At secret country club meeting day after 2022 GOP primary, Dan Proft dangled $20 million from Dick Uihlein in front of Darren Bailey for a deal. Plus the “pink slime” duo of Timpone and Proft in action. chicagotribune.com/2024/04/29/at-…

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Police Officer mourns loss of two Police Academy friends: nbcchicago.app.link/UVMZhYDGcJb

State lawmakers are out with a plan to boost public transit funding by $1.5B annually — and merge CTA, Metra, and Pace into a new regional transportation system WTTW - Chicago PBS news.wttw.com/2024/04/29/ill…

Chicago police recover fallen Officer Luis Huesca's service weapon nbcchi.com/IVBmRSv

Chicago's migrant shelters have fewer & fewer residents.

Shelter population has steadily declined since it hit a high of around 15,000 people in late December. There are 8,461 people living in the city's 17 shelters today — with 0 at police stations & O'Hare, per city data.

BREAKING: Northwestern has reached an agreement with the majority of encampment organizers.

In honor of the funeral processional for Officer Luis Huesca, there will be no parking along the processional route this Monday, April 29th. Any cars parked along this route will be towed.

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson not attending funeral for Officer Luis Huesca nbcchi.com/5zeamN5

Catch investigative reporter Manny Ramos discussing the state of the CTA and his investigation of a bus driver's death on Reset with Sasha-Ann Simons at 12:05 p.m. today.

Listen live: wbez.org
Read his investigation here: buff.ly/4dgixlw

The construction of the floating pier being built by the US military off the coast of Gaza will cost the US approximately $320 million, Deputy Pentagon Press Secretary Sabrina Singh said on Monday. Background: cnn.com/2024/04/25/pol…

Members of the mayor's press team and a few top staffers — including his chief of staff and chief of community safety — are in attendance at Officer Huseca's funeral today, per Colin Boyle

NEW: ⁦Mayor Brandon Johnson⁩ will honor Huesca’s family’s wishes and will not attend funeral

BREAKING NEWS: Rockne’s granddaughter, Jeanne Anne Rockne, said it’s been something they’ve been discussing for decades.

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Feels crazy this may need to be said…but having been the WH comms director for Obama and press secretary for Biden…no…campaign and White House comms staff do not work with media to pay off potential sources of bad stories…ever. I am certain my predecessors of both parties…

After years of hearing complaints from fans, NFL commissioner Roger Goodell is considering moving the Super Bowl so it falls on the Sunday during the three-day Presidents Day holiday weekend. Kaylee Hartung reports on the possibility.

Last night at Ofc. Huesca's visitation, his grief stricken mother asked Angelica Guerrero-Cuellar (Rep. Angelica Guerrero Cuellar) & me to please tell Mayor Brandon Johnson he was unwelcome at her son's funeral. We both called him before 10pm asking he please honor her wishes. This went out at 10:35pm.