Students at some Chicago high schools are protesting Israel's war in Gaza today and marching to the University of Chicago and DePaul University encampments to show solidarity with their college peers.

We'll have coverage all afternoon. chicago.suntimes.com/education/2024…

New story from Daphne Duret, Joseph Neff and I, co-published with NBC News themarshallproject.org/2024/05/01/pol…

Student journalists at WKCR are having to correct professional media, including CNN, claiming the Columbia protesters aren't students.

What a black mark on our industry, forcing student reporters to fact-check our unsubstantiated claims while they watch police raid their campus

the proposed 'Metropolitan Mobility Authority' Act has some pretty good land use policy implications, which I reviewed on my blog. stevencanplan.com/2024/04/what-t…

Still not many details but Mayor Johnson says his admin will relaunch guaranteed basic income program to use up federal COVID funds, reports Mariah Woelfel & Tessa Weinberg chicago.suntimes.com/city-hall/2024…

If all goes well, Caleb Williams will be the Bears star QB for the next 20 years.

Or, about halfway into the 40-year, $4.97 billion borrowing plan the team is proposing to build a new stadium.

Bears will brief Gov Pritzker’s office for the 1st time Weds
chicagobusiness.com/politics/chica…

Beautiful audio and photos about 15 migrant couples who got married at the same time. by Adriana Cardona M and Manuel Martinez wbez.org/stories/migran…

Did right-wing radio host Dan Proft collude w/Republican gubernatorial candidate Darren Bailey?

The Illinois State Board of Elections will take up that question in a hearing this Monday

chicagobusiness.com/politics/dan-p… via @crainschicago

When he was running for mayor, Johnson was adamant and clear that keeping the Bears shouldn’t come with a multibillion dollar bill for taxpayers.

This week Johnson says his support is “not at all” inconsistent with his progressive platform or roots: wbez.org/stories/johnso…

A NEW DUO IN CHICAGO 🔥

Rome Odunze and Caleb Williams 😤

We should have used this moment to build trust and improve the system, and instead we didn’t.  This is a problem of execution, governance and structures – we don’t have the structure to meet the moment.

No Revenue without Reform.

I appreciate this. Contrary to what some have said, our problems are so much more than just a money/revenue issue.  The transit agencies have had more funding than ever in history ($3.6B in emergency federal funding that is eligible for any use)…

Some alderpersons say the Bears plan is out of step w/ the progressive agenda Johnson campaigned on.

'It’s hard for me to put a correlation there between a public subsidy for billionaires and a progressive agenda. Those are oxymorons.'
wbez.org/stories/johnso… w/ Mariah Woelfel

We have our final Missing In Chicago event on Tuesday evening in Pilsen at Chicago Art Dept. Thank you to the homies Maira & Kaitlynn Cassady for planning this multimedia exhibition & Ariel Cheung for the print editions!

Join us and grab a copy: chicagomissingpersons.com/events/

Northwestern President Michael Schill changed the student code of conduct *THIS MORNING* to ban tents from campus as students set up their Palestine protest encampment. And he threatened students with suspension, expulsion or criminal charges. chicago.suntimes.com/israel-hamas-w…

Also new: Could The End Of Foxtrot Lead To Better Alert Laws For Workers In Chicago?

It’s possible. Read more here.

blockclubchicago.org/2024/04/25/cou…

“Team officials acted like city-paid planners and transit experts … Meanwhile, Team Johnson stood by as a private entity took the lead and told how the public’s lakefront would be redeveloped.”

Lee gives a critical assessment of the mayor capitulating to billionaire interests

Chi Public Schools says no type of school being hit harder than others. But parents say principals present a different picture. AND CPS REFUSES TO RELEASE SCHOOL BUDGETS to the press. Where is the transparency?
wbez.org/stories/cpss-s…

What happens to seniors -- and entire Chicago communities -- if they can't get loans to keep up their homes. Tatiana Walk-Morris Maia McDonald 💫 Investigative Project on Race and Equity break down the issue.