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Family demands justice after woman, 84, was hit, killed in wreck on Chicago's Southwest Side
Maria Ochoa Flores, 84, was run over when two cars collided in a Garfield Ridge neighborhood intersection this past Saturday.
Chicago mayor calls DOJ investigation into hiring a ‘clear demonstration’ of intimidation
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson accused the Trump administration of intimidating his city after the DOJ launched an ...
Chicago mayor on DOJ investigation: 'Clear demonstration of intimidation'
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson joins The Weekend to discuss Trump’s Justice Department using legal retribution to open up an ...
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson brushes off DOJ investigation into hiring practices: "We're not going to be intimidated"
Mayor Brandon Johnson defended his hiring practices after the U.S. Department of Justice sent a letter notifying him they are ...
DOJ investigating Chicago after Mayor Brandon Johnson’s remarks on black hires
The Justice Department launched a probe into whether Chicago engaged in racially discriminatory hiring practices after Mayor ...
Justice Department investigates Chicago’s hiring practices after mayor touts Black hires
The investigation fits with the Trump administration’s larger realignment of how federal agencies view and fight ...
Chicago mayor's comment on hiring Black officials prompts DOJ probe
The U.S. Department of Justice launched an investigation into the city of Chicago after Mayor Brandon Johnson touted the ...
Jussie Smollett Donates $50,000 to Arts Center to Settle Chicago’s Lawsuit
Although the actor’s conviction for filing a false police report was overturned because of a previous deal with prosecutors, ...
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5 years after George Floyd’s murder, Chicagoans protest amid setbacks in racial justice and police reform
Demonstrators hold a peaceful rally touting gains made in racial justice since 2020, and calling for unity of purpose in ...
DOJ Probing Chicago Over Potentially Discriminatory Hiring Practices
The Department of Justice (DOJ) has launched a civil rights investigation into the city of Chicago for potential racial ...
Chicago Mayor calls DOJ probe the Trump administration's latest diversity attack
The Department of Justice has launched a probe into the city of Chicago's hiring practices in what Chicago mayor Brandon Johnson has quickly labeled the latest hostile attack on diversity by the Trump ...