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  • Alex Nitkin
    JUN 02, 2020
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    Cook County sends officers, intel to aid suburban police: ‘We have been called everywhere’

    Cook County law enforcement agencies deployed hundreds of deputies and tapped into a vast intelligence-sharing operation to help suburban police tamp down looting that spread outside Chicago Sunday, county officials announced Monday.
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  • JUN 02, 2020
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    Lightfoot, lawmakers clash on police response to widespread looting

    With looting escalating Sunday, some lawmakers representing Chicago’s South Side say the police are overwhelmed and need help to put an end to the unrest that is showing no signs of slowing down.
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  • JUN 01, 2020
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    Lightfoot denounces Trump, expands outdoor dining along restaurant corridors

    Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot intended to talk about her plan to expand outdoor dining in June, but then she preempted those remarks to address President Donald Trump.
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  • Alex Nitkin
    JUN 01, 2020
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    Kaegi defends overhauling reassessments on short deadline: ‘We don’t have a lot of great choices’

    Cook County Assessor Fritz Kaegi is trying to pull off a feat the county has never accomplished before: a vast expansion of property tax reassessments, all squeezed into a truncated timeline to make sure bills can be calculated and sent out on time next year.
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  • MAY 29, 2020
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    Lightfoot: Chicago to enter phase 3 of reopening on Wednesday

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    After pledging that the city would only loosen restrictions once guidelines are in place, Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot said Tuesday she was comfortable announcing a date for the city to move into phase three: Wednesday, June 3.
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  • Alex Nitkin
    MAY 29, 2020
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    Small landlords, neighborhood retailers benefit from Kaegi’s ‘Covid factor’ reassessments

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    Owners of small apartment buildings, independent hotels and restaurant spaces are likely to benefit most from an ambitious plan by Cook County Assessor Fritz Kaegi to bake the economic impact of Covid-19 into the assessed values of properties all over the county.
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  • MAY 28, 2020
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    Chicago businesses eye reopening

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    Chicago businesses now have restriction guidelines for reopening in early June. In talking with reporters Wednesday, Deputy Mayor Samir Mayekar said the guidance, announced Wednesday, is a result of a collective of about 200 industry leaders.

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  • Alex Nitkin
    MAY 28, 2020
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    Cook County census outreach a ‘constant adjustment’ as Chicago-area responses outpace peer cities

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    Consultants from the William Everett Group gave an update on Wednesday to members of the Cook County Complete Census Commission about efforts to boost responses to the U.S. Census.


    Dozens of small groups using public dollars to help spread awareness of the U.S. Census are running up against a problem: they have not been able to spend the nearly $1 million they were originally given, and next week they are scheduled to receive more.
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  • Alex Nitkin
    MAY 27, 2020
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    Aldermen pitch a ‘reset’ on precinct-level dispensary bans after cannabis tweaks fizzle in Springfield

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    A pair of North Side aldermen want to give their constituents more time to force a ban on cannabis dispensaries from opening in their immediate neighborhoods.  They say launching petition drives during a stay-at-home order is virtually impossible.
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  • Alex Nitkin
    MAY 27, 2020
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    Preckwinkle nixes address-sharing with historic veto, says ‘being disappointed wasn’t sufficient’

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    Members of the Cook County Board of Commissioners were surprised to learn Tuesday morning that county board President Toni Preckwinkle vetoed their proposal to hand over the addresses of Covid-19-positive residents to suburban police and fire agencies, a 180-degree reversal days after Preckwinkle said she would reluctantly support the measure.
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  • MAY 27, 2020
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    Lightfoot pledges $56 million in federal money to escalate city’s contact tracing efforts

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    Chicago is directing $56 million in federal money to escalate its contact tracing program, which the city hopes will serve the city in future years, well past the Covid-19 pandemic.
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  • Alex Nitkin
    MAY 26, 2020
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    Proposed coach house ordinance would mandate affordable units, relax parking rules citywide

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    A long-awaited plan to legalize the construction of extra homes across Chicago would cut back the number of parking spaces required in residential areas all over the city, a move aimed at clearing away room for thousands of affordable new homes.
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  • MAY 26, 2020
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    Lightfoot vows guidelines this week on opening restaurants, other businesses

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    Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot is expected to release details this week on special restrictions connected to a phased reopening of some industry sectors  planned for early June.
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  • MAY 22, 2020
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    Lightfoot sidesteps Pritzker, says restaurants in Chicago will remain closed

    Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot said restaurants in Chicago will not be offering outdoor dining, as suggested by Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker a day earlier. In talking with reporters Thursday, Lightfoot said the data does not show Chicago has reached the benchmark where it is safe to loosen those restrictions. Chicago ranks as the biggest hotspot in the state for Covid-19 cases and deaths .
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  • Alex Nitkin
    MAY 22, 2020
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    Commissioners extend Preckwinkle emergency powers, narrowly approve Covid-19 address-sharing resolution

    County commissioners overwhelmingly voted Thursday to extend a series of emergency powers for county Board President Toni Preckwinkle through September, notching a victory for the president as she tries to harness every lever of county government to fight the Covid-19 pandemic and its economic fallout.
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