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While the Chicago mayor has placed experienced city workers in charge of agencies, senior leaders in his inner circle lack government experience.
Hundreds of Chicagoans gathered to watch Rosehill Cemetery's Memorial Day parade on the North Side, which was followed by a ceremony, a cannon salute and cookout.
Civil rights leader Rev. Ira Acree is withdrawing his nomination for his appointment to the Regional Transportation Authority board.
Anti-abortion members of the Chicago City Council stalled efforts to shield women from intimidation on their way inside a West Loop abortion clinic.
Allies of the mayor used a parliamentary maneuver Wednesday to prevent a vote on the nomination of the Rev. Ira Acree to serve on the board of the Regional Transportation Authority, an acknowledgment they did not have the votes to confirm the politically connected pastor.