Chicago City Council members on the gang seizure ordinance and more. Plus, the latest from the border of Russia and Ukraine, a call to remove led pipes from child care facilities and local Afghan refugees start college.

• Illinois Considers Rolling Out the Red Carpet for New Recycling Effort
• Area College Providing Scholarships to Afghan Refugees: ‘It Was Kind of My Dream’
• Alderpeople Pan Lightfoot’s Plan to Go After Gang Profits: A ‘Band Aid on a Bullet Wound’
• Advocates Push for State Money to Replace Lead Pipes Connected to Illinois Child Care Facilities
• War Fears Grow as Putin Orders Troops to Eastern Ukraine
• 4 Months After Chicago Watchdog’s Departure, Closed-Door Search Continues with No Signs of Progress