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Afternoon Edition: How bad is Chicago’s budget outlook?

Today’s update is about an eight-minute read that will brief you on the day’s biggest stories.

Chicago Sun-Times

Chicago facing 2024 budget shortfall of $538 million — more than a third of it tied to migrant crisis

Mayor Brandon Johnson didn’t take his predecessor’s word for it when Mayor Lori Lightfoot said she’d left the city in great financial shape, with an $85 million shortfall. And it’s a good thing the new mayor was skeptical, his top aides told some City Council members in a budget briefing.

Chicago Sun-Times

Broncos’ updated 53-man roster and depth chart for Raiders game

Here is an updated look at the Broncos' 53-man roster and depth chart for Sunday's game against the Raiders.

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No, Mayor Johnson, tent cities won’t solve migrant crisis

Housing hundreds of migrants in tents — even high-quality, military-grade tents — as another Chicago winter approaches strikes us as a bad idea.

Chicago Sun-Times

Johnson’s tent city plan legal, ‘but that doesn’t make it a good idea’

Migrant advocates worry about all the unanswered questions in the mayor’s proposed plan to move migrants from Chicago police stations to tent shelters.

Chicago Sun-Times

Chicago will spend $255.7 million on migrant crisis by year’s end, mayor says

Alderpersons were not told where the tent cities would be located — they were simply asked to identify potential sites in their wards.

Chicago Sun-Times

Criticism comes with the job, Mayor Johnson

The mayor claiming criticism of him is racism is being thin-skinned, a Hyde Park resident writes.

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Feds make $2B commitment to CTA Red Line extension

After 50 years of baby steps, the promise Mayor Richard J. Daley made when he opened the 95th Street station in 1969 is nearing the finish line.

Chicago Sun-Times

Bally’s Medinah Temple temporary casino landlord Albert Friedman will hit $20 million jackpot under 4-year lease

Albert M. Friedman will get more than $16.5 million in rent and a $330,000 management fee under his four-year lease, obtained by the Sun-Times. Bally’s also must pay a property tax bill that’s topped $1.1 million a year.

Chicago Sun-Times

Mayor Brandon Johnson says he’ll run for reelection, says youth are the key to Chicago’s success

Mayor Brandon Johnson sat down with Economic Club of Chicago chairman Sean Connolly and discussed his strategy for improving the lives of Chicagoans.

Chicago Sun-Times

Chicago to move migrants from police stations to tent camps before winter under mayor's plan

Nearly 1,600 migrants seeking asylum in the U.S. will be relocated from Chicago police stations to winterized camps with massive tents under a plan by Mayor Brandon Johnson

The Independent UK

Migrants would move from police stations to big tents in ‘winterized base camps’ under mayor’s new plan

Mayor Brandon Johnson did not rule out budget cuts or tax increases to pay for a burgeoning humanitarian crisis already costing Chicago upwards of $30 million a month. “Sacrifices” will be required from the city, he said, but the cost of not making those sacrifices would be far greater.

Chicago Sun-Times

Incoming top cop Larry Snelling should have the chance to pick his own leadership team

Snelling will inherit personnel changes he should have been the one to make. We’re also concerned about questions surrounding four of Interim Supt. Fred Waller’s picks.

Chicago Sun-Times

Civilian oversight commission poised to bury CPD’s error-filled gang database

The Community Commission on Public Safety and Accountability also will hold a public forum Thursday with CPD Counterterrorism Chief Larry Snelling, Mayor Brandon Johnson’s choice to become Chicago’s permanent police superintendent.

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Chicago’s interim top cop shakes up command staff on way out the door

Some of Waller’s choices have troubled records. Two commanders have been accused of fostering a hostile work environment, and two other commanders have been named in costly lawsuits.

Chicago Sun-Times

Stop ‘lawlessness’ outside migrant shelters by changing Welcoming City ordinance, City Council member says

The changes sought by Ald. Ray Lopez would allow any city “agent or agency” to work with federal immigration officers if an individual granted protections under the ordinance has been arrested and accused of a variety of alleged offenses, including gang- and drug-related activities.

Chicago Sun-Times

City moves to authorize two new migrant shelters, but what’s the plan beyond that?

As the city handles the contingencies of the migrant housing situation, it must also develop a plan that addresses the issue on a permanent basis.

Chicago Sun-Times

Former mayor teaching Harvard students about how to deal with a pandemic — and with reporters

Lori Lightfoot’s class will include a mock press conference and a simulated community meeting. She’ll discuss the dangers of politicizing a pandemic and how to interact with the media, drawing on lessons learned amid COVID-19.

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City to again house migrants at Greektown hostel

Ald. Bill Conway (34th) expressed concern about the lack of advance notice that migrants will again be housed at the Parthenon Guest House, 310 S. Halsted St., starting Friday.

Chicago Sun-Times

Chicago murders are down 21% from horrendous 2021 as summer ends

Police data show murders are continuing to fall, but the numbers through August remain elevated from what was typical just a few years ago.

Chicago Sun-Times

Labor Day a time to kick back, relax — and remember the heroes of the past and the tumultous road behind

History has not forgotten Chicago’s Haymarket Square Riot, a peaceful labor protest that morphed into mayhem and death. However, history’s fading ink can lose heroes along the way, specifically Illinois Gov. John P. Altgeld and the famous Illinois poet Vachel Lindsay.

Chicago Sun-Times

Picture Chicago: 21 of the best Sun-Times photos from this week in news

Two women were struck by bullets inside Guaranteed Rate Field during a White Sox game, first lady Jill Biden visited Chicago in an event aimed to highlight the Biden administration’s support of organized labor, and athletes competed in the 2023 Chicago Triathlon.

Chicago Sun-Times

Losing Tyshon Johnson and other kids to violence robs us all

Chicago’s sordid history has taken away our boys’ and girls’ abilities to be kids. It has robbed our city of its potential.

Chicago Sun-Times

Chicago Democrats are pushing Biden hard to speed up work permits for migrants. Will they succeed?

Top Illinois Democrats are pushing the Biden White House to speed up work permits for noncitizen migrants in Chicago, but the effort is complicated and nuanced.

Chicago Sun-Times

Vintage Fine Arts Building elevators are worth saving

Some historic buildings embody intangible experiences that are as important as the buildings themselves, writes Tim Samuelson, the city’s cultural historian emeritus.

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