Good afternoon, Chicago.
A packed Thornton Township meeting that started in high spirits devolved into a brawl after residents got up to speak.
Chaos erupted during the public comment period last night after community activist Jedidiah Brown called Supervisor Tiffany Henyard an expletive.
Following his comments, Brown was seen walking toward the table where Henyard and other township officials were seated before he spun around toward the back of the building where the fight broke out.
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Madigan ‘was not confused’ taking part in alleged bribery scheme, prosecutor says
Early in their final pitch to jurors today, prosecutors displayed a screenshot from an undercover video: Michael Madigan, then the powerful speaker of the Illinois House, leaning forward with his hand out. That image, secretly recorded by alderman-turned-FBI mole Daniel Solis, is surely the portrait of Madigan that prosecutors hope jurors will take back with them to deliberations — a politician laser-focused on what he could get for himself. Read more here.
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- OIG report finds Mayor Brandon Johnson’s office improperly blocked access to gift room with Gucci bags, other designer items
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Advocate Health Care closing all 47 of its clinics inside Illinois Walgreens stores
One or two medical office assistants work at each of the clinics, along with additional clinicians who support virtual care, and Advocate is working to find alternate roles for those employees, Advocate said in a statement. Read more here.
More top business stories:
- Waukegan hospital asks court to remove coroner from death investigation; accuses her of ‘vendetta’
- Starbucks reports better-than-expected quarterly sales as turnaround efforts begin
Column: Chicago Cubs couldn’t compete with Los Angeles Dodgers in offseason. Will it be different on the field?
While the Cubs’ 26-man payroll rose to $176 million with the Ryan Pressly acquisition, according to Spotrac, that’s still $112 million under the Dodgers. The Dodgers are one of four teams with a current payroll of $256 million or more. Read more here.
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- 18-year-old fan who was hurt celebrating Philadelphia Eagles’ win dies from his injuries
- Column: To bet or not to bet? A Chicago sportswriter talks of the dangers of gambling
Neko Case didn’t set out to write a tell-all. Yet she still told plenty in ‘The Harder I Fight The More I Love You’
Neko Case has a new memoir, “The Harder I Fight The More I Love You,” and in it, the music business becomes a “hungry, exhausting bore,” which is somewhat obvious, as metaphors go. Read more here.
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- ‘Paradise’ review: A Secret Service agent goes rogue
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Trump White House rescinds memo freezing federal grants after widespread confusion
President Donald Trump’s budget office rescinded a memo freezing spending on federal grants, less than two days after it sparked widespread confusion and legal challenges across the country. Read more here.
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