Cook County officials faced with $200M budget gap after pop tax repeal
The county board has until Nov. 30 to piece together budget cuts or find new revenue to bridge the massive spending gap left by the repealed pop tax.
The county board has until Nov. 30 to piece together budget cuts or find new revenue to bridge the massive spending gap left by the repealed pop tax.
The seasonal hiring in Illinois is part of the online retailer’s overall goal of adding 120,000 temporary workers nationwide.
A new investigation goes beyond allegations made in a lawsuit a Wicker Park building owner filed against his alderman and the city.
The news comes as Equifax Inc. continues to deal with the aftermath of a data breach earlier this year, exposing 145.5 million Americans.
Despite a state funding boost, CPS is crippled by past cuts that created huge workloads for guidance counselors and librarians, among others.
A former business partner of Gov. Bruce Rauner is suing Rauner, but all court records are being kept secret — allegedly at the governor’s request.
The towers would rise from a nine-story structure that would include commercial space, with a state-of the-art fitness center and grocery store.
Two commissioners voted “No” — Larry Suffredin (D-Evanston) and Jerry “Iceman” Butler (D-Chicago).
Hotels would be required to provide employees working alone with portable panic buttons to allow them to alert hotel security.
Ald. Brian Hopkins won more parkland for a congested North Side area that is about to absorb a lot more residents.
Current home-sharing hosts around Midway Airport could continue to operate, but new ones would be banned, under the proposal.
The committee’s decision precedes a vote by the full Board on Wednesday. But the full board comprises the same commissioners eligible to vote Tuesday.
The retailer is armoring up online to take on Amazon.com and more traditional rivals, like Target.
Ikea will start selling furniture through third-party websites to find new ways to reach customers in the digital age.
A poll of 1,050 registered voters last week found nearly 86 percent opposing the tax — about the same as a poll in August.