Watered-down oversight plan for Chicago police advances chicagotribune.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from chicagotribune.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Heather Cherone | July 16, 2021 3:32 pm
Supporters of the Empowering Communities for Public Safety plan call for more police accountability during a rally April 21, 2021. (Heather Cherone / WTTW News)
Supporters of a long-stalled plan crafted by a coalition of community groups that would put an elected board of Chicago residents in charge of the Chicago Police Department said Friday they are close to an agreement with Mayor Lori Lightfoot that could pave the way for a final vote next week.
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Lightfoot said in a statement Friday that there had been “significant progress” in negotiations over a deal.
“I look forward to continuing the conversation over the weekend in an effort to reach consensus on a path forward,” Lightfoot said.
NYC Council committee okays bill to hold cops liable in lawsuits nydailynews.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from nydailynews.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
The e-learning instructors are doing a great job teaching Grand Theft Auto. Las Vegas is opening their schools due to the number of suicides by junior high/high schoolers over the past year in the district. Hopefully the CTU is reading the tea leaves. Alot less support from their own members this go-round then in 2019 to strike.
Sad and scary time to live in Chicago.
Unusually high amount of empty phrases and buzz words from Chicago Alderman on this subject. Creating a task force to study the issue and make recommendations can’t be far away
The VR sets are broken, but the keys still work and the windows are open.
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A Seattle City Councilwoman called the police to her home Friday to report a crime she is effectively trying to legalize, according to media reports.
Lisa Herbold phoned authorities on Friday after a man reportedly threw a rock through her living room window, My Northwest reported. The councilwoman said she was on the west side of the living room near the kitchen when she heard a loud noise that sounded like a gunshot and dove into the kitchen for cover, according to a redacted police report obtained by the publication.