https://www.bloomberg.com/authors/APkaSO_A9pY/elizabeth-campbell RSS for Node Mon, 27 Apr 2026 15:40:45 GMT https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-07-31/chicago-curbs-hiring-travel-to-tackle-1-billion-budget-hole https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-07-31/chicago-curbs-hiring-travel-to-tackle-1-billion-budget-hole Thu, 31 Jul 2025 19:09:00 GMT A Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) L train in the River North neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois, US, on Tuesday, Aug. 13, 2024. Roughly 50,000 people are expected in Chicago for the DNC, and local leaders are keen to buff up Chicago’s pandemic-dinged image as Chicago’s transit system overall ridership sat at 60% of pre-pandemic passenger levels at the start of 2024. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-10-07/chicago-mayor-appoints-a-new-school-board-in-latest-upheaval https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-10-07/chicago-mayor-appoints-a-new-school-board-in-latest-upheaval Mon, 07 Oct 2024 16:23:35 GMT Brandon Johnson Photographer: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-08-01/municipal-bonds-rally-most-since-may-as-fed-seen-slow-to-cut https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-08-01/municipal-bonds-rally-most-since-may-as-fed-seen-slow-to-cut Thu, 01 Aug 2024 19:18:34 GMT A construction worker in Raleigh, North Carolina. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-03-01/chicago-police-chief-resigns-day-after-lightfoot-loses-relection-leq9zgwe https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-03-01/chicago-police-chief-resigns-day-after-lightfoot-loses-relection-leq9zgwe Wed, 01 Mar 2023 22:46:12 GMT David Brown https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-02-18/illinois-court-dimisses-pritzker-appeal-of-mask-mandate-block https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-02-18/illinois-court-dimisses-pritzker-appeal-of-mask-mandate-block Fri, 18 Feb 2022 07:14:09 GMT https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-02-05/illinois-appeals-temporary-order-blocking-school-mask-mandate https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-02-05/illinois-appeals-temporary-order-blocking-school-mask-mandate Sat, 05 Feb 2022 18:38:02 GMT High school students gather outside their school during a student walkout over Covid-19 safety measures at Chicago Public Schools in Chicago, Illinois, U.S., on Friday, Jan. 14, 2022. The protest, organized by the Radical Youth Alliance, came days after the nation's third-largest district returned to in-person learning after a week-long dispute between the teachers' union and Mayor Lori Lightfoot, who pressed for schools to be open. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-12-21/chicago-to-require-vaccine-proof-for-patrons-of-indoor-venues https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-12-21/chicago-to-require-vaccine-proof-for-patrons-of-indoor-venues Tue, 21 Dec 2021 20:31:28 GMT https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-11-01/chicago-vaccine-mandate-for-police-paused-by-illinois-judge https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-11-01/chicago-vaccine-mandate-for-police-paused-by-illinois-judge Mon, 01 Nov 2021 22:10:42 GMT Chicago police officers patrol Michigan Avenue in Chicago, Illinois, U.S., on Nov. 2, 2020. After being caught off guard during nationwide social unrest this summer and suffering millions in damages, retailers have spent months prepping for another possible bout of vandalism on Election Day. Photographer: Christopher Dilts/Bloomberg https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-08-12/chicago-says-lollapalooza-shows-no-sign-of-superspreader-event https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-08-12/chicago-says-lollapalooza-shows-no-sign-of-superspreader-event Thu, 12 Aug 2021 17:06:42 GMT Lollapalooza at Grant Park on July 31. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-01-24/chicago-teachers-move-toward-strike-district-delays-return https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-01-24/chicago-teachers-move-toward-strike-district-delays-return Sun, 24 Jan 2021 19:38:41 GMT Chicago Teachers Union leadership list their demands and leave a box of coal outside the entrance of City Hall following a car caravan where teachers and supporters demanded a safe and equitable return to in-person learning during the COVID-19 pandemic in Chicago, IL on December 12, 2020. Select Chicago public schools teachers are expected to return to classrooms on January 4th, 2021. 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Photographer: Jeff Kowalsky/AFP via Getty Images https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-06-13/surging-cash-piles-leave-states-as-ready-as-ever-for-a-recession https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-06-13/surging-cash-piles-leave-states-as-ready-as-ever-for-a-recession Thu, 13 Jun 2019 17:39:56 GMT https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-06-07/illinois-gambling-bill-favors-billionaire-over-fantasy-sports https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-06-07/illinois-gambling-bill-favors-billionaire-over-fantasy-sports Fri, 07 Jun 2019 08:00:01 GMT CHICAGO, IL - MAY 31: Aerial view during the game between the Cincinnati Reds and the Chicago Cubs on May 31, 2006 at Wrigley Field in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Jay Drowns/Sporting News via Getty Images) Photographer: Sporting News/Sporting News https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-06-05/gambling-and-pot-will-help-repair-broken-illinois-pritzker-says https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-06-05/gambling-and-pot-will-help-repair-broken-illinois-pritzker-says Wed, 05 Jun 2019 08:00:01 GMT https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-06-03/chicago-will-get-a-casino-as-part-of-illinois-gambling-expansion https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-06-03/chicago-will-get-a-casino-as-part-of-illinois-gambling-expansion Mon, 03 Jun 2019 17:15:45 GMT A ball sits on a roulette wheel at the Global Gaming Expo Asia (G2E Asia) in Macau, China, on Tuesday, May 21, 2019. The expo runs through May 23. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-05-31/illinois-becomes-11th-state-to-legalize-recreational-marijuana https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-05-31/illinois-becomes-11th-state-to-legalize-recreational-marijuana Fri, 31 May 2019 19:33:16 GMT Cannabis plants grow inside a Fotmer SA flowering room in Canelones, Uruguay, on Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2019. In 2013 Uruguay became the first nation to legalize recreational marijuana, and now companies are looking outside their local market to turn the nation into a global medical marijuana leader. Photographer: Eilon Paz/Bloomberg https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-05-28/chicago-mayor-lightfoot-wants-state-help-in-tackling-fiscal-woes https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-05-28/chicago-mayor-lightfoot-wants-state-help-in-tackling-fiscal-woes Tue, 28 May 2019 21:40:34 GMT Lori Lightfoot, mayor of Chicago, stands in her office during a public open house at City Hall in Chicago, Illinois, U.S., on Monday, May 20, 2019. Chicago made history Monday as Lightfoot became its first black, female mayor after sweeping all 50 wards by promising to reform the third-biggest U.S. city. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-05-27/illinois-lawmakers-approve-progressive-tax-send-plan-to-voters https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-05-27/illinois-lawmakers-approve-progressive-tax-send-plan-to-voters Mon, 27 May 2019 21:50:46 GMT https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-05-20/chicago-s-lightfoot-takes-office-as-fiscal-woes-threaten-agenda https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-05-20/chicago-s-lightfoot-takes-office-as-fiscal-woes-threaten-agenda Mon, 20 May 2019 09:00:00 GMT CHICAGO, ILLINOIS - APRIL 02: Lori Lightfoot delivers a victory speech after defeating Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle to become the next mayor of Chicago on April 02, 2019 in Chicago, Illinois. Lightfoot will become the first black female mayor of the city and its first openly gay mayor. 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