CHICAGO (WBBM NEWSRADIO) -- The Lightfoot Administration is reacting coolly to demands for a special hearing this week to consider the surge in violence that’s gripped Chicago on the recent weekends.
A politically diverse group of about 20 City Council members have signed a letter to Public Safety Committee Chairman Chris Taliaferro saying that if he doesn’t call a special meeting on the escalating violence in Chicago, they will.
The alderpersons, including some members of the Progressive Caucus and Mayoral allies, want to compel Chicago Police Superintendent David Brown to testify about various special police units, officer scheduling, and deployment and anti-violence technologies.
They said they don't want to wait until after the July 4th holiday for answers.
Mayor Lightfoot’s Office has issued a statement saying aldermen already have the ability to work directly with the police department on the needs of their wards. And all 50 of them have been given numerous opportunities to attend briefings on the police department's plans for summer deployments, operations, and strategy.
There’s no indication how many of them might have attended.
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