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Brandon Johnson · ChicagoThe Chicago City Council passed a “snap” curfew ordinance on June 18 that allows the superintendent to impose short-notice curfews. Two days later, Mayor Brandon Johnson issued the first veto in 19 years by a Chicago mayor. On Wednesday, the City Council failed to overturn the mayor’s veto. The measure had many critics, and Superintendent Larry Snelling himself expressed mixed opinions on the ordinance. Ald. Brian Hopkins (2nd) introduced it to …See the Story
City Council Upheld the Mayor’s ‘Snap’ Curfew Veto. Here’s What Chicago Dodged.
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Chicago, IL · ChicagoAld. Matt Martin (47th Ward), chair of the City Council ethics committee, filed a procedural motion last week to reclaim a stalled ordinance from the rules committee. If successful, Martin’s motion would reassign the ordinance to his committee, where as chair he has the authority to schedule it for debate and a vote. At issue is a measure that would strengthen the city’s Office of Inspector General by curtailing Department of Law practices that,…Read Article
City Council Ethics Chair Forces Procedural Vote on Stalled Protections for Inspector General Investigations
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