The bills were crafted by Treasurer Maria Pappas’s office based on two studies conducted by the office last year that found the county’s system for dealing with delinquent property taxes disproportionately affects Black and Latino communities.
A prosecutor suggested a gang dispute led to a shooting at a Chicago school on Dec. 16. The suspect fatally shot two people and injured others after questioning their gang affiliation.
A Chicago 16-year-old was charged in the fatal shootings of two students near a school. The teenager was charged with first-degree murder and two counts of attempted murder.