Heather Cherone

Jared Rutecki @jaredrutecki.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 09, 2024 at 21:08 UTC

Convicted former Ald. Ed Burke (14th Ward) had his annual city taxpayer-funded pension of more than $96,000 yanked immediately after being sentenced June 24 on federal corruption charges, according to records obtained by WTTW News. (w/ @heathercherone.bsky.social)

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Heather Cherone @heathercherone.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 09, 2024 at 21:07 UTC

BREAKING: Convicted former Ald. Ed Burke (14th Ward) had his annual city taxpayer-funded pension of more than $96,000 yanked immediately after being sentenced June 24 on federal corruption charges, according to records obtained by WTTW News.

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Heather Cherone @heathercherone.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 09, 2024 at 14:55 UTC

The debate represented the latest skirmish in the so-far unsuccessful push to rewrite the rules for the Chicago City Council, which served as a rubber stamp for decades rather than a legislative body determined to set policy for the entire city.

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Heather Cherone @heathercherone.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 09, 2024 at 13:55 UTC

BREAKING: CPD’s probe into 8 police officers with documented ties to far-right extremist groups like the Proud Boys & Oath Keepers was “materially deficient,” according to Chicago's watchdog. But CPD refused her request to reopen the probe.

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Heather Cherone @heathercherone.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 09, 2024 at 13:11 UTC

I don’t, sorry — it wasn’t an electronic vote, so the only official record is on paper that eventually (?) will be sent to the clerk’s office.

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Heather Cherone @heathercherone.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 05, 2024 at 15:03 UTC

NEW: Three Chicagoans who accused the Chicago Police Department of targeting Black and Latino drivers with a massive campaign of traffic stops have been stopped repeatedly since they filed the lawsuit 12 months ago, court records show.

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Heather Cherone @heathercherone.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 27, 2024 at 15:33 UTC

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