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Candidates for 48th Ward both backed by unions, established Democrats

Joe Dunne got 26% of the votes in February, compared to 23% for Leni Manaa-Hoppenworth.

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It’s Democratic establishment vs. progressives in two North Side ward runoffs

A housing organizer faces a Walgreens executive in the 46th Ward. In the 48th, a housing developer backed by the outgoing alderperson is running against a small business owner who would be the first Filipina on the City Council.

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Two North Side wards, two retirements — and 16 choices for voters

Ten people are elbowing for position in the 48th Ward, angling to succeed Ald. Harry Osterman, and six are eyeing the neighboring 46th Ward, hoping to succeed Ald. James Cappleman

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What will the next Chicago City Council look like?

With many alderpersons choosing not to run for reelection, decades of institutional knowledge will be lost when the new Council convenes.

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Lightfoot’s $16.4B budget clears one hurdle, but hits snag over reduced fines

The Finance Committee approved the property tax levy, but must reconvene Wednesday to reconsider the revenue ordinance. As proposed, it would cut some vehicular fines in half to comply with a court decision, but if Ald. Brendan Reilly has his way, those fines will remain at $500.

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Clouted owner of senior home fined $1,500 after 3 residents died during hot spell as heat was left running inside their building

Newly released autopsy results show the primary cause of death for all three women was “environmental heat exposure due to hot residential building during heat-related weather event.”

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Hate crime reports surge

Through Oct. 18, 77 hate crimes, a 71% increase over the same period last year, were reported this year to the city’s Commission on Human Relations.

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Civilian police oversight off to slow start, McKinley Park gets new bakery and more in your Chicago news roundup

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

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Civilian police oversight off to slow start

Adam Gross, executive director of the Community Commission for Public Safety and Accountability, told City Council members that out of 14 positions in the 2022 budget, only one other person besides Gross is “hired and on staff.”

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First day of City Council budget hearings: CPD hiring, mayor’s staff under scrutiny

The lines of questioning from alderpersons include the size of Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s office (too big, many said) to what the city is doing to recruit and train enough police officers to keep pace with a record number of retirements.

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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.

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CPD working to fill 975 patrol officer vacancies, 105 detective openings, top mayoral aide says

Earlier in August, the Office of Budget and Management reported 1,408 sworn vacancies — and a staggering 814 retirements this year, compared to 973 in all of 2021 and 625 in 2020.

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City Council approves loan fund to help preserve single-room occupancy buildings

The $5 million fund will be administered by the Chicago Investment Corporation.

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City Council committee OKs loan fund to preserve single-room-occupancy buildings

Chicago’s remaining single-room-occupancy buildings, also known as SROs, offer a way to help some of Chicago’s most vulnerable residents, one city official said.

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