CHICAGO — African Americans in Chicago continue to be disproportionately affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, and city officials are trying to do something about it.The city’s new Racial Equity Rapid Response Team (RERRT) will target three communities that have been hit hardest by the coronavirus: Austin, Auburn Gresham and South Shore.To provide targeted information and receive direct input from residents in each neighborhood, the RERRT is hosting three tele-town halls, one for each of the priority communities. The town halls will be streamed live through a neighborhood organization’s social...…CHICAGO — African Americans in Chicago continue to be disproportionately affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, and city officials are trying to do something about it.The city’s new Racial Equity Rapid Response Team (RERRT) will target three communities that have been hit hardest by the coronavirus: Austin, Auburn Gresham and South Shore.To provide targeted information and receive direct input from residents in each neighborhood, the RERRT is hosting three tele-town halls, one for each of the priority communities. The town halls will be streamed live through a neighborhood organization’s social...WW…

Posted: Apr 13, 2021 / 06:15 PM CDTUpdated: Apr 14, 2021 / 08:17 AM CDTThis is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated.CHICAGO — Chicago aldermen anticipate demonstrations when police release body cam video of 13-year-old Adam Toledo’s officer-involved shooting.For days, Chicago police and city aldermen have planned for possible unrest in the hopes of avoiding a repeat of last summer’s riots. Tuesday night, the city remains on edge as extra police are on patrol and businesses have...…Posted: Apr 13, 2021 / 06:15 PM CDTUpdated: Apr 14, 2021 / 08:17 AM CDTThis is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated.CHICAGO — Chicago aldermen anticipate demonstrations when police release body cam video of 13-year-old Adam Toledo’s officer-involved shooting.For days, Chicago police and city aldermen have planned for possible unrest in the hopes of avoiding a repeat of last summer’s riots. Tuesday night, the city remains on edge as extra police are on patrol and businesses have...WW…

Posted: Mar 3, 2021 / 10:10 AM CSTUpdated: Mar 3, 2021 / 04:30 PM CSTThis is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated.CHICAGO — The mayor and city’s top cop on announced sweeping changes to the Chicago Police Department’s search warrant policy, including the banning of most “no-knock” warrants.Mayor Lori Lightfoot and CPD Supt. David Brown made the announcement Wednesday. The police changes will help prevent wrong raids and will ensure that the search warrants are “being carried out...…Posted: Mar 3, 2021 / 10:10 AM CSTUpdated: Mar 3, 2021 / 04:30 PM CSTThis is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated.CHICAGO — The mayor and city’s top cop on announced sweeping changes to the Chicago Police Department’s search warrant policy, including the banning of most “no-knock” warrants.Mayor Lori Lightfoot and CPD Supt. David Brown made the announcement Wednesday. The police changes will help prevent wrong raids and will ensure that the search warrants are “being carried out...WW…

CHICAGO —  Several high-profile members of Mayor Lori Lightfoot have departed months into her term, catching many at City Hall by surprise.Alderman Gilbert Villegas is out as Mayor Lightfoot’s floor leader. In his resignation letter, the floor leader, whose job is to count the votes and shepherds the mayor’s agenda through City Council, told constituents that he wanted to focus more on his committee work. Lightfoot foe, Alderman Raymond Lopez, says for the mayor, emissary to the City Council is a thankless job.“Normally, you have a symbiotic relationship between mayor and floor leader...…CHICAGO —  Several high-profile members of Mayor Lori Lightfoot have departed months into her term, catching many at City Hall by surprise.Alderman Gilbert Villegas is out as Mayor Lightfoot’s floor leader. In his resignation letter, the floor leader, whose job is to count the votes and shepherds the mayor’s agenda through City Council, told constituents that he wanted to focus more on his committee work. Lightfoot foe, Alderman Raymond Lopez, says for the mayor, emissary to the City Council is a thankless job.“Normally, you have a symbiotic relationship between mayor and floor leader...WW…

Posted: Jan 4, 2021 / 04:48 PM CSTUpdated: Jan 4, 2021 / 04:48 PM CSTThis is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated.CHICAGO — In a surprise move last week, Illinois House Speaker Mike Madigan announced the House will reconvene Friday for the first time since May.Madigan’s future and the state’s desperate financial situation hang over the proceedings. Then on Monday, Republican lawmakers issued an urgent warning.“It’s often been said that no Illinoisans life, liberty or property is...…Posted: Jan 4, 2021 / 04:48 PM CSTUpdated: Jan 4, 2021 / 04:48 PM CSTThis is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated.CHICAGO — In a surprise move last week, Illinois House Speaker Mike Madigan announced the House will reconvene Friday for the first time since May.Madigan’s future and the state’s desperate financial situation hang over the proceedings. Then on Monday, Republican lawmakers issued an urgent warning.“It’s often been said that no Illinoisans life, liberty or property is...WW…