Chicago’s Jewish, Palestinian communities react to violence in Israel: ‘They just want peace’
More than 600 people were killed in Israel, while more than 300 were dead in retaliatory strikes on the Gaza Strip on Saturday, authorities reported.
More than 600 people were killed in Israel, while more than 300 were dead in retaliatory strikes on the Gaza Strip on Saturday, authorities reported.
Council members backed the new law, which supporters say levels the economic playing field for waitstaff in Chicago’s world-class culinary scene, but that industry leaders argue will saddle neighborhood restaurants with untenable labor costs.
The county’s CEO is prioritizing migrant health care and wants to tap reserves to keep some other programs after federal pandemic relief dollars end.
The previous leader, a former Mayor Lori Lightfoot appointee, recently departed suddenly. Advocates said they were “deeply disturbed.”
First Deputy Chief of Staff Cristina Pacione-Zayas talks with WBEZ’s Clare Lane about the city’s rapidly deepening migrant crisis.
The person in the role will be tasked with providing solutions “for stable, permanent and affordable housing” for the unhoused in the city, Johnson said in a statement.
Kevin McCarthy’s run as speaker was relatively short and anything but sweet.
Under a new law that took effect earlier this year, residents in possession of assault weapons are required to submit an endorsement affidavit by Jan. 1, 2024.
The Senate voted 88-9 to approve a short-term spending bill to fund the government through Nov. 17. President Biden signed the bill into law shortly afterward.
The City Council debated everything from a major contract to house migrants in tents to the state’s communication with the city.