Chicago’s budget hearings wrap up with no deal for a spending plan in sight. And we’ll tell you about three police veterans who are finalists for the top job.
A spokesperson for Mayor Brandon Johnson said Ashlee Gabrysch had been “largely absent” while the city’s $17.6 billion budget for 2027 was being developed and directed other city officials to make a $75 million payment without the proper authority.
All flights in the United States are grounded until further notice “due to extraordinary circumstances and for reasons of safety,” the Federal Aviation Administration said in a statement.
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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.
