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Chicago Tribune: CPS strike: Chicago Teachers Union delegates have tentative agreement on contract, but strike continues over impasse with city on makeup days; classes canceled Thursday
Chicago Teachers Union delegates have voted to accept a tentative agreement on a contract — but won’t end the strike yet because they’re still battling with Mayor Lori Lightfoot over making up the days lost to the walkout.
The union says it will be at City Hall at 10 a.m. Thursday to “demand the mayor return our days.”
Champaign News-Gazette: Corruption 'sweepstakes' collects another state legislator
Fans of one of Illinois’ favorite sports — watching political scandals unfold — are having a field day in the aftermath of yet another arrest of an Illinois politician.
The latest shoe to drop came Monday, when federal authorities filed bribery charges against Chicago state Rep. Luis Arroyo.
Chicago Tribune: A flurry of ethics reform proposals floated in Springfield as lawmakers confront cloud of corruption
Calls for ethics reform dominated the first half of the Illinois General Assembly’s fall veto session as lawmakers met under the cloud of political corruption scandals that have hit both chambers.
That means the big-ticket items slated for the session, including a revamped Chicago casino proposal and Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s push to consolidate 650 downstate and suburban public safety pension funds, were left for when lawmakers return to the Capitol for three more days on Nov. 12.
Chicago Sun-Times: Lightfoot’s decision to eliminate library fines triggers 240% increase in book returns
Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s decision to eliminate library late fees and lure scofflaw patrons back to Chicago Public Libraries by erasing outstanding debt already is working wonders, aldermen were told Wednesday.
Testifying at City Council budget hearings, Library Commisioner Andrea Telli said hundreds of long-overdue books have been returned in the three weeks since Chicago became the nation’s largest major city to jump on the no-fine bandwagon.
Chicago Sun-Times: Uber files lawsuit against Skokie over new ride-hailing tax
Uber is suing the village of Skokie to challenge a tax on ride-hailing services recently passed by the village.
The four-count suit, filed Wednesday in Cook County Circuit Court, claims Skokie’s tax violates the Illinois constitution and asks the court to block the village from collecting it.
Crain's Chicago Business: Sales of new homes stagnant so far this year
At the end of September, builders in the ten-county area were on pace to sell 4,021 new homes by the end of the year, roughly even with 2018’s sales total, 4019, according to the report from Tracy Cross & Associates.
Northwest Herald: McHenry Township issues request for elimination study proposals
McHenry Township has moved a step closer toward answering a common question related to township elimination: Will it save taxpayers money?
The township earlier this week issued a request for proposal for a cost-benefit analysis that would seek to identify the advantages and drawbacks – both financial and not – of dissolving McHenry Township.
Rockford Register-Star: Frank Haney pitches settlement deal to Winnebago County Board
Winnebago County Board Chairman Frank Haney floated a deal on Wednesday to drop his lawsuits against the board in exchange for board approval of 26 items of business that the embattled chairman wants to complete before his term ends in December 2020.
The framework of the proposed settlement has been the subject of private talks among Haney and board members David Boomer and Joe Hoffman.