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Mbekeani's resignation has not been formally announced to the office, but news that she was leaving began spreading Tuesday afternoon.
A critic calls City Hall's decision "extremely alarming" as temperatures are expected to exceed 90 degrees again.
The city is required to provide police escorts for all convention committee personnel who are "delivering credentials to state delegations and the media at their respective hotels." It also must provide “special” security for “delegates and other dignitaries.”
The neighborhoods are Austin, Garfield Park, Humboldt Park and Little Village, where about 20% of shootings occur citywide, according to city crime statistics.