Afternoon Briefing: Police superintendent backs away from ‘politics' of teen curfew debate
One person has loomed large over the controversial City Council ordinance giving police power to declare stricter teen curfews anywhere in the city: Chicago police Superintendent Larry Snelling.
The measure teed up for a final vote today would give Snelling and future superintendents final say to declare the curfews. And as the long-awaited vote arrives, aldermen on opposing sides are claiming Snelling supports them.
Snelling did not take a clear side this morning when his spokesperson was pressed by the Tribune. The superintendent said police will 'do everything in our power to prevent violence,' regardless of the outcome in a statement.
Here's what else is happening today. And remember, for the latest breaking news in Chicago, visit chicagotribune.com/latest-headlines and sign up to get our alerts on all your devices.
Subscribe to more newsletters | Asking Eric | Horoscopes | Puzzles & Games | Today in History
Four Illinois Democratic members of Congress joined immigration and human rights advocates this morning at a suburban federal immigration processing center, demanding entry into the facility to check on the conditions of the detainees held there. Read more here.
More top news stories:
The 48-page indictment unsealed in U.S. District Court marked the latest — and largest — fraud scheme involving the small West Side safety-net hospital that became a lighting rod of controversy during the coronavirus pandemic for administering vaccinations to connected insiders and paying millions in contracts to companies with close ties to facility administrators. Read more here.
More top business stories:
In a rare scheduling quirk in the middle of June, the St. Louis Cardinals and Milwaukee Brewers were both in town for the first time this season, playing on opposite sides of town. Read more here.
More top sports stories:
'Hokusai & Ukiyo-e: The Floating World,' a multimedia extravaganza inspired by the art of 18th- and 19th-century Japan, is on view through September at the Cleve Carney Museum, on the campus of the College of DuPage. Read more here.
More top Eat. Watch. Do. stories:
The justices' 6-3 decision in a case from Tennessee effectively protects from legal challenges many efforts by President Donald Trump's Republican administration and state governments to roll back protections for transgender people. Another 26 states have laws similar to Tennessee's. Read more here.
More top stories from around the world:
Hashtags
Try Our AI Features
Explore what Daily8 AI can do for you:
Comments
No comments yet...
Related Articles
Axios
36 minutes ago
- Axios
Trump escalates attacks on Zohran Mamdani
President Trump is ramping up his attacks on one of the GOP's newest targets, New York City's progressive mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani. The big picture: The 33-year-old Democratic primary winner in the NYC mayoral primary has been hit with a barrage of attacks from the right ever since his win, with Trump and others attempting to frame him as a new face of " radical" Democrats. In social media posts after former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo conceded the race to Mamdani — who electrified a young, multiracial coalition in the primary — Trump blasted him as "a 100% Communist Lunatic" and "our future Communist Mayor of New York City." Mamdani has said he is "Donald Trump's worst nightmare" — and the president's barrage of attacks does little to dispute that. Driving the news: In a vague Truth Social post Wednesday, Trump vowed he would not" let this Communist Lunatic destroy New York," saying he holds "all the levers" and "all the cards." He continued, "I'll save New York City, and make it "Hot" and "Great" again, just like I did with the Good Ol' USA!" Trump on Tuesday said he would arrest Mamdani if he doesn't allow federal immigration officials to arrest immigrants in the city. Mamdani vowed in a speech after his historic victory to "stop masked ICE agents from deporting our neighbors." Asked for his response, Trump replied, "Well then, we'll have to arrest him." He also baselessly questioned Mamdani's citizenship status on Tuesday, saying, "A lot of people are saying he's here illegally." Mamdani was born in Uganda and became a naturalized U.S. citizen in 2018. In an interview aired Sunday on Fox News ' "Sunday Morning Futures," Trump doubled down on his prior assertion that Mamdani is a communist (which Mamdani has denied) and said the Democratic nominee must "do the right thing" if he's elected or he'll withhold federal funding. The other side: Trump's war of words and threats have been mostly one-sided, though Mamdani has pushed back. Responding to Trump's threat to arrest him, Mamdani said the president wants to "distract from what I fight for." "I fight for working people," he said. "I fight for the very people that have been priced out of this city, and I fight for the same people that he said he was fighting for." In a statement shared to X, Mamdani wrote, "We will not accept this intimidation." Zoom out: Mamdani's win prompted an avalanche of Islamophobic rhetoric, including from GOP lawmakers, one of whom called for Mamdani to be denaturalized and deported. His surprise victory also shook the Democratic establishment, while others see him as a breath of fresh air juxtaposed with the party's old guard. Mamdani, who has denounced antisemitism and has promised to be a mayor for all New Yorkers, told MSNBC that he sees his win as "an opportunity for me to introduce the fact that being Muslim is like being a member of any other faith."
The Hill
43 minutes ago
- The Hill
Congressional intern killed in DC shooting
A 21-year-old intern working in Rep. Ron Estes's office was shot and killed in Northwest Washington, D.C. on Monday night, the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) and the Kansas Republican confirmed. University of Massachusetts-Amherst student Eric Tarpinian-Jachym, who started his Capitol Hill internship last month, is thought to have been an innocent bystander walking down the street when he was fatally shot by unidentified assailants near the Walter E. Washington Convention Center. According to law enforcement officials, multiple suspects got out of a vehicle near the intersection of 7th and M streets and opened fire on a group of people at around 10:28 p.m., striking Tarpinian-Jachym, an adult female and a 16-year-old male. The other two victims suffered non-life-threatening injuries. 'I will remember his kind heart and how he always greeted anyone who entered our office with a cheerful smile,' Estes said in a statement requesting privacy for Tarpinian-Jachym's family. 'We are grateful to Eric for his service to Kansas' 4th District and the country.' Authorities have recovered the vehicle involved in the shooting, and detectives do not believe Tarpinian-Jachym was the intended target of the ambush, MPD said. The police department said in a news release that it is seeking information from the public but provided no additional information about potential suspects. MPD didn't immediately respond to The Hill's request for an update on the investigation on Thursday. Tarpinian-Jachym's death was the 85th homicide in D.C. this year, according to MPD's crime reporting system — down slightly from the same point a year ago. Overall, violent crime has been down about 25 percent this year compared to 2024.
Newsweek
3 hours ago
- Newsweek
Jan. 6 Rioter Gets Life In Prison For FBI Assassination Plot: What To Know
Based on facts, either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources. Newsweek AI is in beta. Translations may contain inaccuracies—please refer to the original content. A January 6 rioter who was pardoned by President Donald Trump has been sentenced to life in prison for conspiring to kill the FBI agents and other law enforcement officers who investigated his involvement in the riot. Edward Kelley, 36, was found guilty in November 2024 and sentenced on July 2 for his charges of conspiracy to murder federal employees, solicitation to commit a crime of violence, and influencing a federal official by threat. Kelley had attempted to argue that his presidential pardon also covered his November conviction, as it was related to January 6, but was unsuccessful. Edward Kelley pictured at the January 6 riots in images provided by the FBI. Edward Kelley pictured at the January 6 riots in images provided by the FBI. FBI Why It Matters President Trump's pardons of the January 6 rioters were unpopular among Democrats and some Republican leaders, as they involved some individuals who had violently assaulted police officers. Kelley is one of several January 6 rioters already back in prison following their pardon following investigations into other crimes or prior convictions, which were not removed by the presidential pardon. What To Know The Tennessee native was found guilty of creating a "kill list" of law enforcement officers who had been involved in his arrest. His partner in the planned attacks, a man named Austin Carter, who also pleaded guilty, told the court they had arranged to attack the agents at public locations such as cinemas and in their own homes. The prosecution provided audio recordings of Kelley to the court, which show him saying, "You don't have time to train or coordinate, but every hit has to hurt," and "Every hit has to hurt." Another recording showed Kelley saying that he planned to "take out their offices." These recordings were taken by "Witness 1," whom the prosecution relied on for information per court filings. Carter told the court he and Kelley were planning on staging the attacks with car bombs and drones. The full list of officers on their "kill list" included employees from the FBI, the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, the Tennessee Highway Patrol, the Maryville Police Department, the Blount County Sheriff's Office, and the Clinton Police Department. The prosecution described Kelley as "remorseless," saying in his sentencing memorandum: "Edward Kelley is remorseless and has shown neither a capacity nor desire to rehabilitate. On the contrary, Kelley not only believes the actions for which he was convicted were justified but that his duty as a self-styled "patriot" compelled him to target East Tennessee law enforcement for assassination." Kelley had been charged prior to his pardon with assaulting, resisting, or impeding officers; civil disorder, destruction of government property; engaging in physical violence in a restricted building or grounds; and several other counts related to his actions on January 6. Images of Edward Kelley at the January 6 riot, as captured by the FBI. Images of Edward Kelley at the January 6 riot, as captured by the FBI. FBI What People Are Saying Edward Kelley in a recorded call by "Witness 1": "I just sent Austin [Carter] a message, here's your course of action: if I'm extradited to D.C. or you don't hear about my status within 24 or 48 hours of my, if they are coming to arrest me again, start it. You guys are taking them out at their office. What you and Austin [Carter] need to do is recruit as many as you can, call [UI] who you need to, and you're going to attack their office. If the same thing happens to any of you guys, I'm doing the same thing, OK?...Once you guys have enough don't have time to train or coordinate, but every hit has to hurt, every hit has to hurt." Mark Brown, Kelley's attorney, wrote to the court: "Although Kelley has been convicted of serious offenses, no individual was directly threatened with harm or violence by Kelley, and no one was injured. Kelley does not deserve the same sentence as an actual "terrorist" who injured or killed hundreds or thousands of [American] citizens." Prosecuting lawyers told the court: "Carter's testimony was unequivocal — he had no doubts that, had he and Kelley not been arrested, the law enforcement personnel included on Kelley's list would have been murdered." What Happens Next Kelley's appeal was denied by the court, meaning this is his final verdict. His co-conspirator, Austin Carter, is set to receive his sentence in August
