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By: Matt Masterson
The Chicago Financial Future Task Force published a final report Thursday that included 58 policy recommendations, such as instituting a downtown congestion fee, restructuring electricity tax rates and instituting property tax increases based on the national consumer price index.
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Newly hatched piping plover chicks at Montrose Beach, June 16, 2026. (Courtesy of Chicago Piping Plovers)
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So-called assault weapons are pictured in a file photo. (Credit: Roschetzky / iStock)
By: Matt Masterson
Chicago’s next mayoral election is less than a year away and the list of candidates — and those considering a run — is growing ever larger.
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The Dirksen Courthouse is pictured in Chicago. (Capitol News Illinois)
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A Chicago Police Department vehicle is parked on Clark Street near Daley Plaza on June 15, 2025. (Victor Hilitski / WTTW News)
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Andrew Boutros, U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois, speaks during a press conference on July 2, 2026. (WTTW News)
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A federal judge has found Chicago’s U.S. Attorney Andrew Boutros committed a “clear violation” of a court order when he openly discussed a criminal complaint in a kidnapping and murder case that remained under seal last week.
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The former head of a southwest suburban school district is facing criminal charges alleging he used a district credit card to cover $10,000 in personal expenses, including adult websites, golf equipment and Visa gift cards.
By: Matt Masterson
Charges filed in Chicago against a pair of jewelry importers who allegedly smuggled large amounts of gold into the U.S. helped propel a new federal task force past the $1 billion threshold for recoveries and penalties over the past year, officials announced.
