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Lightfoot allies hatch plan to expand power on City Council before she heads out the door

Former Inspector General Joe Ferguson had pushed for a more independent Council, but slammed this approach as a “pre-emptive power move of the status quo wrapped in a package that includes meaningful reforms.”

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Video poker in Chicago? Vallas and Johnson say deal us in

Under state law, local governments can prohibit video gambling machines from operating at restaurants or bars within their city limits. But both mayoral candidates favor lifting Chicago’s longstanding ban on the machines.

Chicago Sun-Times

Aurora girl, 9, credited with saving mom’s life with 911 call and calm, courageous assistance

Aria Lamen called 911 when her mother, Caron, suddenly passed out last month. On Tuesday, Aria was honored by the Aurora City Council for her quick thinking.

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Council mandate would ‘cripple’ social service providers, members warned

If the Council requires providers to sign labor peace agreements, it won’t trigger unionization, but it will allow employees to organize and join unions if they choose, without fear of retaliation. But the mere threat of higher costs is scaring social service agencies.

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City Council member proposes pilot program to have city, not homeowners, shovel sidewalks

Chicago homeowners and property owners are required to shovel their front sidewalks — a law that’s seldom enforced. Ald. Gilbert Villegas said that makes it more urgent for the city to assume responsibility — despite the potential cost.

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Judge allows secret ComEd recordings to be released, emergency COVID benefits end for SNAP recipients and more in your Chicago news roundup

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More Chicago mayoral endorsements: Abortion rights PAC backs Johnson; 3 police union supporters on City Council back Vallas

PAC chief says she doesn’t trust Vallas to support women’s reproductive rights, while 23rd Ward Ald.

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With Lightfoot a lame duck, City Council looks to declare independence

Three committee chairs are working behind the scenes to reorganize and empower the City Council before a new mayor and Council are seated.

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Program for suicidal kids struggles amid a youth mental health crisis, ComEd bribery trial spotlights Madigan and more in your Chicago news roundup

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Arson fire destroyed a Black LA church last fall. 'We shall rise from the ashes' — but how?

LOS ANGELES — Pastor Edward Jenkins startled awake.

Los Angeles Times

'Ya Fav Trashman' was a viral sensation, then a rising public figure. Now he admits he mishandled campaign funds.

PHILADELPHIA — Terrill Haigler, a former city sanitation worker who gained Instagram fame under his alter ego "Ya Fav Trashman," ended his campaign for Philadelphia City Council this week, telling his thousands of social media followers he did not get enough signatures to appear on the ballot.

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A new fight over local control is brewing: How much control should Baltimore have over its police force?

BALTIMORE — After Baltimore residents overwhelmingly voted in favor of the city having control of its police department last November, debate swirled early this year around the timeline of formalizing the city’s authority.

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Dallas needs more affordable homes. It could cost $4 billion to fill gap, official says

Dallas’ latest plan to address its affordable housing crisis is slated to go to the City Council in April, according to the city’s top housing official. But he says it’ll take years and hundreds of millions of dollars from the city alone to make a dent.

Tribune News Service

Day 4 of our Top 15 stories to watch in 2023 – local elections

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Minnesota town votes to dump motorized trail project approved by DNR for offroading

Having won a clear majority of seats on the Houston, Minn., City Council in last fall's elections, opponents of a proposed motorized trails project on city-owned land have voted to dump the idea after more than 14 years in the making.

Chicago Sun-Times

Plan to move Taste of Chicago near Navy Pier draws City Council backlash

Mayor Lori Lightfoot blasted for creating “planning disaster” by proposing 4th of July weekend food fest be moved to accommodate takeover of Grant Park by city’s new NASCAR race.

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Extremism probes in CPD, new endorsements of mayoral candidates and more in your Chicago news roundup

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‘A mail-biter’? Ald. La Spata ‘encouraged’ by slim margin in 1st Ward — but casts wary eye to ballots trickling in by mail

Ald. Daniel La Spata (1st) had 50.1% of the vote after the latest batch of mail-in ballots were tallied, putting him just 12 votes over the minimum needed to avoid a runoff against challenger Sam Royko.

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Burlington voters consider community police oversight board

Residents of Vermont’s largest city will vote Tuesday on whether to create a community police oversight board that would have the authority to discipline Burlington police officers, including the chief

Chicago Sun-Times

Dueling endorsements in race for mayor

U.S. Rep. Danny Davis lines up behind his West Side neighbor, Cook County Commissioner Brandon Johnson. Retiring Ald. Roderick Sawyer chooses Paul Vallas, becoming the first mayoral challenger to pick sides in the April 4 runoff.

Chicago Sun-Times

Indicted Ald. Carrie Austin gets head start on political retirement

Austin’s decision to retire from rather than fight the new ward map has made it easier for the Black Caucus to accommodate the loss of more than 85,000 African-American residents over the last decade.

Tribune News Service

NYC Mayor Adams lauds controversial NYPD riot unit Strategic Response Group, suggests it will remain as is despite City Council heat

NEW YORK — Mayor Eric Adams lauded the NYPD’s controversial riot unit Monday and suggested it would stay in place — days after it and the police department came under fire for failing to appear at a City Council hearing on the unit’s handling of the 2020 George Floyd protests.

Chicago Tribune

Commentary: The next mayor of Chicago has a reform mandate

One thing is clear from the mayoral election: The people of Chicago want reform. That’s why we saw such a large number of candidates enter the race against a one-term mayor and why there were more than twice as many early votes counted than in 2019.

Chicago Sun-Times

City Council committee moves to make streets safer for pedestrians and cyclists

One ordinance would require the city transportation department to “prioritize and incorporate” bike and pedestrian and mass transit improvements when resurfacing arterial streets.

Chicago Sun-Times

CTU’s path to political influence, CPD’s top cop search and more in your Chicago news roundup

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