AGP Executive Report
Last update: 3 hours agoElection Watch: Early voting is open in all 50 Chicago wards and more than 100 area sites ahead of Nov. 3. Chicago’s next mayoral race has begun accepting petitions; a new poll puts Mayor Brandon Johnson’s approval at 22% and Alexi Giannoulias atop the field at 24.9%. Immigration Lawsuit: A federal judge blocked Illinois and Chicago from seeking records from a California case challenging federal immigration tactics, pending her decision on the government’s bid to dismiss the suit over Operation Midway Blitz. Energy Transition: A University of Illinois study says the state’s Displaced Energy Workers Bill of Rights left nonunion workers at a closed coal mine without the support available to unionized workers, citing weak enforcement. Transit Safety: After a CTA employee was killed at work, a state lawmaker renewed calls to reform the SAFE-T Act, while transit union leaders pressed for more security across the system.
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