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“I don’t sit around thinking about the hypotheticals,” Johnson said in an interview with WBEZ Thursday as he defended the city’s law protecting undocumented immigrants.
El Concejo Municipal votó 39-11 en contra de una propuesta destinada a permitir que la Policía de Chicago coopere con la aplicación de las leyes federales de inmigración.
The proposal would allow police to help with deportations, but the city’s law department says it violates state law. Advocates say it could also have a chilling effect on immigrant communities.
From streaming services to plastic bags, a host of taxes and fees are going up to help close Chicago’s budget gap.
Cristina Pacione-Zayas hizo los comentarios en una entrevista con WBEZ en medio de las consecuencias de las acusaciones de misoginia contra el ex director de comunicaciones Ronnie Reese.
Cristina Pacione-Zayas made the comments in an interview with WBEZ amid fallout over allegations of misogyny against former communications director Ronnie Reese.
Election officials are looking for ways to shorten lines to vote, but some alderpeople pitch combining city and county election offices.
The city of Chicago has hired or promoted 490 people, mostly in the police department, since a freeze was instituted in September, a WBEZ analysis shows.
A source with direct knowledge of Ronnie Reese’s departure, who was not authorized to speak on the personnel matter publicly, said the exit was “not voluntary.”
The city faces a major budget gap, and Ald. Pat Dowell, chair of the Council’s Finance Committee, said the plan will save taxpayers about $110 million.