CPD places officers back on 12-hour shifts, cancels days off to prepare for possible resurgence of unrest – Chicago Sun-Times

A police spokesman wouldn’t say whether the CPD’s precautions are related to Brooks’ killing, but the decision to return to that schedule comes after a white Atlanta police officer opened fire Friday night and killed a 27-year-old black man. The killing, which led to the officer’s firing and the police chief’s resignation, has set off rioting in Atlanta.

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Population of most Illinois metro areas shrinking as manufacturing jobs decline – Center Square

“Stop increasing taxes, stop putting new regulations on that are costly, stop the bleeding and then let’s take a look and again, making the cost of workers’ compensation more fair, reducing significant unemployment insurance burdens for example or environmental regulations that simply add cost and we haven’t done that,” said Illinois Manufacturers’ Association President Mark Denzler.

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