Chicago police supervisor quits amid probe into racist, incendiary social media posts

A Chicago police supervisor retired earlier this month amid an investigation into racist and other incendiary comments he made on a Facebook account he falsely claimed had been hacked.

Chicago alderman and former cop working to end police suicides

The treatments include two injections that have been used by US soldiers that were at risk of committing suicide.

CTA president: Conductors won't be returning
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The head of the CTA says "ghost bus" fixes are coming, but that conductors won't be returning to trains.

Chicago alderman working to end police suicides
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The treatments include two injections that have been used by US soldiers that were at risk of committing suicide.

CTA chief says Ghost Bus fixes are coming, won’t commit to meeting with City Council

CTA President Dorval Carter Jr. shot down the idea of bringing conductors back to trains, saying it wouldn’t serve a purpose other than being "additional eyes and ears" watching for crime.

TikTok lawsuit settlement: Illinois residents begin receiving payments

Illinois residents began receiving payments on Wednesday after the parent company of TikTok and Musical.ly settled a class-action lawsuit that accused the company of violating state law.

Civic Federation demands more transparency in Chicago Police Department spending

Civic Federation President Laurence Msall said it is “very difficult to track how much is going into policing,” how much is tied to complying with a federal consent decree and where exactly the nearly $100 million increase in the Chicago Police Department’s $1.87 billion budget is going.

CPS takes over Urban Prep Academies
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The Chicago School Board voted unanimously Wednesday to take over two campuses of the charter school, Urban Prep.

City leaders demand funding for memorial for survivors tortured by Jon Burge

City leaders and activists came together to call for funding to be set aside for a memorial for survivors of torture by former police detective Jon Burge.

Mayoral election fight spills into Chicago City Council meeting

“I reached out to your chief of staff. I reached out to you,” she said, adding that those calls were not returned. “And quite frankly, if you would spend more time attacking problems instead of people, we’d be much better off.”

Mayoral election fight spills into Chicago City Council meeting
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Mayoral politics spilled over onto the City Council floor Wednesday after members resoundingly rejected incumbent Lori Lightfoot?s attempts to appoint retiring Ald. James Cappleman (46th) as Education Committee chair, replacing former Ald. Michael Scott Jr. (24th).