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Sawyer cut as speaker at ribbon-cutting in his ward after spat with Lightfoot, he says

Mayoral challenger Roderick Sawyer demanded Mayor Lori Lightfoot apologize for comments about his late father, Mayor Eugene Sawyer, at a petition-signing event on the South Side.

Chicago Sun-Times

Government commissioners will not be brought in to take over running of Nottingham City Council

The government had previously updated Parliament in June this year that it was minded to intervene

Nottingham Post

Philadelphia mayor, Creative Philly announce they will issue open call for artists for $500K Harriet Tubman statue

PHILADELPHIA — Mayor Jim Kenney and the Office of Arts, Culture and the Creative Economy have withdrawn the $500,000 no-bid commission for a new Harriet Tubman statue and will now open the process for other artists.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

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NYC to put up ‘gun free zone’ signs throughout Times Square after Supreme Court ruling

NEW YORK — The cops are copying signs declaring Times Square’s gun-free status after local lawmakers banned firearms in the Crossroads of the World.

Tribune News Service

Tunney joins exodus from Chicago City Council

The owner of Ann Sather’s Restaurants who was Chicago’s first openly-gay alderperson is leaving the workplace he called “not a good place to work these days.”

Chicago Sun-Times

Jon Talton: Seattle’s a test case for future of ‘back to the city’ movement

One of the most important socio-economic shifts from the 1990s to the coronavirus pandemic was the “back to the city movement.”

Tribune News Service

To stop drag racing, rev up the arrests

This weekend’s mayhem was more than a hint to authorities that impounding the cars and fining those involved in unsanctioned events isn’t enough.

Chicago Sun-Times

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How Detroit police tracked shooting spree, nabbed 19-year-old suspect

DETROIT — The city's police department is still searching for answers as to why a 19-year-old man would allegedly randomly shoot four people in the city early Sunday morning, killing three.

Tribune News Service

Lightfoot appoints 7-member interim police oversight commission

The interim commission will have a lot of power. It will be expected to fill several vacancies on the Police Board and will review the Chicago Police Department’s budget before a City Council vote on the mayor’s 2023 budget.

Chicago Sun-Times

Mayoral challenger Ray Lopez wants to curb mayoral power, cut City Council by half

The most dramatic and controversial of Lopez’s proposals is to reduce the size of the City Council from 50 members to just 25. Alderpersons and mayors have talked about it for decades.

Chicago Sun-Times

City Council members should turn down pay hike

That alderpersons would reject a pay raise is probably hoping against hope. But turning down some or all of the hike would be the right thing to do.

Chicago Sun-Times

The Philadelphia Police Department is short 1,300 officers. Here’s why the situation is about to get worse

PHILADELPHIA — The Philadelphia Police Department has faced a critical shortage of officers for months — one that’s all but certain to get worse as hundreds more cops plan to leave.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Ald. Leslie Hairston to retire from the City Council after 24 years representing 5th Ward

Her retirement is part of a mass exodus that promises to change the face of the Chicago City Council. Hairston is the ninth Chicago alderperson to either resign or announce a decision not to seek reelection. Several others, including indicted Ald. Edward Burke (14th) and Zoning Chair Tom Tunney…

Chicago Sun-Times

Glider north-south plans could see two-way traffic return from Royal Avenue right up to City Hall

Belfast City Council is "not supportive of the introduction of a two-way system"

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He challenged his all-white city council in Alabama. Now he’s on it

Eric Calhoun, a Black resident who sued Pleasant Grove’s discriminatory voting system in 2018, was sworn in as council member on Monday

Chicago Sun-Times

Vallas pokes holes in Lightfoot’s claims of fiscal stability

“What has changed in four years? Nothing. She’s basically handing off what she inherited from Rahm Emanuel,” mayoral challenger Paul Vallas said.

Chicago Sun-Times

Chicago alderpersons face preelection dilemma: Whether to accept a 9.62% pay raise

City Council members have until Sept. 2 to decide whether to accept the raise, which will boost pay to $142,772 for the 30 alderpersons who have accepted all annual pay raises.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Editorial: Philly's gun violence epidemic reaches a perilous new low as a 7-year-old is shot while playing video games

In case city leaders have yet to realize that gun violence has reached epidemic proportions, consider the following: A 7-year-old boy was sitting in his bedroom playing video games Saturday night when he was shot in the thigh by a stray bullet from outside his home.

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The Texas Tribune

Uvalde school district and a litany of law enforcement agencies could face $27 billion class-action lawsuit over shooting

A lawyer for shooting victims is seeking compensation for victims and families, citing the Texas House committee’s investigative report that found “systemic failures” in response to the tragedy.

Reason

Local Law Prevented an Alabama Town From Firing Two Cops. So They Dissolved the Police Department Instead.

When one police officer's racist text messages surfaced online earlier this month, local officials found that city law prevented the outright firing of the officers involved.

Tribune News Service

They pledged not to prosecute abortions. The reality is tougher

When the U.S. Supreme Court toppled the constitutional right to abortion, some prosecutors in cities and counties across the country vowed to refrain from enforcing new state-imposed bans on the procedure. Such promises may be hard to keep.

Los Angeles Times

'I was in shock': California rents are spiking — and not only where you'd expect

When Santa Monica resident Rob Leonard got a notice telling him that rent for his one-bedroom apartment would go up $100 a month starting in September, he had to read the letter several times because he thought there was a mistake.

Benzinga

Seattle Mayor Harrell Submits Social Equity-Focused Marijuana Bills For Workers & Underserved Communities

Seattle, Washington mayor Bruce Harrell submitted a package of bills aimed at advancing equity in the marijuana industry by helping boost more diversity and backing cannabis store employees.

Los Angeles Times

They want LA to rein in the mighty car to make streets safe. Will drivers go along?

LOS ANGELES — In the city where the car is king, activists are pushing to claim strips of the biggest boulevards for bicyclists and walkers.

Chicago Sun-Times

Ald. Sophia King joins race to unseat Lightfoot

King is chair of the Chicago City Council’s Progressive Caucus. Her husband, Alan, an attorney and house music DJ, is a close friend and basketball-playing buddy of former President Barack Obama.

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