The latest on Mayor Lightfoot’s plan to sue gang members

By Stephanie Kim
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Mayor Lori Lightfoot at a press conference on Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2021. Youngrae Kim/Chicago Tribune via AP, Pool
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Mayor Lori Lightfoot at a press conference on Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2021. Youngrae Kim/Chicago Tribune via AP, Pool

The latest on Mayor Lightfoot’s plan to sue gang members

By Stephanie Kim
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The Chicago City Council is expected to take up Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s plan to seize the assets of gang members Wednesday. Lightfoot says that ordinance could help reduce crime, but critics say it’s discriminatory.

Reset gWBEZ’s Patrick Smith ahead of the vote.

GUEST: Patrick Smith, WBEZ criminal justice reporter