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Preckwinkle seeks more control over county health board after CEO ousted with $542,000 severance

June 14, 2024 at 6:41 p.m.

Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle is seeking veto power over the selection of the public health system's next leader, a move that comes after a $542,000 severance package and...

Former Cook County hospital CEO Dr. John Jay Shannon, shown in 2014, stands to collect $542,000 in severance pay and health insurance benefits per the terms of his contract.

Cost of dismissing Cook County hospital CEO? More than $600,000, plus a big pension.

June 14, 2024 at 6:41 p.m.

The Cook County health board's decision to part ways with its CEO will prove costly to taxpayers, with the tab expected to top $600,000. Not only does Dr. John Jay...

Cook County Assessor Fritz Kaegi waits to take the stage at an event at Venue SIX10 in Chicago on Dec. 11, 2019. Kaegi is under criticism for his new assessments in the north and northwest suburbs, which shifted a big chunk of the property tax burden from homeowners to business property owners.

Businesses hit hard by new property tax assessments in the suburbs — but homeowners could catch a break

June 14, 2024 at 6:42 p.m.

As he took over a system riddled with errors and inequity, Assessor Fritz Kaegi vowed to change the way commercial properties are valued in Cook County. Now his initial assessments...

Mayor Lori Lightfoot greets students at Mason Elementary School, Nov. 1, 2019, as classes resume following an 11-day teacher strike.

To pay for new union contracts, Lightfoot and Chicago Public Schools relying on duct tape — and risky assumptions about the future

June 14, 2024 at 6:42 p.m.

Mayor Lori Lightfoot and Chicago Public Schools leaders have come up with enough cash to pay for the first year of new union contracts, relying on a couple of one-time...

State Rep. Luis Arroyo leaves the Dirksen U.S. Courthouse in Chicago on Oct. 28, 2019.

Joseph Berrios’ son-in-law and a fired former Chicago cop emerge as key figures in federal probe of state Rep. Luis Arroyo

November 1, 2019 at 11:44 a.m.

State Rep. Luis Arroyo's foray into the shady world of sweepstakes machines is at the center of the federal bribery case alleging he agreed to pay off a state senator...

Mayor Lori Lightfoot, right, joined by CPS CEO Janice Jackson, makes a statement about the Chicago Teachers Union strike on Oct. 29, 2019, at City Hall.

Mayor Lori Lightfoot and the CTU are battling over TIF money. Here’s what you need to know.

June 14, 2024 at 6:43 p.m.

As the teachers strike is poised to enter its 10th school day, the issue of a pot of money from controversial tax increment finance districts remains a point of contention...

El representante estatal Luis Arroyo en una imagen del 8 de mayo de 2017.

El representante estatal Luis Arroyo fue arrestado por cargos de corrupción pública

October 28, 2019 at 12:19 p.m.

El representante estatal Luis Arroyo, demócrata de Chicago, fue arrestado por cargos de corrupción pública y se presentó en la corte federal. La demanda penal federal acusó a Arroyo, un...

Chicago's Office of Business and Management at City Hall is shown Oct. 1, 2019.

Despite Rahm Emanuel’s tax hikes, city pension debt grew by $7 billion since 2015. Here’s why.

June 14, 2024 at 6:44 p.m.

A record-high property tax increase. A new tax on water and sewer service. A higher 911 emergency fee on telephone lines. Former Mayor Rahm Emanuel's series of tax hikes was...

A man walks on West Cortland Street near Lincoln Yards in Chicago on April 8, 2019.

Judge dismisses Lincoln Yards lawsuit, says advocacy organizations had no right to file

June 14, 2024 at 6:39 p.m.

A Cook County judge on Monday tossed out a lawsuit by two advocacy organizations that wanted to undo the record $1.3 billion subsidy for the Lincoln Yards development pushed through...

Chicago woman who allegedly wore ‘Scream’ mask while repeatedly stabbing another woman is held without bond

September 17, 2019 at 7:55 a.m.

A Chicago woman who allegedly wore a "Scream" mask while repeatedly stabbing another woman after breaking into an apartment where the victim was dog sitting was held without bond Sunday....

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