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Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago Sun-Times
National
Fran Spielman

30 City Council members call special meeting for Wednesday on violent crime surge

Dozens of Chicago City Council members have signed on to an effort to bring Chicago Police Supt. David Brown before them to answer questions on violent crime. (Rich Hein/Sun-Times)

Dozens of City Council members have called a special meeting for Wednesday to demand answers from Chicago Police Superintendent David Brown and other top mayoral aides on their plans to prevent the traditional summer surge of violence.

Mayoral challenger Ray Lopez (15th) is spearheading the call for Brown to answer questions posed by the “Committee of the Whole” — otherwise known as all 50 alderpersons.

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