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UC Professor: Chicago PD refused ‘to help clear the encampment at our school’
Ira Weiss, an economics and accounting professor at the University of Chicago (UC) said he was “shocked” at the Chicago Police Department’s refusal to aid university police in clearing the encampment protests despite the university’s request for aid.
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Illinois Policy Advisor: ‘Don’t be swindled by the “Bear Stadium Plan”’
Paul Vallas, policy advisor for IllinoisPolicy.org, said Chicago residents should not “be swindled by the ‘Bear Stadium Plan’" proposed for the city’s lakeshore.
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Chicago Mayor casts deciding vote on Gaza Cease-Fire Resolution: ‘I will exercise my vote and right’
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson on Wednesday played a pivotal role in the City Council's decision to call for an "immediate" ceasefire in the war between Israel and Hamas-controlled Gaza. Johnson cast the deciding vote, breaking a 23-23 tie on a resolution sponsored by Alderpersons Rossana Rodriguez Sanchez (33rd) and Daniel La Spata (1st). The resolution, which demands an immediate ceasefire, U.S. sponsored humanitarian aid for Gaza, and the release of all hostages, was met with heated debate and public disapproval.
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Mayor Johnson on not supporting City Council oversight of COVID-fund spending on migrant crisis: It’s ‘about whether or not I get to fulfill my responsibility’
Mayor Brandon Johnson's allies have shelved a proposal that would require City Council oversight of $400 million in federal coronavirus-relief funding. The Mayor stated to reporters that his support for blocking the ordinance was not about allowing City Council to oversee spending.