Chicago Current archives
November 12, 2012 @ 3:30 PM
Reprints. Commonwealth Edison will seek “all paths to resolution,” including a possible return to the Illinois General Assembly, to restore $100 million in yearly revenue the utility says it lacks to build the smart grid because of a regulatory ruling ...
November 12, 2012 @ 3:30 PM
Quinn made a fresh appeal to reform Illinois' employee retirement system, hemorrhaging from an $83 billion unfunded pension liability. He is calling on the Illinois General Assembly to fix the pension crisis in the upcoming veto session. And Quinn said ...
November 12, 2012 @ 3:30 PM
by Ron Whitehorne. The recently concluded Chicago teachers strike has had an impact far beyond the Windy City. There are lessons to be learned that have broad relevance for teachers and all those concerned about public education here in Philadelphia, ...
November 12, 2012 @ 3:30 PM
Illinois Governor Pat Quinn has announced the investment of an additional $5 million to the Welcome Home Heroes home buyer financing package to make home ownership more affordable for more military families. The new Illinois Jobs Now! capital funding ...
November 12, 2012 @ 3:30 PM
Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel, center, is flanked by Chicago Public Schools CEO Jean-Claud Brizard, left, and school board president David Vitale during a news conference after the teachers union House of Delegates voted to suspend their strike Tuesday, ...
November 12, 2012 @ 3:30 PM
Gatorade, vitamin drinks and even whole milk would be barred from sale in Chicago Public Schools during school hours under a new “Healthy Snack and Beverage” policy up for a school board vote this week. Selling chocolate bars for school fund-raisers ...
November 12, 2012 @ 3:30 PM
Several hundred protesters marched along Michigan Avenue Monday morning to voice opposition to the school closings plan being put together by Chicago Public Schools. Organized by the Chicago Teachers Union and Stand Up Chicago, a coalition of ...
November 07, 2012 @ 9:34 AM
The bag of marijuana police found in Cortez Rogers’ pocket on March 19 weighed less than a penny. It was so small that prosecutors dropped the case — tiny enough that under decriminalization rules since passed by the Chicago City Council, it would have qualified for a $250 ticket. But Rogers’ lightweight stash could have heavy consequences for his mom and four brothers. Under the Chicago Housing Authority’s controversial “one-strike” rule, it could cost them their Bronzeville home.
November 07, 2012 @ 9:32 AM
Voter turnout was as high as it was four years ago in Chicago, the Chicago Board of Elections says.
Related: - High traffic crashes elections site [Sun-Times]
November 07, 2012 @ 9:31 AM
Indicted former state Rep. Derrick Smith was on his way Tuesday to writing a new chapter in Illinois political notoriety by regaining his House seat just months after being impeached and expelled over his arrest on federal bribery charges.
Related: - Facing Bribery Charge, Derrick Smith Wins Back Seat In Illinois House [CBS2 Chicago]
November 07, 2012 @ 9:30 AM
Mayor Rahm Emanuel was there in the crowd as supporters waved flags and raised their arms to embrace the shower of confetti that fell after Mr. Obama's acceptance speech. Ariel Investments CEO John Rogers, wearing a tie designed with the signature "O" ...
November 07, 2012 @ 9:30 AM
New congressional districts are drawn every 10 years based on the latest census numbers. Democrats dominated Illinois' map-making this year because they control the General Assembly and the governor's office. Slowing population growth also cost ...
November 06, 2012 @ 1:56 PM
A dozen labor unions have agreed to several work-rule concessions in exchange for a five-year contract that ensures no layoffs, Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Chicago Transit Authority President Forrest Claypool announced Monday. The tentative agreement ...
Related: - CTA unions trade work-rule changes for no-layoff guarantee [Sun-Times]
November 06, 2012 @ 1:53 PM
Chicago already has registered more homicides than it did during all of last year. Now, the Chicago Police Department is on pace to break an all-time record that could make it more difficult to stop the bloodshed: police retirements in a single year. Fraternal Order of Police President Mike Shields disclosed Monday that the ranks of 2012 retirees will top 580, breaking the old record of 570 in 2004.
November 06, 2012 @ 1:50 PM
The Chicago elections website continued to be non-functioning at noon today, adding to the confusion among voters who didn't realize their polling sites had changed.
Related: - High traffic crashes Chicago elections website [Sun-Times]
- Problems Reported With Chicago Election Website [CBS Chicago]
