The head of the CHA asked Mayor Brandon Johnson this week to consider removing longtime Commissioner Debra Parker from the agency’s board.
The staff member has been removed from the school, 6530 W. Bryn Mawr Ave., while the Chicago Public Schools’ inspector general’s office investigates.
Some local breweries have shut down, but Moor’s Brewing Company and Funkytown Brewing have stayed afloat by building community and curating cultural events.
Sometimes that’s happening amid a robbery, fight or other crime. Sometimes the pushing is accidental. Sometimes it’s random. Either way, there have been more than 60 incidents over the last five years, recently obtained records show. The findings come amid increased scrutiny over violent crime on the Chicago area’s main transit system.
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