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The 2024 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report for the city of Chicago now pegs the city’s unfunded liabilities at almost $36 billion, even after overall debt has dipped by $1.3 billion over the last year. #pension

Set for Monday, Nov. 3, 2026, Rev. Dr. Bradley’s announcement is aimed to energize the targets of the so-called “conservative” political movement’s anti-American rebellion against DEI initiatives, immigrant justice, fair labor rights and more that endanger every working class neighborhood, break room and street corner in the nation. #endorsement

In Illinois, 11 percent of all businesses are Black-owned, and Chicago now ranks second in the country for venture capital-backed startups with at least one Black founder. #business

The proposed ordinance was introduced earlier this year by city lawmakers after a West Side store worker was shot and killed while on the job at an establishment where security cameras were inoperable. #cameras

Joined by Congressmen Sean Casten and Jesus “Chuy” Garcia, Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton, former EPA Region 5 Administrator Debra Shore, and representatives from the ACLU of Illinois, Sierra Club of Illinois, American Federation of Government Employees Local 704 (AFGE) members gathered in Chicago’s Federal Plaza to speak out. #union

“This is grassroots energy we will need as we build a big, broad coalition to take on Donald Trump and his wrecking crew in Congress. We are fired up and feeling the momentum.” #congress

The indictment charges Lee, 32, of Chicago, with two counts of carjacking, two counts of robbery, and four counts of brandishing a firearm during a crime of violence. #robbery

Hosted by acclaimed Chicago influencer, radio personality Tee Foxx and noted community leader and activist Dr. Jack Solomon, the episode promises an unfiltered, deeply insightful conversation  about the boycott that has taken the nation by storm. #boycott

144 EPA workers across the country, and at least 31 in Chicago’s Region 5 headquarters, received notice they were being placed on leave Thursday morning. #dissent

“It’s an honor to be selected for this distinguished program alongside public servants from all over the country,” said Commissioner Precious Brady-Davis." #program