Standoff Ensues After Officer Is Hit In Knee When Suspect Opens Fire Near Washington Park, 2 Being Questioned
An officer was wounded in the knee when a suspect police were pursuing fired shots near Washington Park Monday evening, police said.
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An officer was wounded in the knee when a suspect police were pursuing fired shots near Washington Park Monday evening, police said.
Mayor Lori Lightfoot announced Monday that the City of Chicago will allow bars and breweries to reopen for outdoor service this coming Wednesday, June 17, and the Lakefront Trail will follow Monday, June 22.
Chicago Police Supt. David Brown said the group was planned months before the death of George Floyd at the hands of police officers in Minneapolis, and the subsequent protests around the country.
Justus Howell was shot in the back and killed while running away from police in Zion in 2015. The officer who fired the shots was ultimately cleared, but Howell's mother kept on fighting.
"The last thing anybody wants, any hotel here wants, is the next case of COVID-19 happening at our properties."
"I was watching a movie and the next thing you know there's a giant explosion."
T-Mobile users in Chicago and around the country were reporting major problems making calls and sending text messages Monday.
A 2.5-minute cellphone video of an Aurora traffic stop sparked outrage over the weekend.
The "Police Free Schools Ordinance" would require CPD to terminate its $33 million contract to provide police officers as security at CPS buildings within 75 days.
The measure would set up new rules for landlords to follow before they could move forward with eviction proceedings against tenants over unpaid rent.
"There's no way that somebody could get a COVID-19 infection from the vaccine."
The Illinois Department of Public Health said, as of Monday, the state has had 133,016 total confirmed cases of the virus in 101 counties since the start of the pandemic, including 6,326 deaths.
He's one of a handful of documentarians, from Steve James ("Hoop Dreams") to Alexandra Pelosi ("Outside the Bubble"), who have brought out their cameras to capture the historic nationwide protests, despite the danger, the pandemic and even the lack of a plan for how to ultimately use the footage.
"There's a lot of enthusiasm on the part of restaurants and patrons to get back out to enjoy the great restaurant scene here in Chicago, but we absolutely have to do that abiding by the rules," Lightfoot said.
Social media blew up over news reports that Starbucks had told employees in a memo they couldn't wear Black Lives Matter shirts or other paraphernalia because it might be used to amplify divisiveness.
