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  • by david hall
Mayor Johnson opposes 8 p.m. downtown curfew for minors

Ald. Brian Hopkins floated the idea of a curfew after a violent attack on a couple in Streeterville, but if the mayor has his way, Hopkins' trial balloon won't leave the ground.

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  • by david hall
Chicago’s homeless population increased threefold, a city snapshot shows, owing largely to migrants

The city’s annual point-in-time count showed nearly 19,000 people were unhoused on a single night in January.

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  • by david hall
Ethics ordinance against campaign contributions to mayoral candidates advances in City Council

A city ordinance that codifies a 2011 executive order barring mayors from taking campaign cash would “bolster public confidence in the integrity of Chicago government,” the director of the city’s board of ethics said.

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  • by david hall
City Hall trying to cut deal with protesters, avoid legal battle as Democratic convention nears

Federal and local officials have repeatedly said they are ready for what could be one of the biggest events to hit Chicago in decades. It’s been described by one Chicago police official as bigger than the 2012 NATO Summit and 1996 Democratic National Convention.