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At midnight Eastern time Saturday night, millions of struggling Americans were poised to lose financial protections unless President Donald Trump signed a relief bill.
Dubbed the King of Medicaid, Philip Esformes – who had ties to Chicago – was a free man on Wednesday.
Some Chicago religious leaders are calling on Congress to hold hearings about the city's wrong raids.
The City of West Chicago says a waste management company is looking at expanding its business there. But neighbors told CBS 2's Marie Saavedra they do not like the idea.
Mayor Lori Lightfoot has asked former federal judge Ann Claire Williams to launch an outside investigation of the wrong raid of Anjanette Young's home, when officers handcuffed her while she was naked, and the city's handling of the fallout.
President Donald Trump on Tuesday began granting pardons in his final days in office, including one for former campaign aide and Chicago native George Papadopoulos – who was convicted as a part of the Russia investigation.
Trump blasts COVID-19 economic relief package and demands changes By Kathryn Watson Updated on: December 22, 2020 / 9:50 PM / CBS News President Trump indicated Tuesday night that he would not sign the $900 billion COVID-19 economic relief package, bringing new risk to the effort to provide financial aid to millions of Americans struggling during the pandemic. The bill passed in Congress less than 24 hours earlier.
The Chicago City Council is now taking wrong raids by Chicago Police seriously, holding a hearing on the subject Tuesday.
Several aldermen had invited Lightfoot to personally appear at Tuesday's hearing, but she has said she won't attend, saying "I think the aldermen have it covered."
It is safe to say that in the Anjanette Young case, police did not follow their own directives.
Both chambers of Congress on Monday night passed a $900 billion relief measure designed to provide long-awaited assistance to Americans, small businesses and industries ailing from the coronavirus pandemic.
Chicago Deputy Corporation Counsel Caryn Jacobs and Law Department Director of Public Affairs Kathleen Fieweger are out of their jobs.
The city's Law Department has not responded to a 14-page enforcement action sent to the city more than four months ago by a group of lawyers instrumental in the Chicago Police Department consent decree - demanding an end to the pattern that we had documented of "abusive" search warrant tactics.
"We must now more than ever to protect our citizens and our taxpayers."
Congressional leaders on Sunday reached a deal on a $900 billion COVID-19 economic relief package that includes $600 direct payments to Americans and $300 in enhanced unemployment for the next 10 weeks.
