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This year’s closure will be shorter than previous years.

Bloomingtons city council approved the closure that will continue through Oct. 1, a shorter "season" than in the past three years.

The council also discussed removing a member from a city commission.

The council voted to postpone the issue of renewing the outdoor dining program to March 1.

Update This article has been updated with information about Ald. Jeanette Taylors call for, and withdrawal, of a second December City Council meeting over the Anjanette Young incident. Incidents of police officers’ misconduct toward Anjanette Young, a Black woman, sparked tempers at the Dec. 16 City Council meeting. Pilsen Ald. Byron Sigcho-Lopez (25th) said there is a systemic problem with police brutality in Chicago during the virtual meeting, referring to the mistaken 2019 police raid o...