City Council sides with Mayor Brandon Johnson on Chicago’s sanctuary city dispute
An effort by opponents of Mayor Brandon Johnson to water down Chicago’s sanctuary city ordinance faltered in the City Council Wednesday, a victory for the mayor as his administration prepares for the looming threat of deportations under incoming President Donald Trump.
City Council blocks bid to roll back Chicago's protections for undocumented immigrants
Two of the council's more conservative alders wanted to allow CPD to work with federal immigration authorities in cases where undocumented immigrants have been arrested or convicted of certain crimes.
Chicago City Council blocks proposal allowing local police to help with deportations
Chicago’s Welcoming City Ordinance prohibits the city’s police department from working and coordinating with federal immigration enforcement.
City Council Blocks Effort to Weaken Chicago’s ‘Welcoming’ Ordinance
Ald. Raymond Lopez and Silvana Tabares' proposal would have reinstated a controversial practice of allowing police to cooperate with federal immigration agents.
City Council Rejects Effort to Roll Back Protections for Undocumented Immigrants
Less than a week before Donald Trump’s inauguration, Chicago City Council signaled its opposition to the President-elect’s promised mass deportation campaign Wednesday by voting 39-11 against a measure that would have weakened Chicago’s protections for undocumented immigrants.
Chicago alders to vote on plan that would allow CPD to work with ICE in some instances
Aldermen will vote on whether to let police work with federal agents when undocumented immigrants are arrested for certain ...
Mayor Brandon Johnson testing ShotSpotter replacements as alderman tries for his own pilot
Ald. Raymond Lopez want to test a technology that helps police identify and respond to gunshots, but he needs city approval.
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Chicago should work with feds to deport some undocumented immigrants, alders say
A change has been proposed to the Chicago ordinance that prohibits police from helping federal immigration authorities deport ...
City Council passes settlements, tables votes on Sanctuary City status, speed limit
Alders approved more than $35 million in settlements, blocked a vote to amend the city’s Welcoming City ordinance and delayed ...
Immigration advocates warn a proposal for Chicago police to help ICE could be illegal
The proposal would allow police to help with deportations, but the city’s law department says it violates state law.
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Gunshot detection system to be launched in Chicago’s Back of the Yards neighborhood
CHICAGO - A gunshot detection system is set to be launched in Chicago’s Back of the Yard s neighborhood, Ald. Raymond Lopez (15th) announced on Monday.
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Gunshot detection system to be launched in Chicago’s Back of the Yards
A gunshot detection system is set to be launched in Chicago’s Back of the Yards neighborhood, Ald. Raymond Lopez (15th) announced on Monday.