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Chinyere✍🏾 @newsbychinny.bsky.social · 3h

The next item deals with the case between Leonardo Guerrero and the city. Guerrero died while in an ambulance, and his death ruled a homicide. His death was partially caused by the restraints put on him during the ambulance ride.

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Family of Man Who Died While Being Treated by Chicago Paramedics Should Receive $8M: City Lawyers

Leonardo Guerrero, 44, died at an Uptown hospital on Aug. 31, 2022, after his heart stopped in a Chicago Fire Department ambulance.

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Chinyere✍🏾 @newsbychinny.bsky.social · 3h

We are moving onto the next item: another car crash involving another police officer. Wilson vs the City of Chicago, and the settlement totals up to $30M.

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Chinyere✍🏾 @newsbychinny.bsky.social · 4h

The committee is ironing out the specifics of the crash, wondering if there was time for the cop to slow down. It’s said that the other driver was only 100ft away, and Ald. Lopez notes that the officer would have still hit him — even if he slowed down to 50mph.

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Chinyere✍🏾 @newsbychinny.bsky.social · 4h

The Alderpeople are currently asking questions regarding the fatal car crash. It’s being noted that Wrongful Death suits can amount up to $10M.

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Chinyere✍🏾 @newsbychinny.bsky.social · 4h

We are moving onto the 13 items for the meeting. The first deals with a $615K settlement for a car crash involving a cop on Halsted. The other driver did not survive the crash.

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Chinyere✍🏾 @newsbychinny.bsky.social · 4h

This comes after she lists off the various issues that residents face, specifically subpar living conditions and disenfranchisement.

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Chinyere✍🏾 @newsbychinny.bsky.social · 4h

The woman who said she’s coming for Beale’s seat notes how Beale only shows up if community members make an appointment. She notes how Chicago is a sanctuary city while taxpayers and resident don’t “have a sanctuary of their own.”

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Chinyere✍🏾 @newsbychinny.bsky.social · 4h

Everyone’s checked in. We are now doing another public comment period. The woman who said how proud she is of everyone is now back. She makes a comparison of Black politicians in City Council to house negroes, noting how they may not actively help Black Chicagoans.

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Chinyere✍🏾 @newsbychinny.bsky.social · 4h

‪The portion regarding Indian Trails has concluded! Now, we are onto the regular meeting (another roll call).‬

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Chinyere✍🏾 @newsbychinny.bsky.social · 4h

Another man from earlier came to the microphone, and said how the alderpeople will tell the community one thing while doing another.

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Chinyere✍🏾 @newsbychinny.bsky.social · 4h

She notes how people in the Ward come to her about the various issues that Beale doesn't seem to help with. She mentions how Beale didn't help her grandfather, who had worked for Beale for a decade.

She ends with: "I'm coming for your seat."

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Chinyere✍🏾 @newsbychinny.bsky.social · 4h

Another woman from earlier, who spoke about inequity and disenfranchisement, is back at the microphone. She speaks on behalf of friends and tenants who live in Indian Trails. She calls out Ald. Anthony Beale for not doing much to help the people in his ward.

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Chinyere✍🏾 @newsbychinny.bsky.social · 4h

A woman from earlier, who spoke about how the city uses affordable housing to fix every issue, has come back to the microphone. She notes how proud she is of everyone standing up for themselves. She calls out the alderpeople for their lack of help to the community.

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Chinyere✍🏾 @newsbychinny.bsky.social · 4h

Another woman is at the microphone now, and she was at a previous meeting. She had tried to negotiate on behalf of the tenants for better conditions, and was allegedly "shunned off." She claims that she's gone through several avenues to voice her concerns.

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Chinyere✍🏾 @newsbychinny.bsky.social · 4h

She alleges that a pedophile lives in the community amongst children, and close to a nearby school. She ends by saying, "It's all crooked and crazy."

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Chinyere✍🏾 @newsbychinny.bsky.social · 4h

Another resident of the Indian Trail Apartments speaks a similar sentiment. She notes that the management isn't helpful with the situation, either. She calls out Alderman Anthony Beale for consistently ignoring the community's concerns.

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Chinyere✍🏾 @newsbychinny.bsky.social · 5h

She notes that people have been waiting for renovations for too long. She says she has photos in her phone to prove the subpar conditions of the property.

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Chinyere✍🏾 @newsbychinny.bsky.social · 5h

A woman is now at the microphone, a thirty-year-old mother. She notes how she hasn't had heat in several years. She's had to get her kids up early to make sure they smell of the rodents running through the property.

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Chinyere✍🏾 @newsbychinny.bsky.social · 5h

We are now in the public comment period of this hearing, with Chicagoans getting three minutes to speak.

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Chinyere✍🏾 @newsbychinny.bsky.social · 5h

Any of the details listed by Chairman Dowell are available via the meeting's details:
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Chinyere✍🏾 @newsbychinny.bsky.social · 6h

Up to $34M could be authorized for renovations of the Indian Trails Apartments, such as upgrading in-unit areas, accessibility upgrades and new roofing. The meeting’s notice details the renovations: occprodstoragev1.blob.core.usgovcloudapi.net/meetingattac...

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Chinyere✍🏾 @newsbychinny.bsky.social · 5h

We are now discussing the Indian Trails Apartments. Chairman Dowell is reading off the specifics of the project, notably the $34 million that would be used.

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Chinyere✍🏾 @newsbychinny.bsky.social · 5h

This portion of the meeting regarding the Homan Square Apartments has concluded. Now, we are taking another roll call for the next porting (only 26 members are present).

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Chinyere✍🏾 @newsbychinny.bsky.social · 5h

Another woman is at the microphone, and she's reading a statement. She asks how the city receives millions of dollars for the same property, while West Side residents can't get a fund to fix various issues. She notes that projects highlight a problem of inequity.

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Chinyere✍🏾 @newsbychinny.bsky.social · 5h

Another man is at the microphone, and during his time, he motions to all of the alderpeople, noting that they're all corrupt. He also talks about how there's "an invasion of illegal immigrants" in the city. Ending with: "clean it up now!"

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Chinyere✍🏾 @newsbychinny.bsky.social · 5h

A man is now at the microphone and wonders when the city will cut down on "unnecessary spending." He wonders when people will stop voting in "Black traitors" as politicians, airing his grievances about Mayor Johnson's various mishaps.

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