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The Transportation Committee has repeatedly summoned transit agency leader Dorval Carter Jr., but he has ignored them, sending underlings instead.

Today’s update is a 5-minute read that will brief you on the day’s biggest stories.

CPD Supt. David Brown said CPD has “zero tolerance” for sworn officers joining or associating with hate groups. But given what can be proved, he said, a 120-day suspension is as far as he legally can go.

The city inspector general had recommended that Superintendent David Brown set aside the suspension and instead review the case and consider firing the officer.

Last month, the 47th Ward Council member introduced a resolution calling for making himself chair of the Committee on Ethics and Government Oversight, replacing retired chair Michele Smith.

A divide within the Native American community of Chicago took center stage in Rogers Park at what was meant to be a celebration and news conference hosted by the Indigenous Peoples’ Day Coalition-Illinois while green, red and white flags soared in the air downtown as Italian-Americans instead celebrated Columbus Day.

Plus: Another EV battery maker skips Illinois and recapping another busy City Council meeting.

One proposal would cap annual increases at 5%; another would limit pay to $120,000, less than the current top pay for aldermen.

Ald. Andre Vasquez is not one of 17 council members who have declined the latest pay raise. But he’s not oblivious to the pre-election dilemma. In fact, he’s proposing a cap of 5% or the inflation rate, whichever is yes.

“It is not a good look for him to have the oxygen and audacity not to show up,” Ald. Jeanette Taylor (20th Ward) said.