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AUG 04, 2023
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Chicago Inspector General Deborah Witzburg speaks about the findings of an inquiry into the Chicago Police Department’s misconduct complaint process in a livestream Aug. 3, 2023. [Livestream]
The Chicago Police Department (CPD) has failed to allow officers to properly report allegations of misconduct without potentially facing retaliation, the Office of Inspector General (OIG) found in a report published Thursday.
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AUG 04, 2023
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Members of the Urban Forestry Advisory Board met Thursday at City Hall. [Erin Hegarty/The Daily Line]
Tree trimming crews in Chicago have been able to trim more than triple the number of Chicago trees this year compared to 2022 under the city’s new grid-based system.
Malcolm Whiteside, head of the forestry bureau under the city’s Department of Streets and Sanitation, announced the status of the tree trimming program during a meeting of the city’s Urban Forestry Advisory Board Thursday.
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AUG 02, 2023
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Ald. Maria Hadden (49) speaks during a committee meeting last week. [City of Chicago livestream]
The deadline for the City Council to approve a referendum question for the 2024 General Primary Election asking Chicagoans if they support the so-called Bring Chicago Home proposal is Jan. 2, and the lead sponsor of the proposal is confident the measure will pass by the end of the year.
Alderpersons largely voiced support last week for the Bring Chicago Home proposal that would increase the real estate transfer tax for the sale of properties over $1 million and put the revenue toward affordable housing and homeless services.
Related: Alderpersons voice support during housing committee hearing on Bring Chicago Home proposal
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AUG 02, 2023
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The Illinois Capitol
Gov. JB Pritzker signed more than 130 bills into law Friday as the governor continues to whittle down the number of bills from the spring session requiring action.
The bills signed by Pritzker Friday included several key initiatives from the spring session that tackle infrastructure, crime, ethics and education.
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AUG 01, 2023
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The Cook County Jail.
Illinois will become the first state to use a bail system that doesn’t require money on Sept. 18, following a Supreme Court ruling in favor of the Pretrial Fairness Act last week. With that change will come a new set of rules and procedures for law enforcement and courts to follow between a person’s arrest and criminal trial.
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JUL 28, 2023
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Sen. Patricia Van Pelt (D-Chicago) missed all but one day of the spring legislative session. [Illinois Senate Democrats]
Sen. Patricia Van Pelt (D-Chicago) announced Wednesday she will resign from the Illinois Senate on Tuesday after she didn’t participate in the spring session.
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JUL 26, 2023
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From left to right, Gov. JB Pritzker, Democratic National Committee Chair Jaime Harrison, Chicago Federation of Labor President Bob Reiter, and Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson sign a labor peace agreement Tuesday for the 2024 Democratic National Convention in Chicago. [Ben Szalinski/The Daily Line]
Democratic leaders announced a pair of major union contracts had been agreed to Tuesday, averting labor drama in Illinois and Chicago over the next year ahead of the city’s hosting of the 2024 Democratic National Convention.
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JUL 18, 2023
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The Supreme Court is set to post a ruling at 9 a.m. on Tuesday.
Two-and-a-half years after it was first passed by lawmakers, the Illinois Supreme Court will announce the final fate Tuesday morning of a proposal to end cash bail Illinois.
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JUL 13, 2023
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The city’s housing commissioner will soon vacate her post, and the state and Cook County have declared disasters in response to recent storms affecting the area.
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JUL 10, 2023
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Two City Council committees will meet at City Hall Monday. [Erin Hegarty/The Daily Line]
Chicago alderpersons are asking state lawmakers to consider expanding opportunities for members of the City Council to attend meetings virtually, harkening back to what was allowed during the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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