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Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot and interim police Superintendent Eric Carter announced an investigation into the unauthorized “like” by the Chicago Police Department’s Twitter account of an anti-transgender tweet.

Mayor Lori Lightfoot also condemned the tweet like.

Chicago’s first openly gay mayor said she has directed the city’s top cop “to conduct a robust investigation to identify the person responsible and hold them accountable.”

"We will continue working to support and advocate for every community, including our LGBTQ+ community, so that everyone feels safe and welcome," interim police Superintendent Eric Carter said on Twitter.

While Brandon Johnson was not the candidate favored by many in law enforcement, Chicago’s next mayor has already begun the process of selecting the city’s next top cop.  However, Johnson will have a more diminished role in the selection process than his predecessors.

JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (WJHL)- Naloxone, commonly known as Narcan, is an opioid overdose reversal drug that can be used in case of emergencies. In late March, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the sale of Narcan without a prescription. The move by the FDA could easily result in Narcan being the first overdose-reversing […]

From assembling a staff and cabinet to speeding up police hiring and devising a plan to stop the usual summer surge of violent crime, the new mayor has his work cut out for him. No wonder so many would-be contenders took a pass.

Dallas city leaders are learning about plans for new technology designed to reduce traffic congestion and air pollution. It calls for sharing data from smart...

The number of fire deaths in the county is rising despite a decline in house fires, chiefs have said.

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