Federal judge rules Cook County tax sale system unconstitutional • Calumet City aldermen continue to question Mayor Thaddeus Jones’ expenses, call for change
The Spin Tuesday, December 9, 2025 | | |
| | | | | Illinois’ umbrella organization representing most of the state’s organized labor opted not to make endorsements as the group has many allies and doesn’t want to offend friends. | | | | | After a group of homeowners filed suit claiming Cook County’s tax sale process robbed them of home equity, a federal judge has ruled the current system unconstitutional. | | | | | Some Calumet City aldermen said Monday they received conflicting information on expenses and event spending by Mayor Thaddeus Jones. | | | | | Imprisoned former House Speaker Michael Madigan has become the latest high-profile Illinois Democrat to officially ask President Donald Trump for clemency on a corruption conviction, though it’s unclear if Madigan has requested to be released from custody early. | | | | | Mayor Brandon Johnson is now pushing a $33-per-employee monthly tax on companies with over 500 Chicago employees. | | | | | FIFA president Gianni Infantino’s public support for Donald Trump and a peace prize awarded to the U.S. president are the subjects of formal complaints to the global soccer body’s ethics investigators. | | | | | A new Illinois law enables individuals to be better able to sue federal officers for knowingly violating their rights and codifies a zone around courthouses where people are exempt from civil arrest. | | | | | A vacancy on the CTA’s board of directors could give Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson a chance to exert some control over the transit agency’s future. | | | |