In order to reach its goal of an 80 percent reduction, the NOAA states that the Chicago region will have to reduce per capita emissions by 23 percent every five years, nearly three times the rate of emissions decrease that was observed between 2010 and 2015.

Sources with knowledge of the initiative said officers, sergeants and lieutenants will be placed in five different, rotating platoons or groups. About 200 full duty officers working at Chicago Police headquarters will be part of the effort.

Two long-tenured city of Chicago commissioners will be retiring from their positions in the coming months, as Business Affairs and Consumer Protection Commissioner Rosa Escareño and Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events Commissioner Mark Kelly will both step down.

“We’re super excited,” said Alex Heaton, Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s policy advisor for public safety. “This is a brand new workforce for the city, and it’s an exciting opportunity to use a public health approach for people likely to come in contact with the first responder system.”

This fall, thousands of teens will return to schools after failing multiple classes, putting them at high risk of dropping out, but it’s unclear whether these alternative schools are prepared for the moment. A new report says students in these 39 Options schools, which are mostly on the city’s South and West sides, likely need highly resourced programs tailored to their particular needs to be successful.

The final ward maps will have the power to make or break the careers of individual politicians, and either ease — or exacerbate — the roiling tension between the Chicago City Council and Lightfoot, who has passed major policy initiatives on the slimmest of margins and suffered her first City Council defeat last month.

The CEO of the Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority said they’ve been able to bring back 1,000 workers so far – This after the 230 forced cancellations at the convention center throughout the pandemic, amounting to $3,056,827,772 lost in economic impact.

CPS officials said the federal dollars from the Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund will go toward three priority areas: resuming in-person classes full-time in the fall, funding for additional staffing and resources in schools, and addressing the disproportionate impact of the pandemic on Black and Brown communities.

Missouri and Arkansas are the only states where unvaccinated travelers returning to Chicago are advised to obtain a negative COVID-19 test result no more than 72 hours prior to arrival or quarantine for a 10-day period upon arrival.

According to CPD Supt. David Brown, there was an agreement at the meeting with the president – which was supposed to last an hour, but ending up running two-hours long – that there must be real consequences for serious crimes. Brown said they discussed both short term and long term solutions.

Despite reportedly spending less and receiving support from the CARES Act and other grants, Chicago’s overall financial position worsened during the pandemic. Based upon the city’s fiscal year 2020 audited financial report, Chicago had a Taxpayer BurdenTM of $43,700, earning it an “F” grade from Truth in Accounting.

“I don’t think that the National Guard is the kind of resource that we would need,” she said. “What we need are people that are trained in local law enforcement, and that is folks like the ATF, DEA and FBI. Those are the kind of resources that I think would really have the maximum impact at this time.”

“Anywhere from one to two days to one to two weeks. During this time, these kids have nothing,” Cook County public guardian Charles Golbert said. “There’s no therapy. No counseling. No activities. No recreation. No schools or schooling. These kids sit on the air mattress on the floor and play on their phones all day and all night.”