Mayor Brandon Johnson calls aldermen’s debt sale plan a ‘red line,’ yet mum on budget veto • President Donald Trump’s Justice Department sues Illinois over sensitive state voter data
The Spin Thursday, December 18, 2025 | | |
| | | | | Cook County Judge Kate Moreland dismissed Orland Park’s requests for injunctive relief and to limit former Mayor Keith Pekau’s speech. | | | | | Mayor Brandon Johnson on Thursday singled out a debt collection measure as his latest nonstarter in the budget proposal crafted by his aldermanic antagonists, who showed no signs of slowing their march toward an imminent final vote. | | | | | Illinois was one of four government bodies sued by the U.S. Justice Department for unredacted copies of voter rolls. Also sued were the states of Wisconsin and Georgia and Washington, D.C. | | | | | Starting Friday, the Chicago Transit Authority Chicago police will would boost the number of officers patrolling in response to a threat from President Trump. | | | | | The Chicago Bears announced they will consider moving to Indiana if they can’t get the deal they want in Illinois. Illinois lawmakers are skeptical. | | | | | Northwest Indiana mayors and state officials have been beaming with pride since the Chicago Bears announced Wednesday that the team’s search for a new stadium location includes the region. | | | | | The owners of the Chicago Bears are threatening to move the team to northwest Indiana, though no one seems to be taking the McCaskeys seriously. | | | | | Here’s what to know about the Chicago Bears’ possible move from Soldier Field. | | | |