“Cities individually can not tackle this problem. We just can not,” Lightfoot said. “When guns are so porous that they can come across our borders as we see every single day in Chicago, we know that we have to have a multi-jurisdictional, national solution to this horrible plague of gun violence.”

Newly-appointed Water Management Commissioner Andrea Cheng explained at her confirmation hearing, We were able to create this ultrasonic meter study where we’re looking at a different meter that doesn’t have any moving parts that, we think, may have less disturbance on our corrosion-control lining.”

The 70-41 vote by the Democratic-controlled chamber followed Senate approval two weeks ago. The mayor’s office objected that the bill, among other things, did not restrict CTU leaders from running for the board, did not allow residents who lack citizenship from voting for and seeking board seats, and did not address about $500 million that City Hall gives to CPS, largely for pensions.

Beat officers to brass are exhausted across the board, but David A. Harris, a professor at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law specializing in police conduct, said the data show that building connections with the community works best and can lead to crime prevention.

“But little will change the trajectory of crime in Chicago until the perpetrators of violence are apprehended and stopped. The ‘benefit of the doubt’ factor overwhelming our judicial and prosecutorial systems is failing us. We are less safe in Chicago because of it and especially in neighborhoods where accused offenders return while on bond or electronic monitoring, awaiting adjudication of their cases.”

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While there are more resources available, the conversation is still weighty, participants say. It’s also still contentious, and tests the limits of the volunteer Local School Councils, whose members are more accustomed to advising principals on issues such as their school’s annual academic plan.

The bill would phase in elections for a 21-person school board beginning in 2024, with some members elected and some appointed by the mayor. The board would be fully elected by 2027. Chicago’s current school board has seven members appointed by the mayor.

“We have a ton of kids that are sitting on a wait list, sitting at home on pins and needles and want to come to camp; they’re dying to come to camp,” said Bobby Thomas, executive director of several YMCA camps in Chicagoland. “I know that kid’s going to potentially miss out on an overnight summer camp experience because we can’t find enough staff.”

The project is also putting significant dollars into the pockets of some Obama campaign and administration alumni and others who have landed jobs with the foundation. A tax document filed last year shows 16 people, including some former staff members, making six-figure salaries, ranging from $192,276

Kennedy-King College, a branch of City Colleges of Chicago, was given $5 million by Scott. The University of Illinois-Chicago received $40 million from the ex-wife of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos.

“The impending stampede of stars from the Tribune was triggered by the acquisition last month of parent company Tribune Publishing by Alden Global Capital, a New York-based hedge fund known for severe cost-cutting at newsrooms across the country.”

“Because real school choice would break the monopoly of government educrats who wield power by supporting urban public education that serves the politicians, the vendors with clout who sell products and services to schools, and the powerful teachers unions. Who comes in last in big-city public education? The children.”

The mayor, however, insists Chicago is safe to visit, even as residents and business owners worry about the impact the increasing violence is having on the city.

Chicago’s coming-out party left its mark on beaches and in parks. The mayor said, “Don’t abandon … individual responsibility. If you’re out there in a park enjoying yourself, that’s terrific. But clean up after yourself. I’m an old Girl Scout. I believe when you’re out there, you leave the environment better than when you found it. And that means picking up trash.”