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Aldermen voted down Mayor Brandon Johnson’s 2026 budget in a committee vote today, a historic display of rebellion against the freshman mayor who has been struggling to shore up support for his controversial head tax.
Johnson’s handpicked Finance Committee chair, Ald. Pat Dowell, moved to recess a meeting instead of considering the revenue ordinance for the mayor’s $16.6 billion budget, a sign that the mayor expected to lose. Last week, Dowell said a vote today would be “premature,” but she would allow it if the mayor nonetheless wanted to proceed.
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Nearly 21 years later, family of slain Gold Coast man finds comfort as prosecutors bring murder charges
Dec. 18 marks 21 years since 40-year-old Kent Projansky was killed in his 30th-floor apartment in the Elm Street Plaza building in the 1100 block of North Dearborn Street in Chicago’s Gold Coast neighborhood. On Saturday, David Barklow made his first court appearance in Chicago on first-degree murder charges. Read more here.
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Marcus Lemonis, the entrepreneur and Camping World co-founder who starred in the CNBC reality show “The Profit,” in September sold his three-bedroom, 4,788-square-foot condominium on the 21st floor of a Streeterville tower for $3.3 million. Read more here.
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Chicago Bulls embrace a pragmatic identity after skid: ‘We’re not talented enough not to play desperate’
The Bulls aren’t running from reality. After opening the season on a winning streak and a losing streak, the Bulls know there’s no margin for error. Read more here.
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CTA Holiday Train returns to Chicago on Black Friday
Passengers on certain holiday fleet runs will have the opportunity to take photos with Santa. Read more here.
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Border Patrol official touts North Carolina arrests despite objections of local leaders
Gregory Bovino, who led hundreds of U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents in a similar effort in Chicago, took to social media to document a few of the more than 80 arrests he said agents had made in Charlotte. Read more here.
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