Lori Lypson is chief operating officer of Chicago’s Public Building Commission. Her only experience investigating police wrongdoing was nearly 20 years ago, in CPD’s Office of Professional Standards run by Lori Lightfoot at the time.
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Police reform advocates are mobilizing behind the scenes to stop Mayor Lori Lightfoot from appointing the chief operating officer of the Public Building Commission to run Chicago’s Civilian Office of Police Accountability.
Lori Lypson’s only experience in investigating police wrongdoing was more than 20 years ago when she spent a year as supervising investigator for the Chicago Police Department’s Office of Professional Standards.
The chief administrator of OPS at that time? Lori Lightfoot.
Hillsboro makes adjustments due to energy prices
The City of Hillsboro Council met on Tuesday, April 6 where they voted to slightly increase the electrical rate ordinance to allow for the collection of surcharges related to the February 2021 winter storm charged to the city by Kansas Power Pool (KPP). The KPP was able to use their emergency funds to keep the power on and help out Hillsboro and other cities.
While the ordinance was approved at the meeting, customers will not see the charge on their bills until the first of June. The June bills reflects energy usage from mid-April to mid-May.
School kitchen upgrade plans move forward in CheshireÂ
School kitchen upgrade plans move forward in CheshireÂ
In classrooms at Norton School in Cheshire, students use technology to interact with teachers. Submitted photo.
April 12, 2021 12:53PM By Mariah Melendez, Cheshire Herald staff
CHESHIRE â Upgrades to the kitchen area at Norton School are likely coming in the near future, but exactly how the work will be completed remains up in the air.
In February, the Public Building Commission approached the Town Council for guidance on how to proceed with completing the necessary project, given the expected high cost of the improvements.
Steven Durkee, building commission secretary, said that the cost estimate from the architect, Wojas Arch LLC,  on the project is $532,516, but there is only $370,063 available for construction after the town finishes paying the design professionals. The town originally allocated $400,000 for the project.
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