Mayor-elect Brandon Johnson attends last board meeting as Cook County Commissioner

"You know for the last 12 years, the last two mayors, I tried hard to work with them, I will tell you honestly that collaboration was difficult," said Preckwinkle. "I know that Brandon's going to face a lot of challenges, particularly around public safety and the financial challenges the city faces, but I'm confident he will put together the team that he needs to face those challenges. "

Mayor-elect Brandon Johnson attends last board meeting as Cook County Commissioner
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Just over two weeks away from moving to the fifth floor, Mayor-elect Brandon Johnson attended his last board meeting as Cook County Commissioner Thursday morning.

Jury to deliberate for third day in 'ComEd Four' trial
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The "ComEd Four" were accused of trying to bribe former House Speaker Mike Madigan to get better legislation. Capitol News Reporter Hannah Meisel says the jury doesn't appear to be rushing, they want to get it right.

US House passes Republican debt ceiling bill, push Biden on spending

House Republicans have narrowly passed a sweeping debt ceiling package as they try to push President Biden into negotiations on federal spending.

US to dock nuclear submarines in South Korea for first time in decades

North Korea’s increasing nuclear threats, along with concerns about China’s assertiveness in the region, have pushed the Biden administration to expand its Asian alliance.

R. Kelly moved to North Carolina prison from Chicago

Singer R. Kelly was moved from a Chicago correctional center to a medium-security prison in North Carolina last week, according to federal officials.

Kim Foxx will not seek reelection in 2024

After two terms as Cook County's chief prosecutor, Kim Foxx says she will not run for re-election after her current term concludes in 2024.

Kim Foxx will not seek reelection in 2024
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After two terms as Cook County's chief prosecutor, Kim Foxx says she will not run for re-election after her current term concludes in 2024.

Cook County State?s Attorney Kim Foxx won?t seek third term
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Cook County State?s Attorney Kim Foxx announced Tuesday she will not seek re-election. Foxx told Mayor-elect Brandon Johnson of her decision on Monday, and called him ?the man of the moment,? whose election reminds her of her own first win in 2016.

ComEd bribery trial: Jury begins deliberating after prosecutors call defendants ‘grand masters of corruption’

Federal jurors have begun to deliberate the case against four former political power players who were labeled Tuesday “grand masters of corruption" for their alleged conspiracy to bribe former Illinois House Speaker Michael J. Madigan to benefit ComEd.