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LAPD Chief Bans ‘Thin Blue Line’ Flag From Police Station Lobbies, Patrol Vehicles And Uniforms

15,602 · laist.com · 14 days ago
livingfortheliquid
I'd think that the American flag was enough for real patriots.

State’s Atty. Kim Foxx said she will no longer pursue four sex abuse cases pending against R&B star R. Kelly

2,030 · chicago.suntimes.com · 2 days ago
cmdrmcgarrett
SO, just because he is facing multi-decade terms, they decide NOT to try him on 4 cases of alleged abuse??? What about the four women who had to go thru the...

‘My case matters’: R. Kelly accuser opens up about waiting for justice and pain over charges being dropped

1,438 · chicagotribune.com · a day ago
GotMoFans
She reported the case in 2003 after he had been charged for the child rape video child porn case when they were trying to bring R. Kelly down and she...

Lightfoot to back effective ban on natural gas in new buildings

1,381 · chicagobusiness.com · 6 days ago
DaisyCutter312
Banning something essential without having a backup plan/system in place is ridiculous

Bobby Hull, the Chicago Blackhawks’ legendary ‘Golden Jet’ and Hall of Famer, dies at 84

1,172 · chicagotribune.com · 2 days ago
browsingtheproduce
Did he beat the hell out of any wives on his way out?

Turning left at a Chicago intersection? New road barriers are forcing changes intended to make it safer

1,052 · chicagotribune.com · 2 days ago
dusty-potato-drought
I’ve seen these around some intersections. Over half the the yellow barriers have already been destroyed/are missing

CTA has no fare hikes in approved $1.8 billion 2023 budget

748 · chicago.suntimes.com · 8 days ago
CelticCuban773
CTA is going through it rn and needs to improve but I’m glad I can get all over the city for $3 🫡

1 dead, 8 taken to hospitals in Chicago high-rise fire

559 · abcnews.go.com · 6 days ago
hascogrande
4850 S Lake Park Ave Seems an interesting thing to omit ABC

Former CPD officer avoided more than $3K in tickets through perjury and forging documents: prosecutors

550 · chicago.suntimes.com · a day ago
mph000
Since 2009, Kriv went to court and, under oath, “disputed numerous parking and moving violations to his personal vehicles by providing fraudulent documents as evidence and/or making false statements at...

Declining enrollment, empty schools, union battles: Mayoral candidates grapple with big challenges in Chicago Public Schools

475 · chicagotribune.com · 3 days ago
Mike_I
CTU has focused on broader social issues for more than a decade, and that emphasis was underscored at the recent event in West Rogers Park. It should be added, "broader social...

Independent PAC enters the fray in aldermanic races, aiming to elect ‘Obama Democrats’ and opposing 2 Democratic Socialists

446 · chicagotribune.com · 2 days ago
TankSparkle
Opposing Byron Sigcho-Lopez, the incumbent in the 25th Ward and Nick Ward, a candidate in the 48th Ward

NB I-94 closed near IL/WI border due to crash involving as many as 20 vehicles, ISP says

365 · abc7chicago.com · 4 days ago
SJGU
This incident occurred during a severe winter weather event with snow, ice and whiteout conditions believed to be a factor in the initial crash, WSP said And knowing where exactly this...

Lightfoot strikes franchise deal with ComEd and wants a fast City Council vote

206 · chicagobusiness.com · 2 days ago
GeckoLogic
Bold move by Lightfoot to extend ComEd’s service contract after they just hiked rates by the biggest amount in Chicago history. Other cities have public electric utilities that work just fine....

What's next for Little Village's Discount Mall after shutdown?

102 · fox32chicago.com · 6 hours ago
AutoModAutomater
"Why break something that is working? The mall is generating revenue and tourism to the city of Chicago," said Sigcho-Lopez. I don't know Byron Sigcho-Lopez, member of city council. Why don't...

3 Chicago-area oil refineries among worst polluters in US, report says

11 · abc7chicago.com · 4 days ago
chapium
Microsoft has an AQI map that shows data over time. No surprise, Gary,IN lights up whenever you scroll around 1am.

The Brand Our Community Didn’t Want’: Englewood Angered By Save A Lot Sign on Former Whole Foods Store – NBC Chicago

nbcchicago.com · 5 days ago
Turbo_Homewood
So Whole Foods was too bougie, but Sav A Lot is somehow unacceptable? Our useless Alderpeople are really something else.

Clusters of pandemic relief loans went to the same Chicago addresses, including homeless shelters, Sun-Times finds

chicago.suntimes.com · 5 days ago
wpm
My biggest regret during COVID was not committing PPP fraud since it clearly doesn't fucking matter if you did.

ComEd seeks bigger profits with its $1.5 billion rate hike

chicagobusiness.com · 5 days ago
redhedslayer
A hefty slice of the $1.5 billion in rate hikes Commonwealth Edison is seeking over four years beginning in 2024 is due not to grid-improving investments but to simple math. > >ComEd...

Crime takes center stage at forum as Mayor Lori Lightfoot interrupts opponents and moderator to defend record

chicagotribune.com · 6 days ago
Socivol
Lori Lightfoot is a complete asshole. Her answer to the question about who she would vote for if not herself says a lot. She has no humility and thinks she...

CTU brings demand for ‘equitable’ parental leave to Chicago Board of Education: ‘We deserve that’

chicagotribune.com · 7 days ago
BewareTheSpamFilter
It’s ironic how much people complain about how the good teachers leave after a few years for corporate jobs and then turn around right here in the comments and demand...
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