Lightfoot's Gang Asset Forfeiture Ordinance Fails to Pass
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Mayor Lightfoot's gang ordinance does not get a vote at City Council.
Mayor Lightfoot's controversial proposal to fight crime fails to pass in City Council. It would have allowed the city to go after assets and profits earned by Chicago's gangs. Plus — alderpeople approve the new administrator for the city's police accountability agency.
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Lightfoot's Gang Asset Forfeiture Ordinance Fails to Pass
Clip: 2/23/2022 | 5m 31sVideo has Closed Captions
Mayor Lightfoot's controversial proposal to fight crime fails to pass in City Council. It would have allowed the city to go after assets and profits earned by Chicago's gangs. Plus — alderpeople approve the new administrator for the city's police accountability agency.
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