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Chicago police to announce ‘strategy to address and prevent robberies’ – NBC Chicago

The Chicago Police Department and Mayor Brandon Johnson Friday afternoon will provide an update to address rising robberies in the city. The press conference, which will discuss CPD’s “strategy to address and prevent robberies throughout the city,” is scheduled for 12 p.m. Friday. It will be led by CPD Supt. Larry Snelling, Johnson, Chief of […]

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Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson Calls Violent Memorial Day Weekend ‘Intolerable’ – NBC Chicago

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson called the city’s Memorial Day weekend violence “intolerable” Tuesday, after the long holiday saw more than 60 people shot, 11 of them fatally. In a statement, Johnson said the shootings and violence “produced pain and trauma that devastated communities across Chicago.” “And my heart breaks for everyone affected,” his statement read. […]

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Mayor

Memorial Day 2023: Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson’s safety plan to be put to test over historically violent weekend

Friday, May 26, 2023 10:16AM CHICAGO (WLS) — The Memorial Day weekend marks the first major test for Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson. Memorial Day weekend last year was filled with violence with nearly 50 people shot. This year with a new leader in place, Mayor Brandon Johnson has a new plan in place, vowing it […]

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City Council

Chicago Park District advisors, city council concerned about surveillance camera effectiveness, Better Government Association says | #citycouncil

CHICAGO (WLS) — In April, a Better Government Association investigation of the Chicago Park District’s distribution of security cameras in Chicago’s vast system of neighborhood parks revealed a tiny camera program with little money and riddled with inequity and neglect. “We found there are only security cameras in 16 parks in the city of 600 […]

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