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News | WTTW Chicago. Lawmakers Grapple With Public Transit Funding, Governance and Statewide Needs as Series of Hearings Wrap. The Illinois Senate’s Transportation Committee has been meeting since July to grapple with the thorny issue of funding for the Chicago area’s transit system and whether to replace the CTA, Metra, Pace and Regional ...
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Politics. Watchdog: Chicago’s Workers’ Comp System Has Been Reformed, 5 Years After Ed Burke Control. Aug 2, 2024 | Heather Cherone. The first-of-its-kind audit by Inspector General Deborah Witzburg of the city’s workers compensation system found “major improvement” in the system that paid $73.5 million to resolve approximately 3,700 ...
2024 General Election Voter Guide | Chicago News | WTTW
4 天之前 — Ballot Measures. WTTW News’ Voter Guide is your one-stop shop for everything you need to know before voting in the 2024 general election. You’ll find candidate profiles that include detailed, issue-based questionnaires; video interviews that allow you to hear directly from candidates about where they stand on the big topics; and an easy-to ...
Federal Court Monitor: Expand Consent Decree to Include Traffic …
2024年10月11日 — Chicago Police Department Headquarters, 3510 S. Michigan Ave. (Michael Izquierdo / WTTW News) A federal court order requiring the Chicago Police Department to change the way it trains, supervises and disciplines officers should be expanded to include traffic stops, but the city’s new police oversight board should be given some power over the hot …
As State Lawmakers Eye Transit, RTA Talks Funding Crunch, …
2 天之前 — The Chicago area’s transit agencies are facing a $730 million fiscal cliff in 2026 when federal COVID relief money runs out, money that’s filling the gap in operating budgets from still-sluggish ridership numbers. Some legislators and advocates back the idea of doing away with RTA, CTA, Metra and Pace in favor of a new regional mega-agency, the Metropolitan Mobility …
The Week in Review | Chicago News | WTTW - WTTW News
2024年10月4日 — Week in Review: City Projects Near $1B Budget Shortfall for 2025; CPS Students Return to School. Aug 30, 2024 | Paul Caine. The school year starts, and already CPS leaders are buried in homework. Work begins on Chicago’s permanent casino. And the city stares down a nearly billion-dollar deficit.
Daily Chicagoan | Chicago News | WTTW - WTTW News
2024年10月8日 — Daily Chicagoan Explore today’s news in Chicago delivered to your inbox. Stay informed on the latest issues facing Chicago with the Daily Chicagoan. Our email newsletter delivers essential news and insights directly to your inbox every morning, curated by the trusted journalists at WTTW News. Sign up to get the latest delivered to you daily. …
Repeated Police Misconduct by 200 Officers Cost Chicago
2024年8月12日 — In all, the city spent $384.2 million to resolve lawsuits alleging approximately 1,300 Chicago police officers committed a wide range of misconduct — including false arrest and excessive force — during the five-year period that the Chicago Police Department was under a federal court order known as the consent decree to stop violating the civil rights of …
Daily Chicagoan: Inside Chicago's Budget Woes - WTTW
Chicago’s dire financial condition is rooted in decades of mismanagement, leaving no quick fixes that will bridge a projected $982.4 million budget shortfall in 2025, according to a new report from the Civic Federation. The city is staring into a financial abyss after hitting the so-called “fiscal cliff,” with federal COVID-19 relief ...
WTTW News Explains | Chicago News | WTTW
2024年5月22日 — Illinios ranks first in the nation in the number of individual units of local government. WTTW News Explains what is going on with all of those property tax line items. In this Emmy Award-winning series, WTTW News tackles your questions — big and small — about life in the Chicago area. Our video animations guide you through local government ...