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May heat wave deaths prompt new cooling rules in Chicago

The Chicago City Council has passed new cooling requirements for residential buildings after three women died in their stifling hot apartments during a brief heat wave last month

The Independent UK

Lightfoot uses disputed parliamentary maneuver to stave off speed camera defeat

Lacking the votes to prevent the City Council from raising the miles-per-hour threshold for speed camera tickets, mayoral allies delayed the vote for one meeting over strenuous objections from Ald. Anthony Beale (9th).

Chicago Sun-Times

Good Kids Mad City proposes youth-driven approach to stop violent crime

The so-called “Peacebook” ordinance calls for diverting 2% of the Chicago Police Department’s $1.7 billion budget — $34 million — to fund job training and violence prevention programs led by young people in Chicago neighborhoods plagued by gang violence.

Chicago Sun-Times

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Uvalde mayor accuses state of leaking records to make local police look bad

Relatives of the victims and other members of the community also called for the ousting of Pete Arredondo, who is the police chief of the city’s school district and a newly elected council member.

The Texas Tribune

Lightfoot suffers embarrassing defeat — at the expense of speeding motorists

The Finance Committee vote was 16 to 15 to raise the 6 mph threshold that has generated an avalanche of tickets and $59 million in additional revenue since Lightfoot lowered the bar in March 2021.

Chicago Sun-Times

Park District’s delay in opening public pools deprives Chicagoans of summer fun

Not everyone lives by a beach, so the delay means one fewer summer activity for residents, especially teenagers, who were cooped up inside the last two summers due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Chicago Sun-Times

Sister of departing City Council member approved to fill his 24th Ward seat: ‘If you’re anything like your brother, you’re wonderful’

The Rules Committee unanimously approved Monique Scott to replace Michael Scott without a word of debate — not even a question about the new chapter her selection writes in Chicago’s book of political nepotism.

Chicago Sun-Times

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Afternoon Edition: June 21, 2022

Today’s update is a 5-minute read that will brief you on the day’s biggest stories.

Chicago Sun-Times

‘People get killed in broad daylight’: Philly teens awaiting curfew change suspect teens will find a way around it, understand council’s motivations

PHILADELPHIA — Philadelphia City Council is poised to change the curfew for teens from midnight to 10 p.m., but for kids like Musa Kane, that’ll change very little.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Erika D. Smith: Why LA, not San Francisco, could become the most progressive city in California

In an election year supposedly defined by the public's anxiety over rising crime and diminishing law enforcement, Los Angeles is on the verge of electing its first abolitionist City Council member.

Los Angeles Times

Who cares about all-in-the-family claims: Lightfoot picks Michael Scott Jr.’s sister to replace him as 24th Ward alderperson

Monique Scott was chosen over two other finalists recommended by a three-person screening committee: Trina Mangrum, chief of staff to Ald. Jason Ervin (28th), and former Chicago Bulls player Wallace “Mickey” Johnson.

Chicago Sun-Times

Baltimore’s vacant homes burn at twice the national rate, but gaps in records, systems limit what firefighters know before going inside

BALTIMORE — When a Baltimore fire lieutenant fell through the floor of an abandoned row house in 2014 and died of smoke inhalation, a federal occupational safety agency recommended the fire department physically mark vacant properties deemed dangerous to help prevent another tragedy.

Tribune News Service

India is miles away but its tyranny is shaking, shaping American politics

American supporters of the BJP and its affiliated ultra right-wing, paramilitary organization Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh manage to steamroll anyone who calls out India’s abysmal treatment of Muslims, oppressed castes and other minorities.

Chicago Sun-Times

Environmentalists' Lawsuit Brings Minneapolis' YIMBY Success Story to a Screeching Halt

Three environmentalists groups had argued that the city failed to perform a state-required environmental analysis of its Minneapolis 2040 comprehensive plan.

Reason

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Residents 'up in arms' over lack of consultation from Fairview Park concert organisers

Exclusive: Residents are furious about the lack of consultation which effectively meant they couldn't plan their lives for the next two weeks

Chicago Sun-Times

Lightfoot spared almost certain defeat on vote to raise speed camera ticket threshold

The City Council’s Finance Committee was poised to force the mayor to stop issuing $35 tickets to motorists caught going 6 to 9 mph over the speed limit when Chairman Scott Waguespack abruptly recessed the meeting.

Chicago Sun-Times

City Council committee OKs extending benefits to families of first responders committing suicide

The Finance Committee OK’d an ordinance that would grant to surviving spouses of police officers and firefighters who have died by suicide since Jan. 1, 2018 the same benefits afforded to families of first-responders killed in the line of duty.

Daily Mirror

Holidaymakers warned they face £640 fine if they go to the loo in the sea

The city council has classified the age-old action of peeing in the sea a minor infraction and an infringement of hygiene and sanitary regulations

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Afternoon Edition: June 15, 2022

Today’s update is a 5-minute read that will brief you on the day’s biggest stories.

Chicago Sun-Times

From turkeys and trash cans to gas cards and guaranteed income? Freebie frenzy dominates election season

Decades ago, Chicago politicians curried favor with voters by distributing Thanksgiving turkeys and Christmas hams. Garbage cans with an office-holder’s name on it were also a frequent freebie. But, the avalanche of federal stimulus funds has allowed Gov. J.B. Pritzker, Cook County Board President…

Chicago Sun-Times

As temperatures soar, City Council members angered by closed Park District pools

The effort to open pools has been hampered by a lifeguard shortage — a nationwide problem but one made worse locally by a Park District lifeguard harassment scandal, despite the offer of bonuses.

Nottingham Post

Nottingham's Broadmarsh centre almost completely demolished in new aerial image

Nottingham City Council has confirmed plans for a new pedestrian route

Los Angeles Times

Don’t fear LA’s ban on gas stoves. Electric appliances are the future

Los Angeles is taking a necessary and overdue step in the fight against climate change and lung-damaging air pollution. The City Council voted last month to ban most natural gas-fueled appliances in newly constructed residential and commercial buildings, aiming to get the new rules in place by Jan. 1, 2023.

Los Angeles Times

Councilman calls on Times owner to reopen empty hospital to care for homeless people

Los Angeles City Councilmember Mitch O'Farrell called on Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong on Tuesday to work with the city to reopen St. Vincent Medical Center to provide acute care for homeless people, complaining that the billionaire had failed to respond to their efforts.

Chicago Sun-Times

River North group demands changes to make Bally’s casino more palatable

The River North Residents Association issued a wish list divided into eight categories. The most costly asks are infrastructure projects — led by the proposed Jefferson Street extension and construction of entrance and exit ramps off the Ontario-Ohio feeder.

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