Fran Spielman

The settlement goes to the mother of Astarte Washington. On May 31, 2020, Astarte, then 15, was ordered to the ground by police. She was then run over by a CPD squad car after an officer failed to put the car in “Park.” She suffered a hairline fracture of her hip.

The settlement would resolve a federal civil rights lawsuit filed by the sister of Irene Chavez, 33, found hanged in a police holding cell in December 2021 after being arrested on a charge of simple battery.

The group that blocked George Lucas from building a museum on Soldier Field’s south parking lot says the stadium project could ultimately end up in court — even if filing another lawsuit is “not the first thing you want to do.”

At the behest of Planned Parenthood and Ald. Bill Conway, the Committee on Public Safety agreed to establish a “quiet zone” around Family Planning Associates, 659 W. Washington Blvd.

A dozen Black employees said they were subjected to managers’ racist comments and shorted on overtime and promotions. “The racism lasted for decades ... which raises the question of why the city’s uppermost leaders failed to act,” said attorney Vic Henderson.

To cut costs and appease the two airlines footing much of the bill, Johnson proposed changing the order of construction. Work on the global terminal replacing Terminal 2 would be moved up, but the building of satellite concourses that would add passenger gates — but increase competition for United and American — would be delayed.

Three city department heads, including Fire Commissioner Annette Holt, stayed away from Thursday’s hearing at the direction of Mayor Brandon Johnson. That infuriated members of the Council’s Police and Fire Committee.

The statistics, compiled by the Chicago Police Department, show response times over the last six years were more than two minutes quicker with a ShotSpotter alert than the gunshot detection alert accompanied by a 911 call.

Anthony Driver Jr., president of the interim commission, and interim vice-president Remel Terry are among the mayor’s appointees.