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Ald. Nick Sposato, 38th, who signed the letter opposing Kersten’s nomination, said Lightfoot will have difficulty getting 26 aldermen to back the pick. “I just think the votes will be there not to support her,” Sposato said, noting some progressive aldermen want a civilian police oversight board to pick the COPA chief instead of the mayor.
A Gary Police officer looks over the scene of a train vs car collision near the intersection of 6th Place and South Howard Street in Gary that killed three on Tuesday, November 16, 2021. (Kyle Telechan for the Post-Tribune) (Kyle Telechan / Post-Tribune)
Business interests, however, have been divided over the plan. The Illinois Manufacturers’ Association offered its support, with President and CEO Mark Denzler saying in a statement that “These incentives will encourage economic investment, allowing us to keep and grow good-paying manufacturing jobs in an exciting and flourishing industry.”
Last week, when Binger questioned Rittenhouse about whether he thought it was appropriate to use deadly force to protect property, Rittenhouse responded that he did not, prompting Binger to ask: “But yet you have previously indicated that you wished you had your AR-15 (rifle) to protect someone else’s property, correct?”
The board previously fined Mautino’s committee $5,000 for failing to file amended campaign disclosure reports, but the dissolved committee has no assets. A finding Mautino and his committee knowingly violated election law also could have led to fines, but again there would be no way to collect them.
When the first day of an expected three-day hearing ended Monday, Catanzara abruptly announced he was resigning, calling the proceedings a “farce” and disparaging Mayor Lori Lightfoot and other officials. He has pledged to not only remain as head of the Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 7, but also run for mayor in 2023.
Albert Burage, 39, is accused of stabbing a 44-year-old CTA employee on the platform of the Jackson Blue Line station, at 328 S. Dearborn St., and striking a police officer in the back with a blunt object Sunday night. Burage allegedly pulled the CTA employee off a train and onto the platform before stabbing him multiple times after a “physical altercation,” according to a media notification from Chicago police.
She was unable to provide a more detailed sequence of events, including whether the guards complied with orders to hand over the money and were shot anyway, or if they resisted and were shot in an effort to get to the money. It wasn’t clear how much money was taken and she did not have an update as to the number of armed men or whether any of them had been arrested as of Monday afternoon.
The man, 26, was found lying on the train tracks shortly before 4 a.m. after he was struck by an eastbound train, according to an Oak Park Police summary report. The CTA said the collision occurred outside the Oak Park station, which is located between the two directions of traffic on the Eisenhower Expressway between Oak Park Avenue and East Avenue, near the Oak Park Conservatory.
In planning the next steps, Lightfoot said Chicago officials are prioritizing infrastructure, transportation, lead pipes, broadband work and infrastructure around electric vehicles. Lightfoot said she’s “particularly excited about some of the things that haven’t gotten the attention,” like expanding broadband internet access around the city and upgrading electric vehicle infrastructure.