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We are replacing our usual calendar with virtual events and recommendations from StreetWise vendors, readers and staff to keep you entertained at home!

The SportsWise team discusses Simone Biles.

Cover Story: Dance For Life

Dance for Life, the annual fundraiser for Chicago Dancers United, holds its first-ever free performance for its 30th Anniversary.

From the Streets

Chicago City Council sets up a civilian police commission to further police reform.

The Playground ON THE COVER: Jessica Tong (Todd Rosenberg photo).

THIS PAGE: Joffrey Artist Jeraldine Mendoza and ensemble (Cheryl Mann photo).

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ARTS & (HOME) ENTERTAINMENT RECOMMENDATIONS Since being stuck inside, which shows have you been watching? Which movies? Have you read any good books lately? Any new music releases have you dancing in your living room? StreetWise vendors, readers and staff are sharing what is occupying their attention during this unprecedented time.

To be featured in a future edition, send your recommendations of what to do at home and why you love them to Creative Director / Publisher Dave Hamilton at dhamilton@streetwise.org

Indigenous Experience!

Bitter Sweet Love "Sweet Bitter Love: An Initiative of Toward Common Cause" presents Jeffrey Gibson’s reflections on representations of Indigenous people in cultural institutions. Responding to a series of 19th-century portraits by Eldridge Ayer Burbank, Gibson (a member of the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians and of Cherokee descent) refutes the stereotypical imagery that, for centuries, has helped create and reinforce pernicious myths about Indigenous people.

As they enter into critical dialogue with the collections of the Newberry Library and the Field Museum, Gibson’s works deconstruct these narratives while attesting to Native resilience. The exhibition is a collaboration between the Smart Museum of Art at the University of Chicago and the Newberry Library. It is an initiative of Toward Common Cause: Art, Social Change, and the MacArthur Fellows Program at 40, which is organized by the Smart Museum of Art in collaboration with exhibition, programmatic, and research partners across Chicago. Toward Common Cause is supported by the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation and curated by Abigail Winograd, MacArthur Fellows Program Fortieth Anniversary Exhibition Curator, Smart Museum of Art, The University of Chicago. The exhibit runs through September 18 at the Newberry Library, 60 W. Walton St., Tuesdays - Fridays 10 a.m. - 4 p.m., and Saturdays noon - 4 p.m. FREE.

Free Music!

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Millennium Park Summer Music Series Presented by the Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events and the Millennium Park Foundation, this series highlights local Chicago artists from a wide variety of genres. The outdoor concerts take place every Monday from 6 - 8:30 p.m. and include some debuts as well as new works, commissions, and collaborations from established artists. This week on August 16, Andrew Sa (pictured) will be performing his debut show "Andrew in Anotherland." With 10 total shows at Jay Pritzker Pavilion in Millennium Park (201 E. Randolph St.) audiences are sure to find an event to match their interests, and FREE admission and lawn seating make this a great summer activity for the whole family. To see the show schedules with details about each performance, visit millenniumpark.org under events.

Puerto Rican Sounds!

San Juan to Chicago: Un Puente Musical This virtual concert is a collaboration between the Chicago Philharmonic orchestra and the Puerto Rican Arts Alliance to showcase traditional music played on traditional instruments. The show spotlights Puerto Rican musicians Jesús Román Figueroa (trovador), Fabiola M. Méndez (cuatrista) (pictured), Laura María Pabón (soprano), and José L. Rodríguez (guitar, vocals) performing traditional music from la isla del encanto (the island of enchantment). This lively and vibrant show is free to stream, but registration for the virtual stage is required. This is the first of two Chicago Philharmonic concerts to be streamed through the Joan W. and Irving B. Harris Theater Virtual Stage. To register or learn more about the show, visit chicagophilharmonic.org.

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Ships Ahoy!

2021 LifeSaver Cruise This annual fundraiser benefiting The Well of Mercy is back this year setting sail on the Chicago River! The Well of Mercy is a nonprofit organization that aids women and children who have escaped from situations of domestic abuse. With the purchase of a ticket ($75 for one, $125 for a pair), guests will enjoy complimentary appetizers and beverages and an up-close view of the sights along the Chicago River. The boat boards near Navy Pier beginning at 6:45 p.m. August 19 and the ship sets sail at 7 p.m. Guests can register through givecentral.org.

For more information, call (773) 274-4227.

Vintage Finds!

Andersonville Vintage Market If you like antiquing and thrift finds, this is the event for you! The Andersonville Chamber of Commerce (ACC) presents this outdoor market experience that popped up in the 1500 West block of Catalpa for the first time this summer. From 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. shop for vintage furniture, accessories, home goods, clothing, and more from local businesses. With food vendors and music, this event is a wonderful opportunity to shop for odds and ends while you connect with the Andersonville community. A $5 donation to benefit the ACC’s year-round programming is recommended for admission. To learn more about the event and see a list of businesses and vendors, visit andersonville.org/events

Iconic Architects!

Romanticism to Ruin: Lost Works of Sullivan and Wright Presented at Wrightwood 659, this exhibit will give architecture fanatics the opportunity to explore two of Frank Lloyd Wright and Louis H. Sullivan’s long-demolished buildings. The showcase includes mixed-media elements from Wright’s Larkin Building in Buffalo, New York and Sullivan’s Garrick Theater here in Chicago through digital recreations, salvaged pieces and artifacts, and documentation of original designs. The show gives insight into architectural themes and inspiration of the era, and runs September 24 through November 27, though tickets go on sale August 16. Reserve them for $15 at tickets.wrightwood659.org/events. Admission is available by advance ticket purchase only.

A Reading Rainbow!

Burst into Books Fundraiser Burst Into Books is hosting its inaugural fundraiser from 5-8 p.m. August 21 at 2025 S. Laflin St. to further its mission of giving families valuable educational skills and building a sense of community – from Hyde Park to Roseland and Gresham. The 501 (c)(3) nonprofit accomplishes its work through monthly book club sessions that support the entire spectrum of development for children 6 months through 18. There are also author talks, family events and workshops. At the event itself, guests can look forward to food, dessert and three drink tickets as they learn more about the organization’s history and aspirations. Officials hope to make it an annual benefit for education and literacy. Tickets can be purchased through eventbite.com. Learn more at burstintobooks.org.

Season Finale!

Rush Hour Concerts Series Finale: Russell / Mendelssohn It’s the last chance to see and celebrate Chicago-based classical music through the 2021 Rush Hour Concert Series. The International Music Foundation has presented a variety of virtual concerts throughout the summer streamed for free from the Episcopal Cathedral of St. James. In this season finale, the musicians of the Grant Park Music Festival orchestra will perform Bruce A. Russell’s Linea Nigra and Felix Mendelssohn’s String Octet, Op. 20. The 45-minute concert begins at 5:45 p.m. and more information is available at imfchicago.org/programs/rush-hour-concerts. RSVP is not required, so take a break from your busy schedule to participate in this slice of Chicago’s local music scene!

Free Indie Film!

Chicago International Film Festival Free Summer Screening: 'Baseball Girl' The Chicago International Film festival is back with another virtual movie showing. This week, the film is Baseball Girl, the story of Korea’s top female baseball player, Soo-in. Directed by Yun Tae Choi, the story follows Soo-in as she hires a personal trainer in the hope of becoming good enough to play professionally until, after a series of challenges, she becomes the first woman to join a professional club in Korea. The film is in Korean and the free screening includes translated subtitles. Viewers can claim their free online tickets at chicagofilmfestival.com/film/baseball-girl to gain streaming access. Tickets to view the film will be available for 24 hours starting at 6:30 p.m. on August 18.

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Vendors Russ Adams, John Hagan and Donald Morris chat with Executive Assistant Patrick Edwards.

Patrick: I’m selfish in that I’m upset I didn't get to see Simone Biles serve up excellence in this Olympics as anticipated. I already know what she can do, but it would have been nice to see her break some records and be remembered for her physical heroics this Olympics as FloJo and Carl Lewis and Michael Phelps were when they competed.

Russ: I was definitely looking forward to Ms. Biles competing, but I also agree with her putting herself first. In my opinion, the mental health not being right will alter the physical in such a way that, eventually, you have to listen to the messages.

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John: Well, to be honest with you all, I don’t understand why we are still talking about the Olympics. In my opinion, there are other more important topics to speak on.

Donald: We all have topics more important to us, John; we’re merely speaking for the day. Currently, this is a huge topic. The Olympics is always a huge topic. Simone Biles is a huge topic. And her pulling out of these events because of the mental strain she’s been under is a huge topic as well.

Especially following the Naomi Osaka saga we discussed some weeks back with her dealing with mental issues.

Patrick: Simone Biles pulling out of the majority of her events is big. I get what it

looks like: that she’s scared of competition in a sense; that the pressure of the Olympics this year is overwhelming, especially as she may be feeling as if folks have put her on a pedestal— John: I feel her pulling out of the Olympics, yet still competing on the balance beam, sends mixed signals. If she’s going to pull out, then pull out completely. Commit to it 100% - either way.

Russ: Biles has that heavy weight of expectation that comes down on someone when he or she is really good at something. Many feel it’s a case of jitters, and I think it’s part that, but mostly not. It’s gone beyond that.

Patrick: Just so you guys know, Simone is suffering a legitimate illness: It’s referred to as the “twisties.” She wrote on Instagram, and I quote: “I can’t even fathom twisting. I

seriously cannot comprehend how to twist…not having an inch of control over your body.” And, then, she went further: “…I have NO idea how I am going to land. Or what I am going to land on.

Head/hands/feet/back…”

Donald: Hey, I just found this: Elle magazine wrote that in regard to the balance beam, “Biles was able to alter her beam routine so she didn’t have to twist and [she] finished, instead, with a doublepike dismount.”

John: Oh wow, I seriously thought this was just a case of the yips. I just may do a bit of research to learn more.

Russ: And, John, I guarantee you’re not the only one that felt that way or will want to learn more as you now want to; shoot, I didn’t know all of that either. My thing is that folks in her realm hurt and are affected as much as any-

one else. People feel, that’s just universal; also, folks feel at different levels for different things.

Patrick: What I loved about all this is that in the balance beam event—the only event in which Simone competed—she medaled. It was only a bronze medal, but that she competed in the event is wow. And, then, she rolls out and lands in the top three.

Donald: Also, this being her seventh career Olympic medal, she’s tied with Shannon Miller for the most by any athlete in gymnastics in Team USA history.

Russ: Simone, we got you.

And, Patrick, Simone will be remembered for excellence in this Olympics: She’s taught us all something.

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the fundraiser's 30th Anniversary performance is free to the pu

by Suzanne Hanney

Since 1992, Dance for Life has been Chicago’s unique response to crisis – first AIDS and now COVID-19 –so its 30th anniversary celebration at Jay Pritzker Pavilion in Millennium Park will be an opportunity “to heal, unify and inspire.” For the first time in its history, the event featuring diverse Chicago dance companies will also be free to the public.

Dance for Life is the primary fundraiser for Chicago Dancers United, a 501 (c)(3) nonprofit that provides grants of up to $4,000 to dancers in a health crisis. While nationally there are organizations that provide information resources to performers or that raise funds for nonprofits that assist them, Chicago Dancers United is special because it assists the individuals themselves.

“The pandemic had a huge effect on the needs of the community,” said Sandi Cooksey, a Chicago Dancers United board member, a former dancer and now a respiratory therapist. “Requests were up significantly in 2020; we funded 111 percent more individuals than in 2019.”

When the pandemic lockdown began in March 2020, live dance performances were largely canceled, although some went online – many of them free to the public. “There was a huge deficit in earning in 2020,” Cooksey said. Some dancers earned nothing at all and some earned far less than before.

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“What was striking to me was some of the thank-you notes we received. ‘It’s fantastic news for me and my husband. I can’t tell you how much relief. It brought tears to my eyes that I can pay this bill,’” Cooksey said. “The pandemic made it clear we had to change our service to the community. We did that through this relief grant.”

The original grant from The Dancers’ Fund covers up to $4,000 in medical treatment costs. It has also paid rent, utilities and basic living expenses if a short-term health crisis has depleted someone’s finances.

The new relief grant of $500 can cover medical care, mental wellness, dental and laboratory fees, vaccines, co-pays, deductibles, insurance – anything related to health and wellness. It can be used once a year.

The Chicago Dancers Fund United board wanted to promote health and well-

ness rather than just crisis management, Cooksey said.

“We are still here if there is a crisis but we would rather work on our vision, which is a healthy and thriving dance community,” she said.

The set amount of money was allocated into the relief grant in 2020 and this year, the board decided to rename it a “general health and wellness grant” and to make it permanent.

“I think this is a way to serve a community that traditionally does not have the best health insurance -- or any insurance coverage,” she said.

Although larger dance companies typically offer health insurance, Chicago also has a lot of independent dance artists, choreographers and associated personnel who have to find their own insurance in the marketplace, Cooksey said.

“I did that between jobs and while going back to school.

The marketplace is challenging. If you want really good coverage, you have to pay a lot for it. The dance community tends to get what they can afford, which does not cover a lot. [The Dancers’ Fund] end[s] up being supplemental. If your insurance will only cover 50 percent of that medical bill, you’re still stuck with 50 percent. Or maybe you have to see a specialty provider. Your copay jumps from $20 to $75. Even that can be a challenge.”

Individuals often say on their grant application and statement of need that they have insurance, but the bills are still too burdensome for them. “Not too different from much of America, but we know that this is happening within this community that we are very much trying to support. If we are going to have a healthy and thriving dance community, we need to support them.”

Grants can also go to behind-the-scenes staff: choreographers, music accompanists, designers, wardrobe personnel, administrators – and to retirees.

Cooksey was a dancer from 1984 to 2003 with Twyla Tharp Dance Chicago, Gus Giordano Jazz Dance Chicago and Hubbard Street Dance Chicago, where she ended up as rehearsal director. Dance is as much athletics as it is art, so few people have the luxury of dancing at the same level from youth into middle age. They must instead come to terms with moving into another profession, she said. In her case, it was medical device sales. Later, she wanted something more meaningful, with bedside contact. Having been susceptible to bronchitis in her youth, she had an appreciation for athletes who were suffering, and so respiratory therapy beckoned.

Although Cooksey has never used The Dancers’ Fund herself, she says of retirees, “If an individual can show us they did indeed spend a lot of their career in Chicago and are in some kind of need relative to a medical problem, we will support them. They gave to this community and we will give back.”

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Hubbard Street Dance Chicago

"Perhaps the most exciting part was that, thanks to the support of our donors, we make access to the films and remote classes totally free, ensuring that dance lovers not just in Chicago, but across the world, had access to our programming. This was particularly important in a time when so many were feeling so alone and isolated, and many of our company, friends and supporters felt our offerings were crucial to their feeling as though they were still connected to the community they so value."

Dance for Life started in the same spirit during the AIDS crisis in 1991.

So many of his friends were dying every day that Keith Elliott, a member of Joseph Holmes Chicago Dance Theatre (JHCDT), wanted to take action. Dancing was what he routinely did, so what came to mind was bringing the community together for a one-night performance “to Dance for Life.”

Elliott joined with Todd Kiech; JHCDT Associate Artistic Director Harriet Ross as a creative force; HIV/AIDS activist and fundraiser Danny Kopelson and Hubbard Street Dance Chicago Executive Director Gail Kalver as co-founders.

The inaugural Dance for Life sold out at the Organic Theater in June 1992 and then in later years at the Athenaeum Theatre, the Skyline Stage at Navy Pier, the Harris Theater for Music and Dance and the Auditorium Theatre. Over its 30-year history, more than 40 Chicago dance companies have performed at the annual benefits, which have raised $6 million for the local dance community.

Cooksey quotes the Chicago Dancers United website when she says the board hopes the August 26 event at the Pritzker Pavilion will “heal, unify and inspire.” Since last year’s event was virtual, the board wanted to go live this year, but early Hubbard Street Dance Chicago performs (Todd Rosenberg photo). in the planning stages, board members had no idea what would be happening with COVID. An outdoor performance made the most sense.

There is still a $212,000 fundraising goal, facilitated by donations of $300 or more for seats closer to the stage. An August 19 reception is a further incentive.

But a larger portion of the seating is free to the public.

“We’re really excited about opening this up,” Cooksey said. “Never has Dance for Life been available at no cost. It serves both purposes: it is a fundraiser, and we can include a greater part of the Chicago community at no cost. The lineup of companies this year is tremendous. It runs the spectrum of dance. To share that with people who are supporting The Dancers’ Fund as well as the public at large is a tremendous offering.”

Dance for Life is Thursday, August 26 at Jay Pritzker Pavilion in Millennium Park.

Gates open at 5 p.m. and the performance is 6-8:15 p.m. The performance is FREE to the public for the first time in its history with seating on the lawn and bowl of the Pavilion, but donations of $300 or more will guarantee seating closer to the stage.

More information at: chicagodancersunited.org/dance-for-life Information about The Dancers’ Fund and a link to apply for grants are available at chicagodancersunited.org/the-dancers-fund

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ance For Life 2021 performers:

"Thanks to the innovation of our artistic leadership and dancers, we made the best of the devastating impact of the pandemic. We were able to keep our dancers employed, hone their craft through remote class and rehearsals and, most impressively, create a series of powerful new works that were presented to a virtual audience," said David McDermott, Executive Director of .

DanceWorks Chicago performs the

Chicago premiere of Charissa-Lee Barton’s Mutter Matters, which explores how physical expression can sometimes be a more direct, playful, and meaningful form of communication, whether or not we are six feet apart. The work is set to music performed by the Oscar Peterson Trio and composed by Count Basie, Duke Ellington, and Clark Terry, who joins the Trio for his piece.

(Vin Reed photo)

Movement Revolution Dance Crew

performs Dedicated to the Originators, choreographed

by Monternez Rezell, a tribute, a dedication, and a look back to the young Black people who created the culture of Hip Hop. The work is set to music by Tech N9ne and Afrika Bambaataa.

(Keith Sunahara photo)

Giordano Dance Chicago performs

Take A Gambol, choreographed by Joshua Blake Carter. Set to a score of 1960s jazz classics by Yazz Ahmed, Maynard Ferguson, Perry Como, Mose Allison, and Quincy Jones, this work has been completely reworked for Dance for Life from its original eight dancers in 2018 to include, for the first time, the entire ensemble of 13 dancers. (courtesy photo)

The Joffrey Ballet performs Justin Peck’s The Times Are Racing, a “sneaker ballet” for 20 dancers that channels the power of protest and draws inspiration from a variety of dance styles while matching Dan Deacon’s electronic score with youthful impulse and vigor.

(Cheryl Mann photo)

PARA.MAR Dance Theatre performs kiss.,

choreographed by Stephanie Martinez and set to Johann Sebastian Bach, in which the dancers take the perilous journey we all take to find and sustain intimacy—often only felt for a moment, before sliding back into obscurity.

(Michelle Reid photo)

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Winifred Haun & Dancers

presents an excerpt from its film Press on, regardless, choreographed and directed

by Winifred Haun with music by Michael Wall and videography by Sean Rafferty.

The duet, like the entire film, is abstract and includes inverted movements that are floating and somewhat disorienting; the duet resolves into a calming “aha” moment.

(Facebook photo)

Trinity Irish Dance Company performs Push, choreographed by Mark Howard with contributing choreography by Andrew Vickers, an explosion of hard-driving percussive power that exemplifies the company’s consistent message of female empowerment. Performing the music is the Trinity Irish Dance Company band: Brendan O’Shea, Christopher Devlin, Jake James, and Steven Rutledge.

(Lois Greenfield photo)

Hubbard Street Dance Chicago

performs This, That, and the Third by Rena Butler, a multifaceted viewpoint of codeswitching as a means of either sterilizing oneself or maintaining the ability to adhere and adapt to an evolving space, posing questions of universality and how to build a multilingual and progressive future. The soundtrack includes music from the film Whiplash by Justin Hurwitz, music by Marcin Cichy and Igor Pudlo, and text excerpts in Spanish, Mandarin, Arabic, and English.

(Todd Rosenberg photo)

Visceral Dance Chicago performs

Nick Pupillo’s Synapse, a responsive interaction of music and dance in which electrical energy joins the driving house beat of Chicago composer Darryl Hoffman's work with Visceral’s technicality and provocativeness.

(Michelle Reid photo)

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Civilian Police Commission to change city's history of police reform

by Suzanne Hanney

Chicago leads the nation in community engagement with its police department, advocates say, following the City Council’s 36-13 passage of the Empowering Communities for Public Safety (ECPS) ordinance on July 21.

“Nowhere else do civilians have such significant powers when it comes to policing, including a role in hiring and firing the police superintendent, and in shaping police policy,” the Community Renewal Society (CRS) said in prepared material.

The ordinance creates a new, seven-member, civilian commission that will oversee Chicago Police Department policy, the Chicago Police Board and the Civilian Office of Police Accountability (COPA), which investigates officers’ actions.

Randy Duncan is

creating a finale, using dancers from throughout the Chicago area, with original music by Ira Antelis. (courtesy photo)

The new Community Commission for Public Safety and Accountability will have the power to recommend candidates for police superintendent and for COPA administrator and also to remove the latter, with city council approval. However, the Chicago mayor will retain the power to hire and fire the superintendent.

(Michelle Reid photo)

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performs an excerpt from Architect of a Dream, choreographed

by Kia S. Smith to music

by Solomon Ilori, which memorializes the legendary Martin Luther King “I Have a Dream” speech and aims to be a symbol of hope for audiences during this time of sociopolitical turbulence.

Oswaldo Gomez (Courtesy photo).

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The mayor’s final say-so over the superintendent was a compromise made by Mayor Lori Lightfoot on Monday, July 19; the ordinance passed the City Council’s Committee on Public Safety the next day and the full City Council another day later.

The process of firing a superintendent would begin with a mayor’s written explanation, followed by a commission hearing, the superintendent’s response and a two-thirds City Council vote.

Conversely, the commission could vote no-confidence in a superintendent, which would require the same twothirds vote of the City Council and the mayor’s letter.

“Before, the mayor was the only one with the power to hire and also fire the superintendent. Now she shares that ability and responsibility with the commission and also the City Council,” said Oswaldo Gomez, ONE Northside police accountability organizer.

“The other piece, which I think was even more disputed between mayor’s side and our side, had to do with way polices are created and implemented,” Gomez said.

“Currently, the Chicago Police Department has the sole responsibility of creating and implementing policy. Now, there’s a civilian commission with the mandate to look at policy and see how it impacts the community.

This commission, which was created by ECPS, has the ability to reject police department policy or even propose police department policy, even if the department is not in favor of it.”

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The influence over policy, as well as superintendent hiring and firing, put Chicago ahead of Los Angeles, Seattle and Oakland, Gomez said. In addition, no other system in the nation will have the community engagement component that Chicago’s civilian police board does: democratically elected councils. The top three vote-getters in a February 2023 primary in each of CPD’s 22 districts will comprise new councils from which the seven-member commission will be chosen. It will take office the first Tuesday in May 2023.

From Top: Alds. Harry Osterman (48th) (Twitter photo); Rod Sawyer (6th) (City of Chicago photo); Leslie Hairston (5th) (courtesy photo); and Carlos Ramirez-Rosa (35th) (Facebook photo).

A probationary commission will begin its work on Jan. 1, 2022, after the City Council nominates 14 people, narrowed down to seven by Lightfoot and then ratified by the City Council. Nominations will be due November 1, according to CRS. What is exciting, Gomez said, is that proposed names will not come from the mayor’s office alone.

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Police reform has been an issue with the Chicago Police Department since the department was found to have tortured more than 100 people into making false confessions in the 1970s and 80s. Lightfoot won election in 2019 on civilian accountability for police after the killing of Laquan McDonald in 2014 led to the firing of Chicago Police Supt. Garry McCarthy and the election defeat of Cook County State’s Atty. Anita Alvarez. There was new pressure this year after the shooting of 13-year-old Adam Toledo and the mistaken arrest at the home of social worker Anjanette Young.

Lightfoot did not take action on the original Grassroots Alliance for Police Accountability (GAPA) ordinance, proposed in 2018 by Alds. Harry Osterman (48th) and Rod Sawyer (6th). Early this year, a new coalition, Chicago Alliance Against Racial and Political Repression (CAARPR), headed by Alds. Leslie Hairston (5th) and Carlos Ramirez-Rosa (35th), joined with GAPA to back the ECPS ordinance.

“Lightfoot saw the handwriting on the wall,” Gomez said. “Community organizers, aldermen, the general public were fed up with no response on police accountability from the mayor who had campaigned on it. She had seen how dangerous policing was and how disconnected the community was from the police department and other public safety apparatus. She and the city realized they couldn’t continue doing the same thing and expecting different results.”

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