This week’s update features commentary on ballot access, gerrymandering and partisan tribalism. To find out more about the judgment against Democrats on a law that would have taken multiple Republicans off the ballot, check out coverage from the Chicago Tribune. The Tribune editorial board also has an excellent opinion piece about the ruling out in their latest edition.
To learn more about ways you can get involved in more faithful civic engagement in this election and beyond, we encourage you to check out our Civic Revival page.
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Newsclips
Illinois' minimum wage isn't going up July 1, but several locations will see a change
Parliamentary maneuver spares Johnson a City Council defeat on ethics reform — for a little while
Chicago neighborhoods begin celebrating Juneteenth this weekend
Quiet zone established around downtown women’s clinic targeted by protesters
What’s the lifespan of a book at the Chicago Public Library?
Comic book series set in Chicago and 'love letter' to the city launches on Kickstarter
Housing
The condos better known as the Bob Newhart Building
Chicago homeowners are spending big money on renovations
Immigration
Chicago begins evicting entire migrant families from city shelters
Health
Education
Paul Vallas: CTU’s contract demands are divorced from reality. Here’s what Chicago must demand.
Al Llorens: Illinois just took a vital step forward for safer schools
Public safety & criminal justice
Chicago mayor responds to proposed curfew to deter teen chaos
Creation care
Chicago residents want to stop construction of toxic dump tower along lakefront on SE Side
The wilds of Chicago: 10 places to bask in nature without leaving home
Transit
Chicago, Bike Grid Now! and 14 alders join forces to demand a more people-friendly North DLSD
Sanitizer sale 'fiasco': How Metra's 1st real estate purchase buried it in a sinking money pit
CTA service will return to pre-pandemic levels by end of year, chief Dorval Carter predicts
Metra awards contract to rebuild 95th St./Chicago State University Station
Secretary of state brings the DMV to the driver
O'Hare expansion, La Salle Street makeover take giant steps forward as City Council OKs financing
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