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Mark Clark (June 28, 1947 – December 4, 1969) was an American activist and member of the Black Panther Party (BPP). Clark was instrumental in the creation of the enduring Free Breakfast Program in Peoria, as well as the Peoria branch’s engagement in local rainbow coalition politics, primarily revolving around the anti-war movement. [4]
The City of Chicago has set up cooperative efforts with the Mayor's Liquor License Commission, [20] the Department of Streets and Sanitation, [21] the Department of Buildings, [22] and other agencies to ensure the police have support from the city to handle smaller issues, such as abandoned buildings and graffiti, before they lead to more ...
CBE focuses on urban areas with a disproportionate concentration of low-income communities who are experiencing poor environmental health conditions due to heavy pollution from refineries, ports, power plants, freeways, etc. [3] These communities may be more susceptible to cancer and diseases like asthma, heart disease, premature death, birth defects, etc. [3] CBE promotes environmental and ...
A year after federal investigators outlined how Chicago funnels industrial polluters into Black and Latino neighborhoods, Mayor Brandon Johnson vowed Monday to overhaul zoning, planning and land ...
In the 2010s, two new proposals for civilian oversight of police emerged and gained some support in the City Council. The Chicago chapter of the National Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression began drafting an ordinance called Civilian Police Accountability Council (CPAC) in 2012, [1] which was first introduced in City Council by alderperson Carlos Ramirez-Rosa in 2016.
CHICAGO – A brand new gunshot detection program could soon be underway in Chicago if Mayor Brandon Johnson gives it the greenlight. The new pilot is coming from Alarm.com, a company out of ...
Saleen Martin, USA TODAY January 28, 2025 at 5:26 PM A woman found on the rooftop of a suburban Chicago hospital wearing nothing but a hospital gown was later pronounced dead.
As a result of the report, Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel announced that he would be implementing roughly one-third of the 76 recommendations in the report. [13] [14]Dean Angelo, the president of Chicago's Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 7, [15] declared the accusation of racism in the Chicago Police Department "biased". [16]