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The Center Square: Suburban mayor shuts down plan to take migrants from Chicago
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson says the city of Chicago has had conversations with suburban leaders in Cook and other counties about the possibility of moving migrants into their communities. However, some suburban leaders have voiced their concerns.
Thousands of migrant families have arrived in Chicago over the past year. City officials have placed many in police stations, YMCAs and Daley College.
Chicago Tribune: With government on the verge of resting, sexual harassment, Chinatown deal, secret FBI recordings stir Tim Mapes case
Anybody who thought the perjury trial of Democratic insider Tim Mapes would be a dull examination of his seven alleged lies before a federal grand jury was in for a big surprise.
Instead, the ongoing case against Mapes has turned into an autopsy of how the record reign of his former boss, Democratic House Speaker Michael Madigan, began to fall apart.
Chicago Sun-Times: CPS juggles funding, bilingual staff to welcome thousands of new migrant students
ReeShell Parra Fernandez is a bright 9-year-old. She follows conversations. And without knowing English, she sings American pop songs from memory.
A recent immigrant from Venezuela, she’s also never really been to school. An economic crisis and violence engulfed her native country when she should have started classes. And at this point, she still hasn’t learned to read.
Capitol News: State to put $20 million toward grants for grocers, research into food insecurity
Communities across Illinois that lack access to nearby stores that sell high quality food may soon see that change.
Gov. JB Pritzker on Friday signed a bill that sets up a program to distribute $20 million for grants and technical assistance for grocery stores as well as funding research into food insecurity.