Lightfoot Lifts City Curfew
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot has lifted the 9 p.m. to 6 a.m. curfew, effective immediately.
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot has lifted the 9 p.m. to 6 a.m. curfew, effective immediately.
The CTA resumed bus and train service in and out of downtown, Lake Shore Drive reopened, and ramp closings on I-90/94 and I-290 have been removed.
A crowd estimated at 20,000 by police marched through the streets of Chicago today, chanting and waving signs to protest the death of George Floyd and the police mistreatment of people of color.
Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s office said the city is hiring three private security firms to guard businesses after widespread looting last weekend.
The Chicago Teachers Union is supporting calls to end the controversial practice of stationing police in Chicago public schools.
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s office is hiring a politically-connected security firm to provide unarmed guards at locations in the city this weekend.
The head of Chicago’s police board said he was one of several people struck by Chicago police during a confrontation with protesters on Sunday.
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot is vowing to aggressively protect South and West neighborhoods from looting this weekend.
Chicago Police Superintendent David Brown said two officers have been relieved of their police powers after the agency that investigates police misconduct recommended they be reassigned.
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot is rejecting calls to remove police stationed in Chicago public schools.