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Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago Sun-Times
National
Fran Spielman

City Council members unleash barrage of complaints about dogs on the loose

Chicago City Hall. (Anthony Vazquez/Sun-Times)

Chicago pet owners are letting their unleashed dogs run wild in parks and other public property, triggering fist fights and threats of violence, the head of Animal Care and Control was told Wednesday.

With Animal Care and Control Executive Director Mamadou Diakhate testifying at City Council budget hearings, Ald. Scott Waguespack (32nd) used the opportunity to air complaints about unleashed dogs whose owners are thumbing their noses at the law that requires dogs to be restrained while in public. 

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