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4pm news anchor and investigative reporter @WGNNews . Tweet or email me your tips: bbradley @wgntv .com And to those who tweet at me: Try not to be terrible.
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On Twitter, a Chicago Teachers Union leader rallied teachers to refuse to go back to the classroom to 'stay safe.'
On Instagram, on the same day, she posted pictures poolside in Puerto Rico.
@WGNNews
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It's been nearly 24 hours since we first contacted
@CTULocal1
about one of their union leaders posting poolside pics from Puerto Rico while at the same time arguing it's unsafe for teachers to return to the classroom.
The response: Silence.
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To all the people in Britain who keep tweeting me thinking I’m your rogue member of parliament... you’re looking for this ⬇️⬇️ guy. And he’s really really sorry. 🇬🇧 🇺🇸
On the 19th of February I made a defamatory statement about
@jeremycorbyn
. I have apologised to Mr Corbyn and here is the complete text of my apology. Please retweet.
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To the People of Great Britain-
I AM NOT YOUR MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT!!
Love,
A poor bloke in Chicago
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.
@WGNInvestigates
has learned new details about the two men police are questioning about Jussie Smollett’s claim he was the victim of a racial & homophobic attack:
1) Both men are African-American
2) At least 1 of them is connected to the “Empire” show
Latest on
@WGNNews
at 4p
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I wonder how long it’s been since the people who love to hate on Chicago have actually spent some time here?
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Let’s not lose sight of the fact a big headline is not that Jussie Smollett lied about a hate crime, it’s that the Cook Co. State’s Attorney’s office quietly dropped charges in 2019 w/no admission of guilt. It took a special prosecutor - and nearly 3 years - for actual justice.
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I can assure you I am not a publicity seeker.
And while we’re at it...
I can also assure you I have no idea what or who “Farage” is...
I always enjoyed eating in school...
...and I can also assure you I’m not a member of Britain’s parliament. I’m a TV reporter in Chicago.
Ben Bradley urged to apologise over free school meals tweets.
@BenBradleyTV
is a publicity seeker like Farage. How about we just ignore the little sh*t?
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Am I the only one who feels like I-80/94 near the Illinois-Indiana border has been under construction since I was 8 years old?
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WGN Investigates has obtained an image of the suspected parade shooter dressed as a woman. Police say he wore the disguise to aid in his escape.
@WGNNews
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Since it’s just about morning in London it’s probably time for another reminder: I’m not the Ben Bradley who is a British member of parliament in favor of vasectomies for the poor.
#Cheerio
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Our story on a Chicago Teachers Union leader telling teachers it's too dangerous to return to the classroom while vacationing poolside in Puerto Rico has been shared 20,000+ times.
You know who hasn't talked about it? The other
@CTULocal1
leaders.
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If Kim Foxx thinks she can issue a written statement and be done with a case that gave Chicago a huge black eye, she’s mistaken.
Kim Foxx recused herself from the
#JussieSmollett
case after revealing she'd had contact with Smollett's reps and pushed police Supt. Eddie Johnson to hand over the probe to the FBI. But her office was still handling it. So who made the call to drop charges?
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I was reading a few newspapers at a neighborhood diner this morning when someone paid my bill.
When I went to thank the guy, he said “I’ve seen your reports & posts throughout the pandemic - and I’ve seen the grief you get for it. Please know your work is appreciated.”
Wow.
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I see a lot of people who like to respond to my Covid posts by saying less than 1% of Americans have died from Covid (the number is 755,000).
There were roughly 800 murders in Chicago last year in a city of 2.71 million. That's .029%. Should we also not care about that?
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Police say Aurora shooter had 6 prior arrests for traffic & domestic violence issues. He also had a 1995 conviction in Mississippi for aggravated assault. Despite that he was issued an Illinois FOID card in 2014 and bought a gun. 1/2
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A viewer wrote to ask why we pulled out of President Trump’s news conference this afternoon. I suspect some of you may have similar questions about whether this is evidence of “bias” so I thought I’d share my response..
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View from Chicago Highlands golf club in Westchester, IL this evening during a tornado warning.
@WGNNews
Video courtesy: Paul Schlimm
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"We're so scared right now. We don't want to step out of the house.”
Indianapolis couple came to Chicago to enjoy a beautiful spring weekend. Their car was attacked by a mob of young people downtown.
with
@CFlores_tv
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HISTORIC MOMENT FOR CHICAGO: With 85% of the vote counted it looks like Lori Lightfoot and Toni Preckwinkle will face-off in the April run-off election. 2 African-American women. 1 of them lesbian. Both defeating a man named Daley.
#WGNelection
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I believe it’s pronounced “The Jewels.”
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One hour before it's unveiled, Gov. Pritzker throws cold water on the Bears' new stadium plan:
"I remain skeptical and I wonder whether its a good deal... there are a lot of priorities and I'm not sure this is among the highest priorities for taxpayers"
@WGNNews
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JUST IN: Surveillance video shows
#KennekaJenkins
before she was found in a Rosemont hotel freezer. We'll have the latest on
@WGNNews
at 4p.
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A Good Samaritan disarms a man who was robbing CTA riders on their way to the
#ChicagoMarathon
. See the video and hear from the hero on
@WGNNews
at 4 & 6pm.
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BREAKING:
@WGNNews
has confirmed special prosecutor Dan Webb has indicted
#JussieSmollett
on 6 counts, among them disorderly conduct. Smollett is due in court February 24.
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A firsthand look at what's happening on the ground in Houston as seen by a former
@WGNNews
intern...
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Public service announcement to all of my new followers from Britain:
Send your pothole and policy complaints to
@BBradley_Mans
Send your Chicago sightseeing requests to
@BenBradleyTV
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A key question for the mayor and police superintendent this morning: How did such a widespread, coordinated attack on the Magnificent Mile go undetected until it was too late to stop?
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I’m resisting the urge to Google the meaning of the word “cockwomble.”
Fancy giving a go? The actually Ben Bradley is an utter cockwomble.
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As Covid cases and hospitalizations plunge in Illinois - and amidst mass mask confusion in schools - House Minority Leader Jim Durkin pens letter to Gov. Pritzker:
"Your lack of a plan has forced people to give up hope that they can ever have a normal life in Illinois."
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BREAKING: Suspected parade shooter Robert Crimo is in custody. There was a brief pursuit after he was spotted by a North Chicago police officer. Suspect was arrested “without incident” after a short pursuit that ended on Route 41 in Lake Forest.
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Who remembers when Twitter was a fun, informative, personalized news feed... and not a toxic stew of anger?
I miss the good old days.
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Chicago's new top cop tells me he wants officers to be more aggressive, and he'll have their back.
"If [the] political climate forces me into allowing my officers’ response to be rendered ineffective, then I’m not doing my job.”
Our report:
@WGNNews
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A heartbreaking development to a story we reported last night about a toddler found alone in the aftermath of the Highland Park parade shooting.
His parents, Irina and Kevin McCarthy have now been identified as two of the people killed.
Couple helped rescue a toddler during Highland Park parade shooting. “I wanted to try to find the little boy’s parents."
The boy has been reunited with his grandfather; but we have yet to hear the fate of his parents.
@DanaRebikWGN
@ShanHalligan
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Walgreens just opened a ton of vaccine appointments in the city and suburbs. Go get ‘em!
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This is the moment parade shooting suspect Bobby Crimo was taken into custody by police in Chicago's northern suburbs.
@WGNNews
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After receiving FOID card, shooter applied for concealed carry permit in 2014. That's when his 1995 conviction was discovered & FOID card revoked.
RED FLAG: It does not appear his Smith and Wesson handgun was confiscated. "He was not supposed to be in possession of that firearm"
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With 86% of the vote counted, Eileen O’Neill Burke leads Clayton Harris in the race to replace Cook Co. State’s Attorney Kim Foxx. Noteworthy because Foxx, board president Preckwinkle and Mayor Johnson’s backers supported Harris.
#WGNelection
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I see people tweeting at me suggesting we are over-inflating fear of Covid.
17,000 *more* Illinoisans and 300,000 *more* Americans have died this year than last. Most (not all) are Covid deaths.
Just because it hasn’t happened to someone you know, doesn’t mean it’s not real.
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After recent protests shut down major Chicago highways, there's a new proposal to charge demonstrators who obstruct roadways for more than 5 minutes with a felony.
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Different scenario: Wife goes missing. Crying husband organizes search parties, provides compelling details about the situation. That's what we report. Time goes by and cops finally determine the husband killed her. Should we have been reporting from day 1: "He likely did it!"
J. Smollett case had plenty of red flags, but media was too attached to storyline (& victimhood) to see/admit them. Once again, journos dedicated more to proving *themselves* virtuous than to reporting facts botch the story. It’s tiresome & won’t change.
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A reporter from our sister station in St. Louis interviewed James Hodgkinson at an Occupy Wall Street event in 2011.
#congressionalshooting
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For the record: This question will continue to get asked until it's answered.
Q: Do you think President Trump did anything wrong on Jan. 6?
A: I’m going to be perfectly honest with you I’ve been so focused on the state of Illinois and I will remain focused on the state of Illinois.
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First class flights, fine dining, a $13,000 hotel bill in New York and a $9K stay at the Four Seasons… all billed to taxpayers.
See our latest investigation on Tiffany Henyard, a suburban politician with expensive taste and a questionable cancer charity.
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PRO-TIP: Look back at the last dozen or so things you tweeted. If they’re all based in anger and filled with your grievances… perhaps it’s time to put the phone down and go do something that brings you a bit of joy.
Twitter isn’t the real world.
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For the love of God people: I AM NOT YOUR MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT!! I'm a TV reporter in Chicago.
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For the first time since admitting its first Covid-19 patient on March 11, 2020 Loyola University Medical Center reports it did not have any Covid patients in its care yesterday.
There are 699 Covid-positive patients in Illinois hospitals now, the lowest since July 23, 2021.
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I'm told Blackhawks star Patrick Kane is among those who went to Commander Paul Bauer's wake tonight to pay respects to his family. Class act.
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I'm old enough to remember when the mayor criticized President Trump for speaking in a similar fashion...
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot responds to Supreme Court justice Clarence Thomas writing about overturning gay marriage ruling, other important cases: “Fuck Clarence Thomas!” Clip is going viral in right wing circles.
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Holy crap that's a big carp! In fact, it's likely the largest fish of its kind ever caught in Illinois. And Jarrett Knize, the man who snagged it in Humboldt Park Lagoon will join us in-studio on
@wgnnews
at 4pm with his fish tale.
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Detectives want to interview Smollett again given “new evidence.” Looks like Smollett’s 2 former Empire colleagues - arrested then released yesterday - are cooperating against him.
Chicago police think "Empire" actor Jussie Smollett paid two men to orchestrate the assault on himself, two police sources say
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JUST IN: FBI confirms raids on offices of Chicago Alderman Ed Burke: "Our agents are executing warrants at multiple locations today." No additional information on the nature of the investigation.
@WGNNews
@WGNInvestigates
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With 96% of the vote counted, Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson’s signature program to fund homelessness prevention through changes to the real estate transfer tax is failing.
#WGNelection
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Blagojevich apologizes for the blood on his chin but not for shaking down a children’s hospital, trying to get the Tribune editorial board fired, or attempting to essentially sell a U.S. Senate seat.
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BREAKING: Perry Farrell tells our
@DeanRichards
he has reached an agreement with Mayor Lori Lightfoot that will keep Lollapalooza in Chicago for 10 more years.
@WGNNews
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MORE: 19 year old injured in shooting at Orland Square Mall in Orland Park tonight. No further info on his condition.
@WGNNews
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One of the Aurora shooting victims now identified as 21 year old Trevor Wehner. Family friend says it was his first day at the Henry Pratt company. He was an HR intern who was sitting in on the shooter’s firing.
@WGNNews
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First video from inside Orland Square Mall as police respond to reported shooting. Witness tells me she saw paramedics performing CPR on 1 person. (h/t
@tahmanbradley
)
@WGNNews
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BREAKING: Riot police are deploying near protesters outside the 5th precinct in Minneapolis.
@WGNNews
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"YOU ARE NOW OFFICIALLY A CLOWN"
Mayor Lori Lightfoot's text messages w/police union president after violence in Grant Park reveal name-calling, frustration, anger. Today, the mayor said "I don't take back one word that I said."
I'll have the story tonight on
@WGNNews
at 9pm.
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BREAKING: Illinois Commerce Commission revokes license of Lincoln Towing. The vote was unanimous. Revocation is immediate.
@wgnnews
@wgninvestigates
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So... will Com Ed customers essentially be paying this $200 million fine?
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Watched as Mayor Johnson's security detail put themselves between mayor & a reporter attempting to ask about environmental concerns w/migrant tent site.
Not a fan of "look at me" reporting (and it's rarely successful) but this is what happens when mayor rarely takes questions.
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As my
@lyft
driver was pulling up I received a notification that he is deaf and then Lyft directed me to a page where I can learn simple sign language phrases like “hello” and “thank you.” Pretty cool.
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Since
@Skilling
snubbed my sunset photo submission and didn’t use it in his weather segment, I’m offering it to all of his competitors free of charge!
@CherylScottWX
@LarryABC7
@BrantMillerNBC
@MaryKayKleist
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For the first time
@GovAbbott
charters a plane and flies 120 asylum seekers from El Paso to Chicago.
Abbott's office says it's a direct response to
@ChicagosMayor
targeting charter bus companies & failure of Biden admin to secure border.
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Here's the thing about the governor’s "stay-at-home" order:
It sounds scary; but it's essentially what most responsible people have been doing for the past week. You'll still be able to go out for groceries, gas, meds and essential work.
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Kyle Busch is no Taylor Swift.
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I’d like to propose a new rule for the CEOs of all companies involved in customer service:
You should be required to spend at least 1 hour each week calling your 800-number and attempting to resolve a problem.
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As you scroll through your social media feed & see all of the understandable concern, please also take a moment to remember: The sun still rises. Our loved ones are still in our lives. Our community is compassionate.
And this uncertain time shall pass.
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8 more buses of migrants expected to arrive in Chicago today - largest number in a single day.
Latest stats:
* 15,000+ arrivals
* 8,996 in city shelters
*1,656 at police stations
City still won't say when/where "tent city" will open.
@CourtSpinelliTV
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7 of 24 people arrested for shoplifting at Oak Brook Center in recent weeks have been migrants, some of whom give their address as Chicago police districts.
“There’s too many random arrests occurring to think it’s not part of a bigger ring"
@DanaRebikWGN
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JUST IN: Following mixed messages and mass confusion over shifting mask rules, Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker announces he's lifting remaining requirements that masks be worn in airports, on buses and trains.
The latest on
@WGNNews
at 4pm.
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The Fraternal Order of Police is offering to pay suspended officers $500 to stand outside City College sites later this week where police entrance exams are being given, to tell applicants if they get hired City Hall won’t have their back.
@WGNNews
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Reminder: Smollett could also face federal charges if it's found he lied to FBI agents or U.S. Postal Inspectors who were investigating that "hate" letter he said he received.
Chicago police label Empire actor Jussie Smollett a "criminal suspect" for allegedly filing a false report when he claimed to have been attacked.
@WGNNews
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Did
@Skilling
just compare the central barometric pressure reading (in millibars) of this Friday’s expected storm with those that occurred during the 1975 storm that sunk the Edmund Fitzgerald???
Yes, of course he did. I’m gonna miss this guy.
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BREAKING: Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan has been indicted by federal prosecutors, WGN Investigates has learned.
@WGNNews
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Lightfoot’s team has taken flack for not having press conferences.
She’s done some local interviews & national cable shows. Her team says ‘Chicagoans watch cable news.’ Here are last night’s ratings:
ALL Chicago 9&10p news: 500K viewers
Anderson Cooper/CNN: 29K Chicago viewers
COMING UP: 📺
@chicagosmayor
will join
@andersoncooper
on
@AC360
at 7:40 PM.
And as a reminder, many Chicago residents watch cable news.
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“It started as the occasional ‘F-U’ and name calling but has now evolved to this and more"
- Recently retired Chicago police Lt. John Garrido on people taunting cops when they respond to crime scenes
It happened again this weekend:
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After days of silence, Chicago Teachers Union president Stacey Davis Gates confirms she sends her son to a *private* high school.
She defends decision in interview w/
@SSKedreporter
: “Our neighborhoods have basically been robbed of everything”
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“They were going to kill that young man”
WGN Investigates has spoken with a woman who witnessed an attack on a couple on Wabash this weekend and stepped-in to help.
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From tonight’s story on Dolton mayor & Thornton Twshp supervisor Tiffany Henyard:
* She claimed she doesn’t make nearly $300K (she does)
* She was briefly speechless when asked abt taxpayer funded trip to Vegas
* Trustees demand transparency
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BREAKING: State of Illinois pulls plug on partially constructed tent city for migrants in Chicago’s Brighton Park neighborhood citing “insufficient soil sampling and remediation.”
Yesterday, I asked Mayor Johnson’s team if there’s a “Plan B” and received no response.
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“The reason you why you have crime that has spiraled out of control in so many of these different areas is because you have politicians putting woke ideology ahead of public safety"
@tahmanbradley
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