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JUN 03, 2020
Aldermen are poised on Wednesday to take a pause from neighborhood damage control to fill a key role in the marathon effort to reform the Chicago Police Department. -
JUN 03, 2020
CTA CUTBACKS TO STAY — Mayor Lori Lightfoot on Tuesday defended her decision to shut down the CTA overnight and said transit service will stay limited for the foreseeable future, saying the move was necessary to protect transit workers.
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JUN 02, 2020
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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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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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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JUN 01, 2020
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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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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MAY 29, 2020
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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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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MAY 28, 2020
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. -
MAY 27, 2020
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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MAY 27, 2020
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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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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MAY 26, 2020
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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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.
