- Embattled Ald. Ed Burke has spent more than $2.7 million on legal fees, tapping a deep reservoir of campaign funds built up over decades as he waits trial on federal corruption charges.
- Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s 2022 spending plan has a heap of federal COVID-19 recovery money and a property tax increase propping up what she proclaimed “the most progressive and forward-looking budget in our city’s history.”
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- The ruling doesn't apply to the police union, whose leaders have bitterly fought the mandate.
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- Chicago's top doctor said in-school transmission remains in line with community rates.