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CONGRESSMAN BOBBY RUSH SAYS UNIFORMED, ON-DUTY CHICAGO POLICE OFFICERS WERE CAUGHT ON SECURITY VIDEO “LOUNGING” IN HIS CAMPAIGN OFFICE DURING THE RECENT RIOTING
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Jun 11, 2020
Lightfoot announces $700M projected budget shortfall
Mayor Lightfoot says city finances are a mess, $700M of red ink projected for this year and she says 2021 “isn’t lookin’ great either.” So, is yet another property tax increase...
Jun 9, 2020
Lightfoot vows honest & fair probes of police actions
MAYOR LIGHTFOOT IS PROMISING “COMPLETE AND FAIR” INVESTIGATIONS OF THE 258 COMPLAINTS ABOUT POLICE BRUTALITY, VERBAL ABUSE AND ILLEGAL SEARCHES SINCE FRIDAY. THAT INCLUDES THE SCARY VIDEO ...
Jun 4, 2020
“We’re not letting our guard down” Supt Brown
BOTH THE RIOTING AND COVID-19 ARE CALMING DOWN, BUT THAT DOESN’T MEAN CITY HALL IS ASKING THE NATIONAL GUARD TO LEAVE OR YOU TO STOP WEARING FACE MASKS OUT IN THE CROWDS. POLICE SUPT DAVID BROWN...
Jun 3, 2020
“Rise up with me for peace” says Lightfoot in State of the City address
MAYOR LIGHTFOOT SAID SHE’S BEEN FEELING ANGER, FRUSTRATION AND DESPAIR, BUT ALSO HOPE. SO SHE ANNOUNCED A NEW $10M FUND TO HELP LOOTED SMALL BUSINESSES REBUILD, NEW AND BETTER POLICE TRAINING TO...
Jun 2, 2020
Lightfoot’s two words to Trump: “It begins with F & ends with you!”
Trump’s provocative tweet saying “when the looting starts, the shooting starts” moved Mayor Lightfoot to label it “profoundly dangerous.” And then in code she turned prof...
May 29, 2020
Chicago Phase 3 re-opening set for Wed, June 3rd
WHAT HAPPENS WEDNESDAY IS CAUTIOUS AND LIMITED RE-OPENING OF OFFICES WITH STAGGERED SHIFTS RECOMMENDED AND HOTELS, CHILD CARE AND OUTDOOR DINING. AND THE MAYOR’S BEGINNING TO TALK ABOUT HOW SHE&...
May 28, 2020
Still no exact “early June” date to reopen Chicago but guidelines are out
City Hall’s watchwords are to “cautiously reopen” with a wide variety of complicated rules for face masks, crowd capacity and social distancing. Samir Mayekar, one of the mayor’...
May 27, 2020
City Hall not happy about holiday weekend murders
TEN VIOLENT DEATHS OVER THE WEEKEND HAS MAYOR LIGHTFOOT SENDING HER NEW POLICE SUPT DAVID BROWN BACK TO THE DRAWING BOARD. SHE CALLS HIS NEW PLAN “A FAIL” AND HAS ORDERED HIM TO DEVELOP A ...
May 26, 2020
138 more COVID-19 deaths, but also some good news
Looks like we're on track to move to Phase 3 Recovery because the percentage of total coronavirus tests that are positive is going down in the Chicago region as well as the rest of the state. Gov Prit...
May 14, 2020
