Chicago police ramp up security measures for Big 10 Hockey Series at Wrigley Field
Authorities are ramping up security efforts for Friday night’s Big 10 Hockey Series at Wrigley Field. “There is a heightened sense of vigilance. You can tell when you talk to police officers,” Ald.
CPS, Chicago Teachers Union agreement still far off amid ongoing negotiations
A contract agreement between the Chicago Teachers Union and Chicago Public Schools still appears to be far off.
Illinois' police body camera requirement kicked in Jan. 1, but full compliance picture unclear
Under one of the few significant mandates of the controversial 2021 SAFE-T Act that was backed by both advocates for police reform and law enforcement, every police officer in Illinois as of New ...
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Ohio governor vetoes medical free speech clause he says would gut state’s regulatory power
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine vetoed part of a bill late Thursday that state lawmakers cast as protecting the medical free speech of doctors and other health professionals but that ...
Waukegan officials hail effectiveness of pilot police/social worker program; ‘They find people in crisis and help with solutions’
Funded by the state as part of a pilot program created by the Illinois General Assembly in 2022, Waukegan is one of four cities in Illinois participating along with Peoria, Springfield and East ...
The French Quarter’s metal barriers were gone on New Year’s, leaving a critical security gap
After an Islamic State sympathizer rammed a truck into crowds celebrating Bastille Day in 2016, horrified New Orleans leaders ...
Chicago Teachers Union: Contract negotiations at standstill
CTU President Stacy Davis Gates claimed that Chicago Public Schools’ negotiators now say they need the Board of Education’s ...