Por: Chicago Tribune Politics September 22, 2022
With some Chicago aldermen set to receive raises next year of nearly 10% — and with the local election looming in February — three council members are floating proposals to rein in the inflation-tied pay hikes. North Side Ald. Andre Vasquez was not among the 17 council members who have turned down the 2023 raise, which kicks in automatically in January for aldermen who didn’t file the paperwork forgoing the compensation bump. But he has... + full article
Chicago Tribune USA Business September 22, 2022
Members of the City Council rejected, then approved, a controversial plan to install a training facility for the Chicago Fire soccer team on Chicago Housing Authority land — an extraordinary reversal that highlighted the power mayors have to implement their agenda. The Zoning... + más
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Chicago Tribune USA Entertainment September 22, 2022
Park Ridge aldermen Monday rejected a pitch to erect a statue of acclaimed actor Harrison Ford in the city, citing the high cost of the project and Ford’s lukewarm relationship with the city. Ford was born in Morton Grove and attended high school in Park Ridge’s Maine... + más
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Chicago Tribune USA Politics September 22, 2022
The notorious parking boot could become more prevalent in Chicago under an ordinance amendment passed by a City Council committee Thursday that would allow the practice in private parking lots citywide. Aldermen voted 12-6 to authorize the use of the often-dreaded contraption on... + más
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With Chicago aldermen facing reelection in five months and inflation high, two more of them are forgoing raises that would have hiked their pay by nearly 10%. With Aldermen Edward Burke, 14th, and Samantha Nugent, 39th, turning down the salary increase, that brings to 17 the... + más
Most aldermen will get a 9.6% raise next year. Some are calling for new limits to City Council pay. | Chicago Tribune
City Council backs Chicago Fire soccer training facility on CHA land, reversing earlier no vote and over objections by some public housing advocates | Chicago Tribune
The Boston Globe USA Nation September 19, 2022
We already know that Brett Smiley will be the next mayor of Providence because he doesn’t have an opponent in the general election, and we could soon get a clearer picture of who will be City Council president – the No. 2 elected office in the city.Current Council President... + más
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The Advocate USA Crime September 17, 2022
More than 7 years since Kevin Bajoie died after Baton Rouge police used stun guns to subdue the Zachary man, the wrongful death lawsuit filed by his parents will continue to drag on in court after Metro Council rejected a settlement with the family on Wednesday.Bajoie’s... + más
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The Advocate USA Opinion September 17, 2022
As New Orleans suffers from , far too much fear and far too few police officers on the streets, residents have been looking for big moves to turn this around.Mayor LaToya Cantrell and New Orleans Police Superintendent Shaun Ferguson said Thursday that they hear the public —... + más
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