The idea is to save billions of dollars in the coming decades for taxpayers who will have to dig deep to cover retirement costs for school teachers, lawmakers and public servants in state government, universities, cities, park districts and counties.
But the reforms would not apply to anyone who’s currently in the retirement system, only new government hires and state officials elected in the future.The Daley administration will strongly oppose Gov. Quinn’s plan to impose State Police cutbacks so draconian, they would require Chicago Police to assume primary responsibility for patrolling 53 miles of Chicago area expressways, City Hall sources said today.
[...] Sources said Mayor Daley will attempt to hold the state to that agreement on grounds that Chicago cannot afford what amounts to an unfunded mandate from the state.
[...] The mayor is reportedly prepared to argue that the Chicago Police Department simply cannot spare 182 bodies for highway patrol.
A 21-year-old man was hospitalized after being shot by police Tuesday night in the Brighton Park neighborhood, according to authorities.
The incident happened about 10:30 p.m. near Mozart Avenue and 42nd Street, when two men approached plainclothes gang officers flashing gang signs, according to a police statement.
One of the men drew a handgun and fired at the officers, who returned fire, hitting one of the men, police said. That man was taken to a hospital. The extent of his injuries was unclear.
A gun was recovered at the scene...The first shooting linked to a traffic stop occurred about 8:20 p.m. in the 1400 block of South Michigan Avenue, said Police News Affairs [...]. The suspect pulled out a weapon and pointed it at the officer [...]. The officer opened fire, but the suspect was not hit [...]. The suspect fled in an unknown direction.
The second traffic-stop incident happened about 8:25 p.m.. in the 8200 block of South Loomis Street, said [...] another news affairs spokesman.
Again, the suspect apparently was not injured, but sped off after the officer fired his weapon...
Lastly, an off-duty Chicago police officer fired at suspects who were attempting to rob him in the Vittum Park neighborhood on the Southwest Side.
Preliminary reports said at about 10:30 p.m., an unknown number of suspects approached and tried to rob the officer on the 4800 block of South Laporte Avenue...
