Mayor called to testify on sanctuary status

Mayor called to testify on sanctuary status Presented by Good Tuesday morning, Illinois. RELATED Tears from families as ICE releases little information about who is detained or why they were sought, by the Sun-Times and WBEZ team Suburban police navigating conflicting state, federal directives on immigration crackdown, by the Daily Herald’s Marni Pyke Dr. Phil’s unrestricted access in a high-stakes law-enforcement operation raises questions, by the Tribune’s Dan Petrella, Nell Salzman and Jake Sheridan A mistaken ICE report about feds visiting a Chicago elementary school is still creating fear, via the Tribune THE BUZZ Sen. Dick Durbin talks to reporters last month in Washington. THE STATEWIDES — Madigan attorney urges acquittal, accusing feds of ‘shoving misshapen puzzle pieces together’: “Lengthy closing arguments to further delay deliberations as 3-month trial crawls to end,” by Capitol News’ Hannah Meisel A message from Amazon: CHICAGO — The battle over regulating intoxicating hemp moves to City Hall: “Johnson and supporters in the City Council are on the clock to produce their own regulatory framework the mayor hopes will ‘center safety and equity,’ but the effort faces resistance from aldermen who are siding with the governor and believe the city will be unable to craft a workable solution,” by Crain’s Justin Laurence. COOK COUNTY AND COLLARS — Dolton Mayor Tiffany Henyard worked to hide true condition of village finances, former Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot says: Trustees “were effectively cut off from receiving regular financial reports,” Lightfoot tells 200 gathered to hear her findings on the village spending, by the Daily Southtown’s Mike Nolan. Lightfoot cites ‘excessive’ spending, saying Henyard and her administration spent more than $171,000 on travel, by the Sun-Times’ Emmanuel Camarillo — Cook County Assessor Fritz Kaegi is featured in a podcast with Strong Towns Chicago, a nonprofit focused on safe streets, affordable housing and “strong fiscal solvency.” Kaegi talks about how property taxes work, reforms made to the assessment process and how tax policy impacts residents.