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South Shore Line improvements to trim commute times to NW Indiana ⁦Governor Eric Holcomb⁩ nbcchicago.com/traffic/transi…

Mayor’s Advisory Council on LGBTQ+ Affairs continues dispute with mayor’s office over parade dlvr.it/T6qjnv

One year in office this week for Mayor Brandon Johnson
His team will not reply to my repeated requests for an interview. But perhaps you’d like to watch my last one on one interview with him 9 months ago. It’s here ⬇️

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JUST IN: Ex-Loretto Hospital exec Heather Bergdahl charged with helping embezzle $500,000 from the small safety net facility in the middle of the COVID-19 crisis.
Bergdahl was arrested in Houston shortly before a scheduled flight to Dubai.
story: chicagotribune.com/2024/05/13/ex-…

BREAKING: DePaul announces “stalemate” of divestment negotiations, encampment is expected to be removed.

Uh-oh. The Mayor's Advisory Council on LGBTQ+ Affairs flatly denies it was part of a Pride Parade agreement announced by 5th Floor. Mayor's office has angered many by shortening route, limiting participants in the parade. Background: windycitytimes.com/?s=parade&year…

'When Chicagoans chose a paid organizer for the Chicago Teachers Union and rookie Cook County commissioner as their 57th mayor, many knew Brandon Johnson would need to grow into the job.
They were right.'
chicago.suntimes.com/brandonjohnson… via Fran Spielman Mariah Woelfel Tessa Weinberg

South Shore Line is pleased to announce the implementation of a new train schedule effective Tuesday, May 14, 2024. 🚂

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#southshoreline #doubletrack

DWC appears to be making big moves to build a pipeline north of the city on down to Elmhurst and ditch its deal with the city of Chicago Danny Ecker reports.
Background on its implications for Chicago here: chicagotribune.com/2023/05/30/dup…

And an update from Feb: chicagotribune.com/2024/02/16/dup…

Mayor Brandon Johnson knows what he wants from state lawmakers, but how to actually fund his priorities is another story that still remains unclear.
The late in session visit came the same day the governor's office asked state agencies to prepare some spending cuts #twill

Calumet City mayor to pay back some disputed credit card charges chicagotribune.com/2024/05/08/cal…

.Mayor Brandon Johnson said of his picks for the CTA and RTA that he's 'putting forth people that have real lived experiences.' Of Acree, he said: 'I have absolute confidence that his lived experience' will help, be a 'real voice' to families that rely on public transit

🚨🚨🚨BREAKING: President Biden tells Erin Burnett that if Israel invades the city of Rafah, the U.S. will stop supplying it with artillery shells, bombs for fighter jets and other offensive weapons

Johnson just now on school closure moratorium advancing:
'It's ongoing conversations and Springfield is quite the place to be for those conversations.' #twill

Acree's nomination passed in a voice vote, with only Alds Waguespack and Vasquez going 'no.'

I pressed him afterward on the lack of budget shortfall awareness. He said he misspoke, but was promptly pulled away when I pressed on how he would address the shortfall on the board.

With Johnson in town, the Senate Executive Committee just passed HB303- the bill putting a moratorium on school closures until the CPS board is fully elected. CTU called it racist.
The bill was on an agreed list, so it was not discussed in committee #twill

“I really think democracy is at stake, Biden says at a campaign event in Racine. Says he was asked during an interview today (CNN) if he thought Trump would accept the election results. “And I said he won’t.”

Kamilla Cardoso a bit emotional talking about the frustration of having to start her rookie season on the bench (shoulder injury). Says she’s never had to sit out a game in her life. But … says she’s going to trust everything happens for a reason. Chicago Sky #Skytown

National dignitaries will be visiting the Loop this afternoon around the area of Wabash and Monroe. Expect closures in the area starting at 1pm. Extra street closures will be in place 4pm-8pm, so please allow extra time for travel in the area.

Mayor's appointment to the RTA is unaware of the big funding deficit that Chicago transit systems need addressed in the next year
More from Michael McDevitt on who he is #twill
thedailyline.com/chicago-city-b…