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Mayor Lightfoot on Wednesday defended Police Superintendent David Brown’s plan to clear people off of “drug corners” by making arrests in an effort to tamp down gun violence over the Fourth of July weekend.
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Mayor Lori Lightfoot on Tuesday continued to resist calls to release the inspector general’s report on the October incident that led her to fire police Superintendent Eddie Johnson.
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Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Tuesday signed a bill that supporters hope will make opening a long-debated Chicago casino more attractive to potential developers.
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The city of Chicago has released records and body camera footage related to an October incident where then-police Superintendent Eddie Johnson was found asleep at the wheel, which led Mayor Lori Lightfoot to angrily fire him.
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Two community groups on the South and West sides will receive $11 million in grant funding as part of a broader neighborhood rebuilding effort, Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot announced Monday.
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Contributions members of the LGBTQ community have made to society would have to be taught in Illinois’ public schools. Workers, regardless of the size of their employer, will now be protected from discrimination on a number of reasons including race, sex, age, sexual orientation and religion. And distracted drivers who hurt someone while paying attention to their cellphones could face steeper penalties. More than a dozen state laws and policy changes for Illinois kick in July 1. Here’s a look at some of the highlights:
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President Donald Trump ripped Gov. J.B. Pritzker and Mayor Lori Lightfoot over Chicago’s gun violence in a Friday night letter.
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Walmart says it will reopen Chicago stores that closed during unrest over George Floyd's death at hands of Minneapolis police.
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Cook County could incur a projected $410 million budget gap during the next fiscal year — the largest hole since 2011 and a sign of the extent the coronavirus pandemic has capsized local government finances.
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Chicago’s annual summer jobs program will hire 20,000 young people this year, including 2,000 as part of a new youth service corps dedicated to service that will include helping with the city’s COVID-19 response, Mayor Lori Lightfoot said.
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Campaign 2020: Here’s more about the Democratic candidates hoping to challenge Donald Trump and where they stand on the issues.
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Mayor Lori Lightfoot on Thursday put up the stop sign on the idea of fans in the stands at Chicago’s ballparks this season, saying neither the Cubs nor the White Sox have provided any specifics on how they would keep attendees safe from the coronavirus.
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Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle and other officials held a virtual town hall on Wednesday with leaders of the LGBTQ community to highlight longstanding health inequities in light of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
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The grants will expand internet access for thousands of businesses, ag8亚集团官方网站homes and farms across Illinois.
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Gov. J.B. Pritzker said Wednesday he is not currently considering asking visitors to Illinois from states with spiking coronavirus infection rates to quarantine upon arrival, a measure the governors of New York, New Jersey and Connecticut announced they would impose as summer officially begins.
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State officials on Tuesday announced guidance for students and teachers to return to the classroom in the fall.
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