Election

There's a new name in the race for Chicago mayor, and it's a familiar one.       Democratic Congressman Mike Quigley announced today that he plans to run for the fifth floor city hall office currently occupied by Brandon Johnson.

There's a lot of drama in the race for the 4th District. Patty Garcia talks about challenging Macias signatures.

There's a lot of drama in the race for the 4th District. Patty Garcia talks about challenging Macias signatures.

Turning now to the latest in the investigation into a deadly shooting in Uptown.  Prosecutors say Jonathan Wilson fatally shot a condo board president who was trying to stop him from violating a restraining order.  Wilson was later wounded by police and is in critical condition facing first-degree murder charges.  Joining us live to discuss important efforts to reform the courts and better protect domestic violence victims is Alderman Silvana Tabares.

A big day of voting at Chicago City Council today.   Aldermen took up key measures like to purchasing the West Loop Greyhound station, outlawing sweepstakes machines in local bars, and cracking down on parents for their kids' misconduct.   Here with me to detail what passed and what didn't is Axios Chicago reporter Monica Eng.

We bring in Monica Eng with Axios every week, to give us her take on the big stories. 

The POWER Act, which would have regulated data centers in Illinois, failed to advance before the legislative deadline, leaving pending projects without new state guardrails. Meanwhile, Gov. J.B. Pritzker has paused data center tax incentives and is pushing for stricter standards on energy use, water consumption and community impact. Joining us to discuss the implications is Jen Walling, executive director of the Illinois Environmental Council.

The drama continues at city hall after a walkout derailed a vote yesterday.  The public safety committee had enough members for voting at a meeting initially, but after Alderman Gilbert Villegas introduced an ordinance to stiffen penalties for selling drugs near schools. An alderman left the room. That broke quorum.  And it also thereby killed a planned discussion on a ShotSpotter replacement and a new UChicago study on response times.  Alderman Villegas is accusing Mayor Johnson of pulling the strings behind the scenes, to tank his ordinance.

  Illinois is joining California and New York in creating its own state regulatory framework for AI.  Lawmakers just passed a landmark accountability bill targeting the most powerful Frontier models requiring tech developers to face third-party safety audits.  Just a few days ago, the pope said AI needs to be reined in. Now that bill is headed to Governor Pritzker’s desk.  Joining us to break down the new oversight is Hinsdale native Zamaan Guereshi, co-founder of the youth tech policy coalition Design It For Us. 

  Illinois is joining California and New York in creating its own state regulatory framework for AI.  Lawmakers just passed a landmark accountability bill targeting the most powerful Frontier models requiring tech developers to face third-party safety audits.  Just a few days ago, the pope said AI needs to be reined in. Now that bill is headed to Governor Pritzker’s desk.  Joining us to break down the new oversight is Hinsdale native Zamaan Guereshi, co-founder of the youth tech policy coalition Design It For Us. 

  Illinois is joining California and New York in creating its own state regulatory framework for AI.  Lawmakers just passed a landmark accountability bill targeting the most powerful Frontier models requiring tech developers to face third-party safety audits.  Just a few days ago, the pope said AI needs to be reined in. Now that bill is headed to Governor Pritzker’s desk.  Joining us to break down the new oversight is Hinsdale native Zamaan Guereshi, co-founder of the youth tech policy coalition Design It For Us.