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CHICAGO — Outgoing Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot used a weekly meeting with police leaders Tuesday to demand answers for why officers seemingly struggled to control crowds of young people who gathered downtown over the weekend, damaging vehicles and leading to the circulation of viral videos of the chaos, sources familiar…

The state is providing a $500,000 financial boost, and the event this fall couldn’t come at a better time to showcase our city’s world-class architecture and design — not just our problems with crime and violence.

The midyear budget forecast, issued about four months earlier than usual, offers a brighter picture than the last forecast, just eight months ago. But one City Council member said it’s far too soon for an accurate assessment.

Martinez shared these plans during a virtual briefing Tuesday outlining CPS’ school budget for the 2023-24 school year.

The weekend chaos caused by hundreds of teens who converged downtown shows that if we lose the distinction between right and wrong, we will lose our youth and our cities, a reader writes.

Today’s update is about an eight-minute read that will brief you on the day’s biggest stories.

CHICAGO — Democrats, led by President Joe Biden, are making a big bet on Brandon Johnson.

Chicago as a whole can benefit when long-neglected neighborhoods such as Englewood are sensitively redeveloped.

Officials fought amongst themselves and street cops were overwhelmed, Ald Brian Hopkins said, as groups of teens jumped on cars and set fires in the Loop — and at least three teens were shot. ‘Nobody knew who was in charge,’ Hopkins said.

For much of the day Monday, Ald. Ray Lopez defended his decision to introduce a resolution declaring May 15 “Ald. Edward M. Burke Day” in Chicago.

Jason Lee, a senior adviser to Johnson’s transition team, refused to pinpoint specific changes amid reports that several committee chairs could lose those posts.