The Chicago City Council has approved $35 million dollars to pilot a universal basic income program in one of the largest efforts of its kind in the nation. The newly approved budget will give $500 each month to 5,000 low-income families under the program promoted by Democrat Mayor Lori Lightfoot. “I am beyond excited to…
Chicago Passes Budget With One of Nation’s Largest Universal Basic Income Programs
More Than 130 Chicago City Workers File Lawsuit Against COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate
October 22, 2021
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More than 130 Chicago city workers, consisting of firefighters, health care workers, and other first responders, filed a lawsuit against the city’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate, arguing the order is unconstitutional. The lawsuit was filed in Chicago’s federal court, pushing back against Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s mandate that health care workers and other state employees must…
21 Chicago Officers Placed on No-Pay Leave For Defying City’s Vaccine Reporting Mandate
October 20, 2021
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Twenty-one officers with the Chicago Police Department have been placed on no-pay leave for refusing to disclose their COVID-19 vaccination status, as required by a city mandate, according to an official. Chicago Police Superintendent David O. Brown confirmed the figure during a press conference on Tuesday, a day after Mayor Lori Lightfoot said that a…
Chicago Police Union Head Calls on Members to Defy Vaccine Mandate
October 14, 2021
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The head of the Chicago police officers union on Tuesday called on its members to refuse to comply with the city’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate, which is set to take effect on Friday. “Do not fill out the portal information,” Chicago Fraternal Order of Police President John Catanzara said in a video to officers posted on YouTube….
Facts Matter (Sept. 16): 2 Officers Ambushed in Florida; Shootout on Camera; 91% Increase in Attacks This Year
In Florida, new dashcam footage shows two police officers being ambushed and attacked at a traffic stop. Miraculously, they both survived. However, this is not an isolated incident. According to the National Fraternal Order of Police, ambush-style attacks against the police have almost doubled this year. This reality has prompted the mayor of Chicago, Lori…
Facts Matter (Sept. 16): Pfizer Says Vaccine Efficacy Weakens Over Time, Cites Study Which Shows 47% After 5 months
In Florida, new dashcam footage shows two police officers being ambushed and attacked at a traffic stop. Miraculously, they both survived. However, this is not an isolated incident. According to the National Fraternal Order of Police, ambush-style attacks against the police have almost doubled this year. This reality has prompted the mayor of Chicago, Lori…
Chicago Mayor Proposes New Measure Targeting Gangs for Fines in Civil Court
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot on Tuesday introduced a new ordinance that would allow the city to target gang leaders by suing them and seizing their assets. The proposal, known as Victims’ Justice Ordinance, would authorize the city to file a civil complaint against gang members who knowingly engaged in two or more gang-related criminal offenses…
73 Shot, 10 Killed in Chicago Over the Weekend: Police
Seventy-three people were shot in Chicago over the weekend, with 10 murders recorded, the Chicago Police Department (CPD) said Monday. Approximately 45 shootings took place between Aug. 6 at 6 p.m. and Aug. 8 at 11:59 p.m., police officials in the city said. The shootings left 63 injured and 10 dead in the third-largest city…
Chicago Mayor Retains Key Policing Powers in Civilian Police Oversight Ordinance
CHICAGO—Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot retains the power to hire and fire the police chief and the final say on policing policy disputes in the newly passed civilian police oversight ordinance. The ordinance, approved by a narrow margin by Chicago City Council on July 21, will create a new seven-person civilian board to oversee the Chicago…
Police: 3 Undercover Officers Shot, Wounded in Chicago
CHICAGO—Three undercover law enforcement officers were shot and wounded Wednesday morning while driving onto an expressway on Chicago’s South Side, police said. The shooting occurred at 5:50 a.m. near the 22nd District police station in the city’s Morgan Park neighborhood. The three were in an unmarked undercover vehicle on their way to an assignment when…
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