get underway.

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Fresh from clinching the Democratic nomination for Cook County state’s attorney, Eileen O’Neill Burke on Monday acknowledged she must improve her messaging in a race in which she says she was unfairly cast as the tough-on-crime candidate. trib.al/6S8tSde

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Harris gained 67 votes on O’Neill Burke today as Chicago tallied provisional ballots, cutting her lead to 1,556 votes, less than a third of a percentage point. But few additional ballots are expected before the count ends Tuesday.

EOB 264,289 (50.15%)
CH3: 262,733 (49.85%)

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BREAKING: University lecturer Clayton Harris III says he won’t pursue a recount in the Democratic primary for Cook County state’s attorney — after the Associated Press declared retired appellate judge Eileen O’Neill Burke the winner this afternoon and she claimed victory.

Eileen O’Neill Burke declares victory in Democratic state’s attorney primary after AP calls her winner: ‘It was worth the wait’ chicago.suntimes.com/elections/2024… w/Matthew Hendrickson Chicago Sun-Times

JUST IN: Justice Eileen O’Neill Burke has declared victory in the Democratic primary for Cook County State’s Attorney. trib.al/Mt5HVJ4

During Chicago's 2020 violence, the feds say a man illegally in the U.S. fired a gun on a city street. He was indicted. Then, the Supreme Court dramatically changed the test for gun laws.

The charge was tossed. Story w/ Frank Main and Tom Schuba: chicago.suntimes.com/the-watchdogs/…

Illinois Republicans are challenging the state’s vote-by-mail law. But appellate judges seem skeptical of their arguments. wbez.org/stories/judges… Dave McKinney WBEZ

More Chicagoans lacked heat in January than any month since 2019 amid historic cold
wbez.org/stories/more-c… WBEZ Chicago Sun-Times

A Marine veteran who burned an American flag at City Hall speaks out after a Chicago alderperson takes heat for it.
wbez.org/stories/vetera… Mariah Woelfel WBEZ