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Shakman was a reform Democrat. He and the other plaintiffs objected to the support the incumbent Democratic candidates received from public employees which were mandatory for those desiring to keep their jobs. Shakman felt that it was a violation of employee rights and free elections, and an abuse of public funds. [1] [2] [3]
Long before Chicago police Officer Jason Van Dyke shot and killed a black teenager, sparking a public outcry and now a Justice Department probe into the city’s troubled police department, he had established a track record as one of Chicago’s most complained-about cops. Since 2001, civilians have lodged 20 complaints against Van Dyke. None ...
McDonald v. City of Chicago, 561 U.S. 742 (2010), was a landmark [1] decision of the Supreme Court of the United States that found that the right of an individual to "keep and bear arms", as protected under the Second Amendment, is incorporated by the Fourteenth Amendment and is thereby enforceable against the states.
The city's Buildings Department inspected 42 other buildings owned or managed by Pappas and/or LG Properties for similar violations. [4] The city also claimed that 21 other buildings owned by Pappas had similar problems. [3] They did, however, note the fact that he had since made "dramatic improvements" to all 21 porches. [3]
Chicago’s much-maligned parking meter privatization deal could soon be costing the city even more money. Chicago Parking Meters, the private company with a monopoly on the city’s paid street ...
City Treasurer Melissa Conyears-Ervin used government workers to plan her daughter’s birthday party and be her personal bodyguard while she also pressured public employees to hold events ...
As a result of the measures, looters took to South and West Side neighborhoods. Chicago authorities were stationed across the city but were overwhelmed, Lightfoot said. The city's authorities had apparently received 65,000 calls in a 24-hour period. "The fact is, the violence that we saw and the looting we saw spread like a wildfire," she added.
At least 30 citations have been issued to Chicago businesses for flouting the indoor mask mandate, the city announced. Most recently, the city’s Business Affairs and Consumer Protection ...