The Secret Service will be in charge of security at the United Center and McCormick Place, where the official DNC events will be held. CPD will retain its jurisdiction across the city and be tasked with handling the expected protests. Other law enforcement agencies — FBI, ATF, Illinois State Police, Cook County sheriff’s police — will also assist.

Richard Kling, a professor at Kent College of Law, said he agrees minor traffic stops often target people of color but disagrees with Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx’s policy because it does not follow state law. Kling compared Foxx’s proposed policy to downstate state’s attorneys who have vowed not to prosecute cases tied to the state’s assault weapons ban.

The city is in full compliance with approximately 7 percent of the consent decree, up from 6 percent during the previous six-month period, according to the report.

While the placement of new arrivals at Gage Park helped ease the burden on police stations, it also meant that public resources and activities were put on hold.

“Cops with no relationships with the children show up, and you’re more likely to get the kind of interaction between cops and children,” Principal Troy LaRaviere, who leads the Chicago Principals & Administrators Association, previously said. “The same kind of interaction you’re trying to prevent, you just created a situation where you’re more likely [to] get it.”

“The reality is we might not get jobs because of (our activism),” said Rayna Acha, an undergraduate anthropology major at the U. of C. and an organizer with Students for Justice in Palestine. “I’m in this situation now where I have to find a job to support myself but I also need to continue to fight for the things I need to fight for.”

In April, Chicago Public Media announced the decision to dramatically scale back WBEZ’s podcasting unit, eliminate its urban alternative radio platform Vocalo and lay off 14 employees across the station and newspaper.

Chicago Police Superintendent Larry Snelling said, “First Amendment protection is only there if you’re not committing a crime. You can be acting out peacefully and still breaking the law. If you sit in a roadway, or you’re blocking a venue, or private property and you refuse to leave, those are crimes.”

A socialist candidate for the Chicago City Council in 2019, said publicly what many will say only in private when he confessed that he believes that “democratic socialism, to me, is about democratic control of every single facet of our life.”

The couple found themselves surrounded by teens around 8:30 p.m. at Grand Avenue and McClurg Court. They were kicked, stomped on, and punched repeatedly. Chicago police arrived on the scene and quickly caught a 14-year-old boy and a 17-year-old girl. Both were charged with one count of misdemeanor battery.

There were 55 homicides recorded in the month of May alone, the CPD data shows, which marks a 20 percent decline compared to the same month last year. The number of shootings recorded last month (296) is also down more than 6 percent compared to May 2023.

The agency’s goal is to get more than 200 homes back online by mid-2025. The CHA has so far completed renovations of five apartment buildings and three single-family homes, according to CEO Tracey Scott, who added that existing CHA money, about $50 million, will be used to fix up empty agency units.

Free markets are out of political fashion these days, though they have lifted billions from poverty. Good for the Chicago museum for recognizing a native son’s contribution to American freedom and prosperity.

“As we’ve said to the Bears over and over again, to the White Sox, and also to the Chicago Red Stars, there’s just no appetite to use taxpayer funding to fund stadiums for billionaires,” House Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch said. “Even after the election.”

Mayor Brandon Johnson was questioned on his long term plans for a guaranteed income program that relies on expiring federal funds.

“Noble as it may sound to suggest redirecting this money to addressing ‘root causes,’ we can’t lose sight of the reality that there are life-altering and life-ending violent traumas occurring on our streets every day, and the victims are disproportionally the very Black and brown Chicagoans for whom root-cause efforts are the focus. “

The meeting devolved into chaos and police eventually threatened to jail anyone who failed to clear the room. During the meeting, former Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot tried to deliver remarks about her investigation, but her mic was cut.

In a blog post, Ald. Leni Manaa-Hoppenworth explained the decision was based on feedback from the community and her “commitment to our values of empowerment, antiracism, and community. … Research also shows us that over-reporting of crime negatively impacts our most marginalized and underserved neighbors.”