Chicago officials announce spring and summer event schedule
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The mayor's office announced that many of this spring and summer's festivals and speical events will be back to full capacity in downtown Chicago

CTU group calls for overhaul of union leadership after remote learning debacle
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Sandi Hoggatt, longtime CPS staff member and "Members First" VP candidate, voices her frustration with the current leaders at the Chicago Teachers Union and their negotiations with the city.

Pritzker, Lightfoot attacked by Illinois gubernatorial candidates in first TV ads

Two Republican candidates for Illinois governor unveiled their first television commercials of the 2022 campaign on Tuesday, hitting the dominant issue so far: the rising rate of violent crime across the state.

Chicago's Red-Purple bypass completed
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It was a big step forward for the North Belmont "Red-Purple Reconstruction Project."

Chicago's top cop promises sweeping response to killing of girl, Lightfoot says there are 'promising leads'

"We’ve turned up the heat on gangs in the city and we will continue to do that," Supt. Brown said. "But this special focus is purposeful because an 8-year-old … is senselessly killed in our city. So I think it’s quite appropriate that we raise the level of resources, our sense of urgency to send an even stronger message to gangs..."

Botched Chicago police raid of Anjanette Young: Money won't 'right this wrong'

A Black woman who settled with the city of Chicago for nearly $3 million after she was handcuffed while naked by police officers during a botched raid of her home says “there’s no amount of money that will right this wrong” and that changes are needed to the Chicago Police Department.

COPA chief nomination left in limbo after Chicago City Council decides not to move forward with vote

In a rebuke to Mayor Lori Lightfoot, the City Council's Public Safety Committee has decided to not move forward with a vote on her pick to lead the Civilian Office of Police Accountability.

COPA chief nomination left in limbo
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In a rebuke to Mayor Lori Lightfoot, the City Council's Public Safety Committee has decided not to move forward with a vote on her pick to lead the Civilian Office of Police Accountability.

Ordinance targeting Chicago gangs to be discussed in Friday's committee hearing

Some Chicago attorneys say Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s proposal to curb gang crime will open the city to be sued, cause more police misconduct and not reduce crime.

Proposed ordinance targeting gang members to be discussed by City Council committee
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Mayor Lori Lightfoot has shown support for the proposed Victims Justice ordinance which would allow for the fining of gang members and the seizure of their property.

Civil rights attorneys call on Lightfoot to withdraw new ordinance targeting assets of gang members
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Kara Crutcher, clinical fellow at the Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law, talks about the harmful elements of Mayor Lori Lightfoot's proposed ordinance to allow the fining of gang members or the seizure of their property.