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the-watchdogs
  • by david hall
Brandon Johnson’s City Hall gives $38.5 million in deals to businesses tied to North Side bar owner, lawyer cited for improper lobbying

When Lori Lightfoot was mayor, her ally and campaign contributor Carmen Rossi was fined for violating lobbying rules. Under Chicago's current mayor, he's in line to get tens of millions in taxpayer-funded city deals.

politics
  • by david hall
Judge halts election law that blocked Republican candidates from appearing on November ballot

Under the new law, state House and Senate candidates must run in the primary to appear on the November general election ballot — a move leaving prospective candidates in the lurch, viewed as a power grab by the Democrat-led legislature.

city-hall
  • by david hall
Mayoral allies in hot water over social media posts

Johnson's Communications Director Ronnie Reese is under fire for a 2010 tweet that said, “I brake for gay pride, reluctantly." Meanwhile, Ald. Debra Silverstein called a recent Facebook post by Ald. Rossana Rodriguez-Sanchez "an antisemitic dog whistle."

Middle East and Africa
  • by david hall
A death, an illness, and an uncertain Middle East

The region could be on the cusp of real change