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As Chicago’s embattled top cop exits, search for his replacement marks new civilian panel’s first real test

The Community Commission for Public Safety and Accountability said the incoming mayor won’t have outsized influence in recommending candidates and won’t be able to subvert the selection process.

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City Council OKs more video surveillance — and more automated tickets

A new batch of cameras will be mounted on CTA buses and other public transit vehicles. Drivers caught impeding traffic flow in bus and bike lanes and loading zones will be fined automatically after one warning.

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Lightfoot allies hatch plan to expand power on City Council before she heads out the door

Former Inspector General Joe Ferguson had pushed for a more independent Council, but slammed this approach as a “pre-emptive power move of the status quo wrapped in a package that includes meaningful reforms.”

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Liverpool Council parking tickets investigation may not be over yet

Council says further results to our questions may be on the way

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Judge allows secret ComEd recordings to be released, emergency COVID benefits end for SNAP recipients and more in your Chicago news roundup

Today’s update is about an eight-minute read that will brief you on the day’s biggest stories.

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More Chicago mayoral endorsements: Abortion rights PAC backs Johnson; 3 police union supporters on City Council back Vallas

PAC chief says she doesn’t trust Vallas to support women’s reproductive rights, while 23rd Ward Ald.

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With Lightfoot a lame duck, City Council looks to declare independence

Three committee chairs are working behind the scenes to reorganize and empower the City Council before a new mayor and Council are seated.

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Lease signed: Chicago Fire to build $80M training center on Chicago Housing Authority land

Chicago’s next mayor will have to live with the controversial zoning change Mayor Lori Lightfoot muscled through the City Council allowing the Chicago Fire soccer club to build an $80 million training center on CHA land formerly occupied by the CHA’s ABLA Homes.

Chicago Sun-Times

A new fight over local control is brewing: How much control should Baltimore have over its police force?

BALTIMORE — After Baltimore residents overwhelmingly voted in favor of the city having control of its police department last November, debate swirled early this year around the timeline of formalizing the city’s authority.

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