The Chicago Teachers' Pension Fund board holds a meeting Thursday, Oct. 15 at 9:30 a.m. at the CTPF office. Read more…

Chicago Fire FC will face Philadelphia Union during an Oktoberfest-themed match at Soldier Field on Oct. 14. The game concludes a homestand for Chicago as they aim for consecutive playoff appearances and milestone achievements. Read more…

Friedrich L. Jahn Elementary will hold its Pumpkin Patch event on the school playlot Saturday, Oct. 17. Read more…

Chicago police recorded eight homicides in the week ending Oct. 3. Read more…

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Gov. Gavin Newsom said no to a sweetener, while Gov. JB Pritzker added $11 billion to Chicago’s liabilities.

Despite former Chicago Police Detective Reynaldo Guevara’s well-documented misconduct that sent 55 now-exonerated Chicagoans to prison for decades, any attempt to revoke his pension is sure to fail, since he was not charged with criminal wrongdoing, much less convicted, while a Chicago police officer. Former Mayor Rahm Emanuel commissioned a probe into Guevara’s conduct in 2013 at a cost of $1.9 million, but the report has never been released by city officials.

The debate was emotional and filled with racial overtones, as well.

Prosecutors say the 67-year-old woman was walking near a koi pond at the mall when the suspect in the case struck her in the head with a bag, knocking her to the ground. The suspect then grabbed the woman’s head and shoved it underneath the surface of the koi pond, prosecutors said. The victim tried to kick and scratch at him, but he shoved her head back under the water, slamming it into the bottom of the pond.