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According to the Chicago Tribune, at least 11 city aldermen have called for the Inspector General to look into the matter, and Lightfoot says she fully supports such an investigation, saying in the letter that she has directed her staff to fully cooperate with any investigation into the matter. In the letter, Lightfoot also says that other individuals who have been subject to similar wrongful raids should be supported by the city, and as a result she has called on acting Corporation Counsel Cel...

Judith Moss Written by Los Altos Town Crier Report Judith Moss died on December 13, 2020 at the age of 96, shortly after a heart attack.  She died peacefully at Stanford Hospital, surrounded virtually, via Zoom, by her adoring family.  The private funeral will be conducted by Sinai Memorial Chapel on December 17. Ms. Moss was the daughter of the late Louis and Bryna Moss of Brooklyn, New York, and the sister of the late Esther “Nicky” Jamieson (the ...

Rebekah Jones, former Florida COVID-19 data manager, files suit over law enforcements sham raid on her home Jeffrey Schweers, Capital Bureau Replay Video UP NEXT Former Department of Health data manager Rebekah Jones has filed a lawsuit against the Florida Department of Law Enforcement, alleging the Dec. 7 morning raid on her house was a "sham" to retaliate against her for not altering COVID-19 data. Jones was fired from her job in May and soon launched her own COVID-19 onli...

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Published December 22, 2020 • Updated on December 22, 2020 at 10:41 am NBCUniversal Media, LLC Two Chicago City Council committees are scheduled to hold a joint hearing on search warrants after a botched 2019 police raid on a womans home resulted in the resignation of the citys top lawyer and several officers being placed on desk duty. The joint hearing is subject matter only, with no votes scheduled, held by the Committee on Health and Human Relations and the Committee on Public Safety....

Former Department of Health data manager Rebekah Jones has filed a lawsuit against the Florida Department of Law Enforcement, saying the Dec. 7 morning raid on her house was a "sham" to retaliate against her for not altering COVID-19 data. Jones was fired in May and soon launched her own online data dashboard. Gov. Ron DeSantis said her firing was because she disobeyed superiors; she said it was because she wouldnt alter data to cast Florida in a more favorable light to justify the governors p...

POLITICO Get the Illinois Playbook newsletter Email Sign Up By signing up you agree to receive email newsletters or updates from POLITICO and you agree to our privacy policy and terms of service. You can unsubscribe at any time and you can contact us here. This sign-up form is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. Presented by Uber Driver Stories Good Monday morning, Illinois. Just because it’s the shortest day of the year doesn’t mean there will b...

Former Department of Health data manager Rebekah Jones has filed a lawsuit against the Florida Department of Law Enforcement, saying the Dec. 7 morning raid on her house was a "sham" to retaliate against her for not altering COVID-19 data. Jones was fired in May and soon launched her own online data dashboard. Gov. Ron DeSantis said her firing was because she disobeyed superiors; she said it was because she wouldnt alter data to cast Florida in a more favorable light to justify the governors p...

CBS 2 Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot on Monday announced that the Chicago police officers involved in the botched 2019 raid on Anjanette Young’s home have all been assigned to desk duty as the CPD’s watchdog agency investigates. Lightfoot said CPD Supt. David Brown ordered the officers taken off the street as the Civilian Office of Police Accountability continues its inquiry. COPA Chief Administrator Sydney Roberts said during the Chicago Police Board meeting last week that she expected the i...

City Council voices support for public safety reforms The City Council expressed support this week for recommendations put forth by a subcommittee tasked with reimagining public safety and policing in Davis. City staff now will take the recommendations, along with the council’s input and return with a range of options and roadmap for moving forward, according to City Manager Mike Webb. Nine recommendations in all were put forth by the subcommittee, which included members of three city commiss...