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The new positions will be in the department’s aviation and rescue unit or at a station in the works
The “extraordinary expense” is meant to bring the site into compliance with a court order regarding inmate care
“The investment we’re making in these programs today will help create safer communities for years to come.”
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The Chicago Teachers Union is preparing a citywide walkout on the nation’s third-largest school district.
Chicago teachers forego pay and strike; city prepares for rush hour rally.
Illinois’ highest court overturns a law that would have cut into two of Chicago’s employee retirement accounts, and addressed $8 billion of the city’s $20 billion liability.
North Carolina lawmakers reconvene a month early to take up legislation that would prohibit a city of Charlotte ordinance allowing transgender people to use the restroom of their gender identities. All local governments statewide would be affected.
A lawsuit remains pending as a federal judge must still approve the preliminary agreement
The city is slated to have thousands of police officers on hand for the convention.
An amnesty fund may help impoverished New Yorkers post bail when jailed over minor infractions like riding a bike on the sidewalk.
Protesters staged an 18-day occupation outside the police station.
Proposed Missouri legislation announced would seek to reduce policing bias against blacks by expanding police reporting requirements beyond vehicle stops to include ones involving pedestrians
The federal government will embrace a much more active role in shaping efforts to integrate neighborhoods by race and class under new rules announced