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Mayor Lightfoot Announces Actions to Strengthen Chicago’s Fair Chance Policies and Programs for Returning Residents

City reforms background check policy for 2,500+ annual City of Chicago jobs, announces new RFP for reentry housing and employment navigation program, and ordinance to expand workplace anti-discrimination protections for individuals with prior convictions | City of Chicago, Mayor’s Press Office

Beyond the “Ghost Gun” Ban, We Need Local Leaders to Fund Violence Prevention

Let’s be clear, the administration is right to address “ghost guns”. While action to address ghost guns is long overdue, elected officials must not '“ghost” Black and Brown communities ahead of the summer by failing to use American Rescue Plan dollars to scale community violence intervention strategies. | Truthout

Their Guns Fueled Chicago Crime. When They Broke the Law, The ATF Went Easy.

“It’s a double standard. We are always holding Black communities accountable for gun violence. But when we have evidence that gun dealers broke the law, we’re not holding them accountable?” - Rev. Ciera Bates-Chamberlain

A report from the Chicago mayor’s office named gun stories whose wares consistently wound up in city crimes. ATF records show the agency was lenient. | The Trace

Suing gang members won’t stop the tragedy of gun violence

Alderman should reject this ineffective civil asset forfeiture ordinance - a strategy that has been abandoned in multiple jurisdictions - which is scheduled to be discussed this week in the City Council Public Safety Committee. | Chicago Sun Times