As Mayor Brandon Johnson stood by him, top cop Larry Snelling defended an internal investigation that cleared officers after their names appeared on the Oath Keepers membership list wbez.org/stories/chicag…

Mayor Brandon Johnson says he still stands by his campaign vow: 'There's an entire process that the police department adheres to. If there's evidence that someone is confirmed to be a part of a hate group, absolutely I still stand by my position.'

City of Chicago Inspector General tells WBEZ her office will review the Chicago Police Department's investigations into cops with extremist ties - which ended today with no discipline against any of them wbez.org/stories/chicag…

After what Supt. Snelling promised would be 'thorough investigations' into cops who signed up for the Oathkeepers, Chicago Police Department today says only: 'The investigation is closed and the allegations were not sustained' wbez.org/stories/chicag…

NYPD officers are moving onto Columbia's campus in an effort to clear protesters.

Follow live updates. cnn.it/44okCYD

50 places across the US use ranked choice voting. Illinois could be next.

WBEZ Government & Politics Team Springfield correspondent Mawa Iqbal (she/her) clearly explains it all here wbez.org/stories/could-…

#BREAKING : 8 major U.S. newspapers are suing OpenAI, Microsoft for copyright infringement
— On top of a similar case filed by The New York Times against both companies, the new suits add heft to publishers' claims.
— More on Axios:
axios.com/2024/04/30/mic…

Biggest egological project ever for Cook County Forest Preserves, in the south suburbs.

Kristen Schorsch of WBEZ Government & Politics Team has the story chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2024/…

Slain Chicago officer Luis Huesca remembered as 'pillar of strength and beacon of kindness.'

Sophie Sherry of Chicago Sun-Times reporting from his funeral chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2024/04/…

Your State of Illinois government quietly approved coverage of all those new weight-loss drugs for state employees.

Low-ball prediction of how much this will cost the state: $210M/year.

Another scoop for WBEZ Government & Politics Team by Dave McKinney wbez.org/stories/illino…

NOW: Dozens have set up tents on the Quad at DePaul University as the latest of the nationwide campus encampment protests for Gaza. They've set forth a list of demands for DePaul, attached.
More to come via Block Club Chicago

Mayor Brandon Johnson will be re-launching a guaranteed income pilot that provides $500 monthly payments to low-income residents as the city works to spend federal COVID-19 relief funding to avoid having to return it to the feds. wbez.org/stories/chicag… w/ Mariah Woelfel

Good on Judge Kendall - and good on Chicago Sun-Times/WBEZ and our counsel, Steve Mandell, for pushing successfully for greater transparency from your federal court for the Northern District of Illinois

As the The University of Chicago encampment ramps up, Northwestern President Michael Schill announces an agreement with pro-Palestinian student activists there.

Follow WBEZeducation s higher ed reporter Lisa Kurian Philip - who is covering the Gaza protests this gloomy Friday afternoon at the University of Chicago's neo-Gothic campus on the South Side

Mayor Brandon Johnson's reversal in the Bears' favor 'has some Chicago alderpersons concerned the plan is out of step with taxpayers and the progressive agenda Johnson campaigned on' wbez.org/stories/johnso… By @tessa_weinberg Mariah Woelfel WBEZ Government & Politics Team