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© press Union members spoke loud and clear about Lightfoot during Wednesdays meeting on the vote. Chicago’s biggest police union issued a vote of no confidence in Democrat Mayor Lori Lightfoot. Police Superintendent David Brown and First Deputy Superintendent Eric Carter cited a “lack of consideration” for police officers’ working conditions, WTTW reported. Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 7 President John Catanzara said in a video that the union’s members spoke “loud and clear”...

Members of Chicago's biggest police union gave a vote of no confidence in Mayor Lori Lightfoot (D), and two police leaders.

AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh This week delivered another series of bad headlines in Chicago for Mayor Lori Lightfoot and her Police Superintendent David Brown. The Chicago chapter of the Fraternal Order of Police issued a vote of no confidence for both of them, as well as First Deputy Superintendent Eric Carter. Unlike other recent disputes between law enforcement and City Hall, however, this had nothing to do with supposed police “reforms” that have been proposed or the cutting of budgets. As it tu...

Rank-and-file cops issue no confidence vote for Mayor Lori Lightfoot and police Superintendent David Brown.

Print this article The Fraternal Order of Police in Chicago issued a unanimous vote of no confidence for Mayor Lori Lightfoot and the heads of the department. The Wednesday vote was the result of a “lack of respect for Gold Star families” and the cancellation of the St. Jude Parade, which is meant to honor the officers who have died in the line of duty, Fraternal Order of Police President John Catanzara said in a video update. He called the decision to cancel the event for the second year ...

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Share and speak up for justice, law & order... CHICAGO — Chicago mayor Lori Lightfoot along with CPD Supt. David Brown and First Deputy Supt. Eric Carter have lost the trust of the Chicago Fraternal Order of Police board after they announced a unanimous vote of no confidence in the trio. John Catanzara, the union president, said one reason for that decision is the growing frustration over officers’ working conditions. He cited extended shifts and circumstances leading to time off getting ca...

Submitted Tarentum Councilwoman Carrie Fox has won the primary Democratic nomination to run for borough mayor in November. She won against (from left) Bob Lang, Carrie Fox and current Mayor Eric Carter.   TribLIVEs Daily and Weekly email newsletters deliver the news you want and information you need, right to your inbox. Tarentum Councilwoman Carrie Fox has won the Democratic nomination to run for mayor in November, according to unofficial primary results. But who won the Republican nominatio...

Daniel Hutchens, a prominent Athens musician known from the band Bloodkin, passed away on May 9. Hutchens was 56. Hutchens, a native of West Virginia, moved to Athens in 1986, with childhood friend and Bloodkin co-founder Eric Carter. Bloodkin, which is known for its Southern rock sound, made several songs that were later covered by the Athens group Widespread Panic, such as “Can’t Get High” and “Quarter Tank of Gasoline.” The band said in a statement posted on Instagra...

Daniel Hutchens, who with his musical partner and lifelong friend Eric Carter helped define Athens music history with their band Bloodkin, died Saturday after suffering a stroke on Friday. He was 56.  An West Virginia native, Hutchens (and his childhood friend Carter) spent parts of four decades in Athens and with Carter had recently released Bloodkin’s ninth album, “Black Market Tango,” the band’s first release since 2009’s “Baby, They Told Us We Would Rise Again.”   Bloodkin�...