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City Council OKs ordinance to remove hurdles to inspector general probes
After months of negotiations, the Committee on Ethics and Government Oversight approved a watered-down ordinance.
City of Chicago has 275 cases are coming up for settlement, City Council committee learns
The City of Chicago has been paying out record-breaking number of legal settlements — many of them police-involved.
Chicago was supposed to warn residents about toxic lead pipes. It’s barely started
Months past a federal deadline, more than 90% of at-risk Chicagoans haven’t been told their drinking water could be unsafe.
Chicago was supposed to warn residents about toxic lead pipes last year. Most still have no idea.
Eight months past a federal deadline, more than 90 percent of at-risk Chicagoans haven’t been told their drinking water could ...
Chicago father becomes face of lawsuit against ICE as judge hears challenge to warrantless arrests
ICE agents arrested Abel Orozco, 47, outside his home in suburban Lyons without a federal warrant. Now, nearly six months ...
A Vision of 1984: Social Injustice and Its Enemies
Shaking Clarion Call on Injustice-Rooted in History, Reaching Toward the Future MILWAUKEE, WI / ACCESS Newswire / July 12, 2025 / With an eye on Orwell and a finger on the pulse of generational ...
The Quiet Code: How Digital Leaders Build Trust Before They’re Even Found
Evrima Chicago LOS ANGELES, CA / ACCESS Newswire / July 12, 2025 / In an online era shaped by algorithms, avatars, and ...
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As Kerr County leaders avoid alert questions, new audio surfaces in CodeRED timeline
Dispatch audio has surfaced from the critical hours before a deadly flood hit its height in Kerr County, helping piece together the timeframe local officials have yet to provide amid public ...
Son of ‘El Chapo’ pleads guilty in US drug case, promising cooperation for lighter sentence
CHICAGO (AP) — A son of notorious Mexican drug kingpin “El Chapo” pleaded guilty Friday to U.S. drug trafficking charges, ...
A new book on police shootings tries to answer what were until very recently the biggest questions in public life
In Deadly Force, academics Tom S. Clark, Adam N. Glynn, and Michael Leo Owens inject a wealth of new information into the ...
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Sheriff hints at ‘after action’ review, as records reveal warning of ‘worst-case flood event’
Local officials in Kerr County continue facing public scrutiny after days of seeming to deflect questions about their ...