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Mayor Brandon Johnson’s ambitious $1.25 billion bond plan advanced to the full City Council today after previously being held up by opponents, only to get stalled by a mayoral ally once it got there.
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. Similar challenges surfaced again Wednesday, but the plan nonetheless passed Finance in a 20-9 vote.
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Police tape surrounds a residence in the 2500 block of Leach Drive in Naperville, where authorities say a 22-year-old man was shot. (Tess Kenny/Naperville Sun)
Juvenile in custody in connection with Naperville shooting that injured 22-year-old man
Police are still trying to locate a second offender allegedly involved in the shooting. Read more here.
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Jennifer Graves. (ABC7)
Jennifer Graves, VP of news for Chicago’s ABC 7, to retire after 32 years at the station
On Graves’ watch, ABC 7 has continued to produce Chicago’s top-rated newscasts. Read more here.
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Red Lobster considers bankruptcy to deal with leases and labor costs
Tesla to ask shareholders to reinstate $55 billion pay package for Elon Musk rejected by Delaware judge
Bears general manager Ryan Poles answers a question during a news conference at Halas Hall in Lake Forest. (Eileen T. Meslar/Chicago Tribune)
Chicago Bears Q&A: Possibilities of trading the No. 9 pick vs. staying put? Who could be on the roster bubble?
In eight days, we’ll learn whether Caleb Williams indeed is their choice at No. 1 and what general manager Ryan Poles decided to do with the No. 9 pick. Read more here.
More top sports stories:
After 1 year on the job, Chicago Bears President Kevin Warren has made an impression with his energy. Will it produce results on and off the field?
Could rookie Ben Brown be Chicago Cubs’ wild card in the rotation as Kyle Hendricks’ struggles continue?
The novelist Percival Everett leans against a mirror in a studio in the Fine Arts Building on Michigan Avenue in Chicago before an event at the bookstore Exile in Bookville on March 28, 2024. (Terrence Antonio James/Chicago Tribune)
Percival Everett’s new book ‘James’ revisits ‘Huckleberry Finn.’ He won’t tell you how to read it.
The story is told by Mark Twain’s character of Jim. “I think people assume because I am revisiting Twain, I am correcting. I love Twain’s novel.” Read more here.
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‘Franklin’ review: Michael Douglas plays Ben Franklin in France, looking to fund the Revolution
After 51 years, Bach Week Festival is ready to go out on a high note
Ukrainian National guard soldiers simulate assault operations during tactical training at a shooting range in Kharkiv region, Ukraine, on Feb. 29, 2024. (AP Photo/Andrii Marienko)
Russian missiles slam into a Ukraine city and kill 13 people as the war approaches a critical stage
At least 61 people, including two children, were wounded in the morning attack, Ukrainian emergency services said. Read more here.
More top stories from around the world:
Senate convenes impeachment trial of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas
An NPR editor who wrote a critical essay on the company has resigned after being suspended
