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The police department’s troubled response to the protests and unrest in the summer of 2020 looms over preparations for the convention in August.
Johnson's Communications Director Ronnie Reese is under fire for a 2010 tweet that said, “I brake for gay pride, reluctantly." Meanwhile, Ald. Debra Silverstein called a recent Facebook post by Ald. Rossana Rodriguez-Sanchez "an antisemitic dog whistle."
Jurors deliberated for just over four hours from Wednesday afternoon to Thursday morning. The three-week trial — a first of thousands of similar cases nationwide to appear before a jury — wrapped up Wednesday.
About 5:20 a.m., Metra reported "extensive delays due to a pedestrian incident." The person struck died due to their injuries, according to Bartlett police.