While the federal government has charged 11 state lawmakers with corruption in the past ten years, leading statehouse Republicans say voters at the ballot box need to tell Democrats “enough is enough.”

State Sen. Emil Jones III, D-Chicago, was charged this week with bribery related to the red light camera industry and lying to the FBI.

Enrollment in Chicago Public Schools has fallen for the 11th consecutive year, leaving extremely small schools with dwindling student populations bracing for continued funding cuts.

Long the nation’s third-largest public school system, CPS lost around 9,000 children this year, bringing the district total to about 321,000 pre-K to 12th-grade students, according to preliminary data published on CPS’ website this month. This data includes both district-run and charter schools.

Opponents at City Hall derailed–at least, temporarily–proposals from Ald. Andre Vasquez, 40th, to put a cap on pay raises for aldermen and to prevent aldermen from making money off of real estate or legal work while serving on the City Council. But no one’s here to block your path to reading today’s edition of JUICE.

Chicago taxpayers will pay $25 million to settle three police misconduct lawsuits claiming Chicago police officers committed a wide range of misconduct.

In all, the payments approved Wednesday are equivalent to 30% of the city’s annual $82 million budget to cover the cost of police misconduct lawsuits.

Enrollment in Chicago Public Schools has fallen for the 11th consecutive year, leaving extremely small schools with dwindling student populations bracing for continued funding cuts.

Long the nation’s third-largest public school system, CPS lost around 9,000 children this year, bringing the district total to about 321,000 pre-K to 12th-grade students, according to preliminary data published on CPS’ website this month. This data includes both district-run and charter schools.