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The Center Square: Judge to determine what happens next with Illinois' SAFE-T Act
The state’s controversial SAFE-T Act is set to end cash bail for many crimes in Illinois Jan. 1. Tuesday, a Kankakee County judge heard arguments in a lawsuit challenging the measure.
The case was a combined lawsuit involving over 60 state’s attorneys from around Illinois. Judge Thomas Cunningham was the presiding judge.
Daily Herald: Why Des Plaines officials signed off on proposed $3.5 million tax break for local company
A family-owned Des Plaines company with deep Chicago-area roots is in line to receive a property tax break that could save it $3.5 million.
Officials with Columbus Vegetable Oils, 30 E. Oakton St., say the deal will help the company afford about $3.4 million in facility improvements that will result in an additional $679,000 in property tax revenue for various area governmental agencies over nine years.
Illinois Answers Project: As many Latino homeowners get hit with big property tax increases, local politicians scramble for fixes
Chicago and Cook County leaders who represent predominantly Latino neighborhoods are scrambling to help homeowners who saw huge increases in their property tax bills this year by proposing a hodgepodge of short- and long-term fixes that face a rocky path to approval.
Six of the seven Chicago neighborhoods with the largest percentage increases in property taxes are located in largely Latino areas on the Northwest and Southwest sides, according to an analysis published earlier this month by the Cook County Treasurer’s office. Weeks after being sworn into office, Cook County Commissioner Anthony Quezada is already seeing the impact, he said.
WTTW: As Chicago Moves to Encrypt and Delay Scanner Traffic, Media and 1st Amendment Advocates Push Back
For years, police scanners have provided information about Chicago crime and emergency responses in real time.
It’s also something that journalists rely on to communicate emergency information to their audiences.