A proposed ordinance under consideration by Chicago City Council transportation and licensing committees threatens the…
Category: Politics is Local
Occasional Opinion: Are Cook County Voters in for a ‘Battle of the Independents’?
ChicagoTalks.org doesn’t have a regular editorial feature; however, we are going to introduce an “Occasional…
Parents Asked to Pony Up for Kindergarten at South Loop School
Parents of South Loop Elementary students blasted school board officials Wednesday after they proposed a…
Race and the Chicago Tea Party
[vimeo]http://vimeo.com/10974002[/vimeo] Lionel Garcia, a 6th District state representative candidate and political director of the National…
Police Board Drops the Ball on Citizens’ Complaints
When filing a complaint against a Chicago Police Officer, be prepared to wait, sometimes years, for a decision. The Independent Police Review Authority (IPRA) investigates complaints filed against officers. Based on the IPRA’s findings, the department may call for disciplinary action against an officer. But calls to fire or suspend an officer are reviewed by the Chicago Police Board, which often reduces or overturns the punishment. Many citizens and advocates say the process is both discriminatory and slow-moving as it channels citizens’ complaints through a time-consuming and often confusing bureaucracy.
Lawmakers Consider Water Safety Bill
A new bill requiring public water suppliers to notify the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency before…
Another City Council Stealth Budget
By Hugh Devlin, From Lake Effect News Vice Mayor and 50th Ward Alderman Bernard L….
Rep. Graham Will Help Select Replacement in Illinois House
State Rep. Deborah Graham (D-Oak Park), who will be sworn in Friday morning as the…