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Out of 114 "hate incidents" reported from Jan. 1 through June 13, only 17 were deemed “bona fide,” 83 were “unfounded” and 14 were listed as “undetermined.” Ald. Debra Silverstein, who pushed to create the new category, said the low numbers show more public education is needed.
Pat Cleary, president of Chicago Fire Fighters Union Local 2, predicted “hundreds” of members would participate in the two-hour march on Michigan Avenue on July 6.
On the fourth day of the heat wave last week, city officials closed cooling centers and libraries where those without air conditioning had sought relief.
After a nearly three-hour meeting, members were no closer to consensus on how Mayor Brandon Johnson should solve the city’s $35.4 billion pension crisis or generate $800 million in new revenue for "investments in people."