Cook County State’s Attorney Eileen Burke has assembled an “elite legal team” to defend the county’s assault weapons ban before the U.S. Supreme Court in December — but the constitutional outcome of Viramontes v. Cook County will turn on history, text and legal precedent, not on press conferences or political branding.
Housing advocates are demanding that Chicago’s fiscal year 2027 budget include $30 million to offset federal cuts to homelessness programs — but the city, facing its own structural deficit, should evaluate programs rigorously and fund proven ones accountably rather than reflexively backfilling every dollar Washington withdraws.
The Art Institute of Chicago opened “Tony Cokes: On Boredom,” a two-part outdoor installation on the museum’s Bluhm Family Terrace running through March 14, 2027, marking the multimedia artist’s first public outdoor presentation in Chicago. The works explore themes of freedom and anxiety in a world shaped by rapid technological change.