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‘Terrorized’ resident calls for city to stop McKinley Park street takeovers: ‘I hate that this has become a reality.’

Since April, Hoyne Avenue and 32nd Street near the Stevenson Expressway has been the scene of weekly racing stunts. Neighbors are tired of the disruption.

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Controversial Brighton Park migrant tent site is polluted with metals, city plans cleanup

Over protests, Mayor Brandon Johnson is moving ahead with plans to shelter migrants on polluted Brighton Park site

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Hundreds gather in Brighton Park to oppose proposed migrant camp

Plans call for the camp to be built on a vacant lot near West 38th Street and South California Avenue, costing the city $91,400-a-month.

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City signs lease for site of potential Brighton Park migrant tent camp — leaving local alderperson ‘frustrated and disappointed’

The city signed the lease before the environmental assessment was completed. Ald. Julia Ramirez (12th) said it was done without her knowledge.

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City fumbles on migrant issue again with bid to put tent camp in Brighton Park

Of all places, the city picks a site that once contained a zinc smelting operation — a process that can potentially leach toxins into the soil. It’s another example of blunders on handling Chicago’s migrant crisis.

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‘Welcoming spirit’ vs. worries over safety: Brighton Park residents at odds over migrant tent plan

Up to 2,000 asylum seekers could be placed in the shelter if the site clears final assessments. Residents expressed concerns over safety at Tuesday’s meeting. But one 92-year-old resident urged compassion. “We have to have kindness, peace and not be against each other, because we are America,” she…

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Over protests, city officials confirm Brighton Park tent plan, pending final ‘assessments’

The confirmation comes ahead of a community forum about the proposed base camp site Tuesday evening and after local Ald. Julia Ramirez (12th) released a letter distancing herself from plan.

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Afternoon Edition: The pop-up movement reshaping Chicago’s restaurant scene

Plus: Ald. Ramirez ‘attacked’ by protesters, La Salle Street revamp’s future, and more.

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Protesters attack Ald. Julia Ramirez and an aide over tents for asylum-seekers

Dozens of protesters surround the official near where the city has proposed putting up winter tents for migrants.

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City Council members urge colleagues to reject ruling that would keep serious police misconduct hearings out of public view

“Let’s not take steps back,” Ald. Julia Ramirez (12th) told reporters Thursday. “Let’s keep working together to make sure that cops are held accountable.”

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Effort revs up to phase out ‘sub-minimum wage’ for tipped workers

The “One Fair Wage” campaign wants tipped workers to make the same minimum wage as anyone else in Chicago. Tipped workers instead are paid $9. On July 1, that rises to $9.48 and the $15-an-hour minimum wage goes to $15.80.

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Year of the Incumbent? Only one sitting City Council member unseated this year — first time in a century

The solitary defeat of appointed Ald. Anabel Abarca (12th) marks the fewest defeated incumbents since Chicago instituted the 50-member City Council system in 1923. Seven sitting members were knocked out in each of the previous two election cycles.

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11th Ward Ald. Nicole Lee heads toward runoff

Early results showed Lee and her top challenger, Anthony Ciaravino, each with about 30% of the vote; In the 12th Ward, Anabel Abarca was trailing her challenger, Julia Ramirez.

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Pollution, public safety drive ward races in Southeast Side’s 10th, Southwest Side’s 12th

In the 10th, Yessenia Carreón, Peter Chico, Ana Guajardo, Óscar Sanchez and Jessica Venegas are running to succeed Ald. Susan Sadlowski Garza. And in the 12th, newly appointed Ald. Anabel Abarca is challenged by Julia Ramirez.

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‘We aren’t going anywhere:’ Drag Queen Story Hour forges ahead

SAN JOSE, Calif. — Vowing that “we aren’t going anywhere,” the performer King Art Babe forged ahead Tuesday evening with the Alameda County Library’s first Drag Queen Story Hour event since a group of apparent Proud Boys members disrupted another reading earlier this month in San Lorenzo, Calif.

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