Cook County Health Foundation expansion dropped amid spending questions
The report questioned how leadership of the Cook County Health Foundation spent nearly $80,000, entered into contracts and hired outside counsel.
The report questioned how leadership of the Cook County Health Foundation spent nearly $80,000, entered into contracts and hired outside counsel.
The mayor's proposal to raise funds earmarked for housing, job growth and cultural projects had been scheduled for a vote in the city’s Finance Committee Monday, but that was tabled amid an attempt to undercut the plan with significant changes.
Parts of the Chicago area could see scattered thunderstorms Wednesday morning, with gusty winds and small hail, according to weather officials.
During a City Council Committee of the Whole meeting in October, city staffers said a daylong slate of events like what marked the 2023 holiday is “not sustainable.”
Tesla will ask shareholders to reinstate a compensation package for CEO Elon Musk potentially worth $55 billion that was rejected by a judge in Delaware this year and to move the electric car maker’s corporate home from Delaware to Texas.
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Ticket sales for the Chicago Sky are soaring after the team signed three star players in the WNBA draft Monday, the latest in a surge of support dedicated to women’s basketball nationwide. With the No. 3 and No. 7 pick, the Sky added South Carolina center Kamilla Cardoso and LSU forward Angel Reese to its roster. In the second round, the Sky selected Gonzaga guard Brynna Maxwell with the No. 13 pick. “There has definitely been an increase in ticket sales throughout the year that coincides with the... Читать дальше...
A Dallas pastor who took over leadership of the Rev. Jesse Jackson’s longtime civil rights organization resigned Tuesday after less than three months on the job.
The Chicago Board of Ethics voted Monday 5-0 to find that a city official violated the ethics ordinance 12 times. The Tribune has identified her as the subject of the board’s ruling.
The Deerfield-based company has been cutting jobs every few months over the last year.
A dead, unidentified man was pulled from the water near Lincoln Park early Tuesday morning, according to authorities.
Parts of the Chicago area could see severe thunderstorms with hail, strong winds and possible tornadoes Tuesday evening, according to meteorologists. Brett Borchardt, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Romeoville, said northwestern Illinois and the western Chicago suburbs were forecasted to bear the brunt of the weather, though he added that there was a chance that thunderstorms, quarter-sized hail, potential tornadoes and winds up to 60 mph would develop in the city. Borchardt... Читать дальше...
Gunfire damaged a window of a public charter school Tuesday morning on the city’s Northwest Side, according to police and school leadership. Chicago police said no one was hurt during the shooting at Intrinsic School’s Belmont campus in the Irving Park neighborhood about 9:20 a.m. Intrinsic Schools CEO Melissa Zaikos confirmed the school in the […]
An ex-employee of Augusta National Golf Club in Georgia has been charged in federal court in Chicago with stealing millions of dollars in Masters Tournament memorabilia over a 13-year period and taking it to Florida.