A.D. Quig covers Cook County government, City Hall and the Obama Presidential Center. She joined the Tribune in 2022 after covering politics for Crain’s Chicago Business and The Daily Line.
A circuit court judge ruled this week that Cook County had misspent hundreds of millions of transportation dollars, a win for the organization representing construction firms.
In an endorsement session with the baiduhai Editorial Board, Toni Preckwinkle acknowledged the upgrade problems “have real consequences for schools and other taxing bodies."
Residents worried about gentrification in Woodlawn and South Shore are concerned the Obama organization is pitching short-term rentals as a way to deal with tourism.
Mayor Brandon Johnson said he will forgo potentially purchasing the meters from the private company Chicago Parking Meters, saying the price would be too steep.
The strongest opposition to federal enforcement and support for the city’s sanctuary policy was among people who were white, wealthier and living on the city’s North Side, the survey found.
The interest and issuance cost of borrowing and lost investments totaled $59.5 million for suburban school districts and $62.2 million for Chicago Public Schools.
Catherine "Cat" Sharp announced she was no longer running for county board because she needed to “focus on winning the legal battle against the Trump administration.”