THC-infused drinks face an upcoming statewide ban — what it could mean for businesses. And the impact of book bans in classrooms.
Twenty-eight members of the Chicago City Council sent a letter to Mayor Brandon Johnson on Tuesday that delivered a stark warning to the mayor that his $17.6 billion spending plan is dead in the water. Johnson responded by challenging his critics to identify what city programs they were willing to cut.
The delivery of a dozen concrete columns signaled the impending completion of the first phase of the restoration of Sears Sunken Garden on Sears’ long vacated North Lawndale campus.
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Policing
Since 2019, the Chicago Police Department has operated under a consent decree.
This federal court order requires CPD to stop routinely violating Black and Latino residents’ constitutional
rights.
It also forces the overhaul of how officers are trained, supervised and disciplined.
WTTW News dives deep into why reform is so slow and how policing in Chicago continues to evolve.
