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Aldermen said the new taxes would increase crime and hurt small businesses, especially in border wards.

Ald. Susan Sadlowski Garza said the dispensary would provide "much-needed jobs" in the area.

Harborside's plan to open in the 8th Ward was shot down, but it received support in S. Chicago Tuesday.

Ald. Susan Sadlowski Garza expressed tentative support pending a community meeting Tuesday.

The City Council debated a resolution calling for a hearing on the Task Force on Police Accountability.

One alderman called city leaders "bullies" for adding taxes instead of cutting their own pay.

Several City Council members said the mayor ignored their ideas for reducing a proposed tax hike.

Activists called on Rahm Emanuel to meet with the strikers, who have gone 29 days without solid food.

The Immigration Working Group proposed six reforms, including a city ID for undocumented immigrants.

Ald. Carlos Rosa (35) and Ald. Susan Sadlowski Garza each spoke before Sanders.

The federal bill would be the first step towards national petcoke regulations.

Ald.-elect Susan Sadlowski Garza said the 10th Ward's lakefront resources are being squandered.

The Board of Election Commissioners affirmed the final vote counts from the April 7 runoff.

The final votes counted Tuesday saw Garza beating Pope by 20 votes, 5,825 to 5,805.

The Board of Election Commissioners continued to process absentee ballots as they arrive in the mail.