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Marian Robinson, Michelle Obama's mother, passes away at 86
CHICAGO - Marian Robinson – a Chicago native and mother to former first lady Michelle Obama – has died. Robinson was born in Chicago in 1937 and lived on the South Side her entire life until moving to Washington, D.C. in 2009 to help take care of her granddaughters after the election of President Barack Obama.
Chicago to provide free sidewalk snow removal services in four areas next year, Mayor Brandon Johnson announces
Mayor Brandon Johnson’s administration on Friday took the next step toward making the “Plow the Sidewalks” campaign a reality, announcing a pilot program next year to provide city-run snow-clearing services in four areas across the city. The pilot will cost between $1.1 million and $3.5 million in those zones, according to a report released by the Johnson administration. Though the Department ...
WGN sues Dolton for refusing to release spending records
WGN is suing the Village of Dolton in Cook County Circuit Court for refusing to release spending records and other documents related to Mayor Tiffany Henyard’s perks and pay. The lawsuit was filed Thursday by Nexstar Media Inc., the Irving, Texas-based owner of WGN-TV. Last November, WGN Investigates sent Dolton a public records request, seeking […]
Suburban Chicago Man Sentenced to Year in Federal Prison for Inflating Tax Deductions
Source: Administrative Office of the United States Courts, District of Illinois. A Des Plaines, Ill., man, Nikko D'Ambrosio, 32, was hit with a one-year sentence in federal lockup for cooking the books on his tax returns, feds said. The suburban Chicago man embellished his business expenses and charitable donations on his personal income tax filings for 2019 and 2020, according to the U.S. Attorney’s office.
Cook County plans to replace juvenile detention center with smaller ‘centers of care’
COOK COUNTY, Ill. (May 24, 2024) – Cook County officials plan to drastically reduce the size of the Juvenile Temporary Detention Center, the nation’s largest juvenile jail, long criticized for its inhumane treatment and ineffective care of vulnerable kids, and replace it with community-based treatment centers. The plans,...
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