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A dozen Black employees said they were subjected to racist comments from managers and shorted on overtime and promotions. “The racism lasted for decades and affected countless Black employees, which raises the question of why the city’s uppermost leaders failed to act,” said attorney Vic Henderson.
Ald. Raymond Lopez (15th) said he was briefed by police on the Cinco de Mayo shooting at 59th Street and Western Avenue, a wide street that he said has now seen at least two takeovers this year.
Biden was last in Chicago on April 8 for a fundraiser. Chicago, which is hosting the Democratic National Convention in August, is a big source of campaign cash.
The action when an arrest was made in the killing of Officer Luis Huesca refects what’s done nationwide. “It’s a way of showing that even though the officer is not with us, he is having a part in the arrest of the person who killed them,” former police Supt. Phil Cline says.
Gov. J.B. Pritzker unexpectedly backed off his longstanding opposition to taxing services as lawmakers search for ways to fund and reform the Chicago region’s mass transit system.
On Aug. 20,1972, this reporter was assigned to cover the hordes of hippies, yippies, women’s libbers, Marxists, gay rights advocates, Black Panthers, and anti-Vietnam war vets tenting, talking, and toking it up in Miami’s Flamingo Park before the Republican National Convention kicked off.
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.
Democrats and Gov. J.B. Pritzker framed the bill as an ethics measure that would take “backroom deals” out of the equation when choosing candidates. But Republicans described it as changing the rules in a game that’s already in play.
Reducir la velocided de 30 mph a 25 mph podría “contribuir en gran medida” a reducir las muertes por accidente de tráfico, que han aumentado drásticamente desde el inicio de la pandemia, afirmaron funcionarios del Departamento de Transporte de la Ciudad.
Mayor Brandon Johnson and CPD Supt. Larry Snelling had earlier vowed to rid the department of officers listed on the anti-government group Oath Keepers’ rolls.
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 civil liberties group filed a federal lawsuit Thursday on behalf of Bodies Outside of Unjust Laws, a left-leaning group whose marching permit was denied by the city.
The default speed limit on Chicago side streets is 30 mph, but lowering it to 25 mph could “go a really long way” toward reducing traffic deaths, which have skyrocketed since the start of the pandemic, city Department of Transportation officials said.
“I remember coming out of my apartment one day and spotting Chicago cops dragging young protesters out of one section of Lincoln Park and shoving them into trucks, while nearby poet Allen Ginsberg was chanting in a circle of peaceful protesters not far away from the radical Abby Hoffman,” remembers Dan Webb, who later became a U.S. attorney.
El gobernador J.B. Pritzker ha expresado en varias ocasiones su escepticismo sobre los planes de los Bears para el estadio, que incluyen subvenciones públicas. Este miércoles, el equipo se reúne con dos altos funcionarios de Pritzker.
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.
Gov. J.B. Pritzker has repeatedly voiced skepticism over the Bears’ stadium plans, which include public subsidies. On Wednesday, the team will meet with two top Pritzker staffers.
What happened before Mayor Brandon Johnson finally agreed to stay away from slain officer's funeral?
John Catanzara, police union president, discussed the maneuvering with the Sun-Times. When the mayor’s office began “pushing back” against staying away, Catanzara said, the slain officer’s sister told him if the mayor showed up, she would “make a scene and throw him out myself.”
Four letters written by Vallas and others in Burke’s case became public Tuesday at the urging of the Chicago Sun-Times and Chicago Public Media. Burke is set to be sentenced June 24 following his conviction for racketeering, bribery and attempted extortion.