Chicago

Illinois will participate in the IRS Direct File program this year. Eligible taxpayers will be able to use the program to electronically complete their 2024 federal tax returns for free. #tax

Personalized learning is an instructional model that allows students to play an active role with their teachers in co-designing their learning path, pace, and environment based on their individual strengths, needs, and interests . #school

Providing the City Council with oversight of appointments to the Chicago Board of Education is not only good government, but it’s also becoming increasingly necessary for our students’ future. #cps

New data show that through September of this year, more than 1,300 offenses were reported, representing the most crimes perpetrated across the system since the onset of the pandemic. #crime

We are moving full steam ahead in the fight for equitable health care, expanding education and bringing financial support to our district. #sworn

IDPH’s Seasonal Respiratory Illness Dashboard indicates that emergency department (ED) visits for Acute Respiratory Illness topped 21% in the week ending December 28, up from 17% the previous week. #health

Police reported an 8% reduction in homicides, a 7% reduction in shootings and a 4% reduction in shooting victims compared with 2023. #crime

Customers can save money by purchasing an unlimited rides pass, either the 1-Day ($5) – far more economical and convenient than the price of gas and parking - or the 3-Day ($15) pass – a real budget-saving move. #cta

Bally’s Chicago has begun marketing the initial public offering and concurrent private placement of its equity ownership interests (offering by prospectus and information memorandum only). #investment

As the border crisis escalated over the past few years, a record number of Venezuelan illegal border crossers, more than one million, were reported under the Biden administration. #gang