Plus: To spur housing growth, Chicago must attack prerogative, outdated zoning: report • After report of partying in Dubai with Texas Senate candidate, accused Loretto Hospital fraudsters plead not guilty
The Spin Tuesday, October 13, 2026 | | |
| | | | | Billionaire Democratic donor Michael Sacks donated $150,000 to school board president candidate Jessica Biggs, the largest individual contribution to date in the November race, state records show. | | | | | A local think tank is blaming Chicago’s aldermanic tradition of hyperlocal control of what gets built and where for “standing in the way” of making housing more affordable | | | | | A day after a national news report linked them to Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, a former executive at Chicago’s Loretto Hospital and one of his top medical suppliers were arraigned on a superseding indictment alleging they stole nearly $16 million from the small safety-net facility. | | | | | Pete Buttigieg knows Northwest Indiana Democrats aren’t alone in being angry about the way things are going in the country right now and promised he’s going help however he can. | | | | | Mayor Brandon Johnson on Tuesday again argued large corporations must pay more taxes to help Chicago balance its books. | | | | | Former President Barack Obama is heading to Ohio to shore up support for Democratic candidates in the Senate and governor’s races. | | | | | President Donald Trump’s ambassador to Greece, Kimberly Guilfoyle, resigned on Tuesday after allegations of improper conduct. | | | | | Katie Zacharia, the new White House press secretary, faced reporters for the first time on Tuesday for a very brief turn at the lectern, taking a handful of questions before abruptly wrapping it up. | | | |