Mayor Brandon Johnson's 2025 to-do list: tax hemp, pass 'Anjanette Young ordinance’
The mayor is laying out his priorities for the year. But what's not on the list are solutions to the big fiscal cliffs for ...
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Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson wants to tax hemp and pass the ‘Anjanette Young ordinance’ in his 2025 to-dos
Johnson’s team is laying out its first-quarter priorities. What’s not on the list is solutions to big fiscal cliffs for city ...
Stabbing on CTA platform in Loop leaves 2 hospitalized: CPD
Two men were hospitalized with serious injuries after being stabbed on a CTA train platform in the Loop Thursday night, police said.
2 men stabbed on CTA platform in downtown Chicago
CHICAGO (CBS) — Two men were stabbed at a Chicago Transit Authority platform in downtown Chicago Thursday night. Just after ...
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Transit Briefs: MBTA, RTA Chicago, NYMTA
Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) completes Automatic Train Control (ATC) implementation on all north side Commuter Rail lines. Also, ridership across the Chicago region’s fixed-route ...
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Uber, Lyft or transit? The answer appears to align with how people value their time
Research led by the University of Michigan has arrived at a surprisingly unsurprising result while assessing the ...
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Dem Mayor Doubles Down On Sanctuary Policies Amid ICE Crackdown, GOP Investigation
Mayor Brandon Johnson stood by his city’s sanctuary law during a Tuesday press conference in response to Immigration and ...
Trump administration’s surprise federal funding freeze sows havoc across Illinois before being blocked by federal judge
The Trump administration’s surprise federal funding freeze spurred discord and pushback in Illinois even as a judge ...
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CTA Says Federal Funding for Red Line Extension Still Expected Despite Freeze
The Chicago Transit Authority says the $1.9 billion in federal funding it’s been promised for the Red Line Extension should ...
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Daily Herald opinion: Yes, the clock is ticking: Lawmakers, don’t leave transit agencies, public waiting to last minute for budget answers
Metra Executive Director Jim Derwinski's grim warning last week to the transit agency's board of directors was in many ways a ...
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‘How Do You Guys Sleep?’: Chicago Resident Rips Officials Criticizing Deportations Of Illegal Immigrants
Chicago resident Vashon Tuncle appeared on Fox News Monday to call out state and local officials for their pushback on ...
Downtown Chicago kicks off 2025 with record high vacancy rates
Wirepoints President Ted Dabrowski is sounding the alarm about Chicago’s still dwindling downtown office occupancy rates ...