Chicago, IL
CPD officer to run for mayor of Chicago
Frederick Collins is predicted to formally declare his candidacy at a marketing campaign occasion at 12:30 p.m. at Performing Christ Ministries.
“At the moment, I ask that you simply assist me Institute new reforms and produce concerning the revival and renewal of our nice American metropolis whereas there may be nonetheless time,” Collins stated in an announcement. “As Mayor, I’ll instantly place into motion a citywide plan to cease the blatant lethal crime sprees and carjackings which have plagued our metropolis, our communities, and companies too. Thus, inflicting the residents of our nice metropolis to additionally really feel unsafe and fearful inside their very own neighborhoods.”
He is been with CPD for almost 30 years, a information launch stated.
Collins needs to battle for secure neighborhoods and higher colleges, in accordance with the discharge. His plan for enhancing colleges consists of an elected faculty board, and he’s proposing a 15-year property tax freeze amid the COVID pandemic.
Democratic State Rep. Kam Buckner jumped into the Chicago mayor’s race Thursday.
Buckner stated security is a prime concern for him and the whole metropolis. His plan would come with investing extra in prevention applications.
“We have to deal with this pandemic of violence the identical approach we handled the pandemic of COVID,” Buckner stated. “It means to do no matter is important to get it eradicated.”
Buckner stated he’s lining up monetary assist and dealing on getting the backing of the enterprise neighborhood, which has reportedly been in search of a alternative for Mayor Lori Lightfoot. The mayor stated she can be making her reelection announcement quickly.
Chicago businessman Willie Wilson has introduced that he’ll run for a 3rd time.
Chicago Alderman Raymond Lopez can also be operating.
The video within the participant above is from an earlier report.
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FILE photograph: View of the Chicago Hearth Division, the third largest municipal hearth division in america of America, within the Chinatown neighborhood on Sept. 24, 2014.
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CHICAGO (WLS) — Chicago hearth officers mentioned two ladies have been discovered lifeless in an Englewood house after a home hearth.
The fireplace broke out Tuesday night at a home within the 7200-block of South Wolcott, Chicago hearth officers mentioned.
The fireplace was struck out at about 9:10 p.m., CFD mentioned.
After the fireplace was out, firefighters discovered two grownup feminine victims lifeless within the wreckage.
It was not instantly clear if the ladies died within the hearth or earlier than the fireplace. No additional particulars have been launched.
The Chicago Hearth Division has not but commented on any potential causes for the fireplace or mentioned in the event that they consider it was suspicious.
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HIGHLAND PARK, Ailing. (WLS) — Three ladies and their households had been good strangers up till the second tragedy introduced them collectively within the aftermath of Highland Park’s July 4th parade.
As Thanksgiving approaches, they’re united in goal and in gratitude for probably the most primary of all issues: life.
“I believed I used to be going to die,” Highland Park capturing survivor Liz Turnipseed mentioned. “That I used to be going to put there and I used to be going to bleed out and I used to be going to die.”
WATCH | Highland Park capturing survivor tells her story
“I used to be on the parade with my three grownup kids, my son-in-law and my 2-year-old grand child,” mentioned Debra Baum, with the Highland Park Gun Violence Mission. “Our complete household may have been worn out.”
“July third I had 70 folks at my home and the following day our life bought flipped the other way up,” capturing survivor Lindsay Hartman mentioned. “So I simply know for me, I am attempting to take pleasure in it and never spend an excessive amount of time previously.”
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For Lindsay, not spending an excessive amount of time previously means internet hosting Thanksgiving for 30. Liz, who was one of many almost 50 folks injured that day, nonetheless wants a cane to get round, so she’ll be catering the meal and having her complete household fly in. Debra shall be coming along with the identical household she was with on July 4.
“There are numerous households in Highland Park that do not have folks with them this Thanksgiving due to what occurred,” Baum mentioned. “It is a very weighty realization.”
However there’s additionally gratitude for random issues and other people, like for the proper strangers who took in Liz’s 3-year-old daughter for a few hours after she was shot. And the neighbor she’d by no means met earlier than who lent her a step stool for her mattress.
Turning ache into goal is what unites these ladies now as they foyer for an assault weapons ban in Congress. As a result of whereas life for them won’t ever be the identical, it does transfer on.
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WASHINGTON D.C. — The Biden administration is but once more extending the pause on federal scholar mortgage funds, a profit that started in March 2020 to assist individuals who have been struggling financially because of the Covid-19 pandemic, a supply conversant in the plan mentioned.
The Division of Training will announce it’s extending the freeze one other six months with the primary funds due two months after June 30, the supply mentioned, until a Supreme Courtroom resolution on the president’s scholar mortgage aid program comes first.
The administration had beforehand mentioned the latest extension could be the final, and funds have been scheduled to restart in January.
However the administration had additionally meant for its scholar mortgage forgiveness program to start canceling as much as $20,000 in debt for low- and middle-income debtors earlier than January. This system has but to be carried out because it faces a number of authorized challenges.
This story is breaking and can be up to date.
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