Carol Stream
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Beyond the Flames: Koppers Fire Investigation Continues as Attorney General Pursues Separate Pollution Case
More than three months after a tank fire sent flames and black smoke above Koppers’ Stickney chemical plant, its cause remains under investigation. The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (Illinois EPA) said the fire was confined to Tank 31, which held about 16,600 gallons of petroleum distillate. The tank remains out of service.
ABC 7 Chicago
Nationwide ground stop causes widespread flight disruptions at Chicago's O'Hare, Midway airports
Hundreds of flights were canceled at Chicago's airports Friday and many more were delayed after a nationwide FAA ground stop disrupted air travel, prompting some passengers to abandon their plans, rent cars or return home.
Block Club Chicago
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Individual becomes temporarily trapped inside city’s first self-cleaning public restroom shortly after opening
CHICAGO — The City of Chicago unveiled its first automated self-cleaning public restroom this week, but one of its first users found themselves trapped inside. The new restroom was unveiled on Wednesday morning at the Polish Triangle near Milwaukee Avenue, Ashland Avenue and Division Street in West Town. The facility features an integrated self-cleaning system […]
Attack of the Fanboy
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Chicago’s Chief Financial Officer Resigns, Saying She Refuses to ‘Compromise My Integrity’; Johnson Accuses Her of Mismanagement
Chicago’s Chief Financial Officer Ashlee Gabrysch resigned abruptly Friday morning, saying that to continue serving as Mayor Brandon Johnson’s top financial advisor would “compromise my integrity and professional obligations.”. A spokesperson for Mayor Brandon Johnson said Gabrysch had been “largely absent” while the city’s $17.6 billion budget...
Fox 32 Chicago
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Anthony Beale, Longtime Far South Side Alderman, Faces 2 Challengers In 9th Ward Race
ROSELAND — One of City Council’s longest-serving members is slated to face two opponents in next year’s election — though he and one of those candidates are facing challenges to their nominating petitions. Ald. Anthony Beale is seeking reelection for an eighth term as leader of...
POLITICO
Aldermen have a message for the mayor
TGIF, Illinois. Life without email wasn’t so bad… But seriously, if I didn’t respond to you, it’s because of the global outage. TOP TALKER FIRST IN PLAYBOOK: A group of Chicago aldermen is about to remind Mayor Brandon Johnson that voters had more than one thing to say last week. Making a shift: The Chicago City Council Budget Accountability Coalition, a group of aldermen who have been pushing back on the mayor's budgets, wants to act on both of the advisory questions that Chicago voters overwhelmingly supported last week, even though the two measures don’t necessarily fit into the mayor’s political playbook. The two measures: One calls for bringing back the ShotSpotter gunshot detection policy, which the mayor had previously rejected but voters overwhelmingly support. And the other is a millionaire’s tax, which the mayor supports and voters like, too. The coalition is expected to announce their plans today to call for votes on both measures at next week's City Council meeting. Johnson has leaned heavily on the millionaire-tax vote as he makes the case for raising revenue from wealthy residents and businesses to balance the city's next budget. But he's been on the other side of the ShotSpotter debate.