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Mayor Lori Lightfoot will ask aldermen to approve a revised set of rules on Tuesday outlining where recreational cannabis dispensaries are allowed to open after sales become legal on Jan. 1.
The cannabis exclusion zone as proposed by Mayor Lori Lightfoot. [Chicago Mayor's Office]
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OCT 11, 2019
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OCT 11, 2019
Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle singled out winding down the county jail’s population and kick-starting development in the South Suburbs as key priorities of the 2020 budget she released on Thursday, but she offered no plan to address the ballooning health care costs that threaten to reverse nearly a decade of shrinking deficits.
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OCT 10, 2019
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OCT 10, 2019
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This still image taken from police dash camera video, eventually released by the city in November 2015, shows Chicago teen Laquan McDonald just prior to being shot by Officer Jason Van Dyke on Oct. 20, 2014. (Chicago Police Department)
Flexing new powers championed by Mayor Lori Lightfoot and approved by the Chicago City Council, city officials Wednesday released new details about the investigation into former Police Officer Jason Van Dyke, who murdered 17-year-old Laquan McDonald, and 15 officers accused of covering up the shooting.
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OCT 10, 2019
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Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s pick to lead the Chicago Department of Planning and Development is scheduled to face public questions from aldermen for the first time during a meeting of the City Council’s Committee on Economic, Technology and Capital Development on Thursday.
Maurice Cox. [Submitted]
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An investigation by the city’s watchdog found that vehicles with placards issued by the Chicago Police Department parked illegally near City Hall and blocked fire lanes, posing a safety hazard in “blatant disregard” of rules.
The alley at 140 W. Court Place, where Chicago Police officials parked illegally near City Hall, according to Inspector General Joseph Ferguson. [Heather Cherone/The Daily Line]
