Gunshot detection tech’s future on Chicago ballots as Johnson pushes pilot

(The Center Square) – On Chicago ballots Tuesday is a question with the potential for voters to recommend the city reverse course on a cancelled contract for gunshot detection technology, which was removed from the city by Mayor Brandon Johnson…

Taxpayers fund expanded bike, bus lane enforcement

(The Center Square) – Chicago is expanding its camera system to enforce bus and bike lane regulations, with help from a taxpayer-funded transit agency created by state government.

Illinois Quick Hits: Voters consider candidates, tax and spend measures on Election Day

(The Center Square) – Polls are scheduled to be open from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. across Illinois on Election Day.

Florida plane crash victims identified after 9 people killed in fiery wreck

The Learjet 60 crew reported icing and an overspeed condition before the Austin-to-Bahamas flight plunged into a South Florida neighborhood.

Multiple people killed, others injured in shooting near California beach

The Monterey County Sheriff's Office said multiple people were killed in a shooting along Jetty Road in Moss Landing shortly after midnight.

WATCH: Bodycam shows marina shootout with sailboat pirate in wealthy seaside resort town

Bodycam video captures the intense shootout between Newport, Rhode Island, police and a suspected thief who allegedly stole a sailboat from New Jersey.

Pritzker has spent $545 million on politics over past 10 years

The governor’s money has gone to Illinois and national political committees since 2016.

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Over half of Chicago students below grade level in math, reading

Most CPS students struggle with math and reading. Nearly 2-in-5 were chronically absent.

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Illinois public schools set record-high graduation rate, despite low math, reading scores

Yet 40% remain below grade level in reading and 60% in math.

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Pritzker fact check: Was increasing the minimum wage the ‘right thing’ for Illinois?

The governor stands by his increase despite Illinois’ unemployment rate averaging third-highest in the U.S.

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