Just a few years ago they moved headquarters from Peoria to Deerfield, a suburb of Chicago. Now they’re leaving for Texas. “The move—expected to affect the roughly 230 corporate employees at Caterpillar’s headquarters—is the latest in a series of recent […]
This is great news for people with diabetes who otherwise have struggled to access this incredible technology. | learn more
“Parking meter revenues are nearly back to pre-pandemic levels. With 61 years to go on the 75-year lease, Chicago Parking Meters LLC has now recouped its entire $1.16 billion investment, plus $502.5 million more.” | learn more
“The new map includes 16 majority-Black wards plus the “Black influence” 27th Ward, 14 majority-Latino wards and one majority-Asian American ward and has secured more than the 41 votes needed to avoid a referendum, according to officials.” Is this really […]
“For nearly a decade, mayoral candidate Ald. Raymond Lopez has failed to make mortgage payments on a property on the city’s Southwest Side, totaling almost $42,000, according to a lawsuit filed earlier this year.” | learn more
I’m not quite sure what took so long. “The casino is expected to be a financial boon for the city, providing millions that officials say they need to fulfill pension obligations and prevent tax increases, among other things.” | learn more
He parked in the bike lane, got mad when a biker took a photo, then followed him home. Inspector general recommended firing. Department decided a 29 day suspension was enough. Is this a consequence of the labor shortage? | learn more
It’s too easy to read into this as an abdication of duty by prosecutors. Maybe they should get more benefit of the doubt? Maybe not. “Prosecutors wouldn’t charge him with shooting 2 women, so CPD overrode their decision. Prosecutors drop […]
“The owner of Plum Market, an independent grocery store along Wells Street in Old Town, claims the business is being pushed out of the neighborhood after a “back-door agreement” was made between its landlord and incoming grocery store Dom’s Kitchen […]
“Since 1969, 37 aldermen have been convicted of a crime. More await trial. But Bill Cameron, who covered City Hall for 50 years, says “we catch only about 3 or 5% of the bad guys.” | learn more