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1 week ago | nbcchicago.com | Rose Schmidt

A Chicago alderwoman is threatening legal action against a fellow City Council member, alleging he spread misinformation after a Chicago man was arrested with the killing of two Israeli embassy staff members in Washington, D.C.Ald. Rossana Rodriguez-Sanchez, who represents Chicago's 33rd Ward, alleges that social media posts made by 15th Ward Ald. Raymond Lopez have put her and her staff in danger.

1 week ago | ourcommunitynow.com | Mary Ann Ahern |Rose Schmidt

Share The Illinois General Assembly has a May 31 deadline to pass a budget, and there are still a ton of issues up in the air. The jam-packed docket includes the future of mass transit in the Chicago area, and whether the Chicago Bears will get help from Springfield to build a new stadium. Lawmakers tasked with budget negotiations worked through the holiday weekend and said there is progress but no public plan with just four days left to go before the deadline.

1 week ago | nbcchicago.com | Mary Ann Ahern |Rose Schmidt

The Illinois General Assembly has a May 31 deadline to pass a budget, and there are still a ton of issues up in the air. The jam-packed docket includes the future of mass transit in the Chicago area, and whether the Chicago Bears will get help from Springfield to build a new stadium. Lawmakers tasked with budget negotiations worked through the holiday weekend and said there is progress but no public plan with just four days left to go before the deadline.

2 weeks ago | nbcchicago.com | Rose Schmidt

Political reaction to the fatal shooting of two Israeli embassy staff members in Washington, D.C. has been swift, with both sides of the aisle condemning what happened. The shooting took place around 9:15 p.m. Wednesday night as the two victims, Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Milgrim, were leaving an event at the Capital Jewish Museum. The suspect, Chicago man Elias Rodriguez, approached a group of four people and opened fire, Metropolitan Police Chief Pamela Smith said.

2 weeks ago | ourcommunitynow.com | Chuck Goudie |Rose Schmidt

Twenty-four hours after Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson proudly proclaimed the number of Black city officials he's hired, officials with the Trump administration's U.S. Department of Justice announced they are investigating the city's hiring practices.