WBEZ’s Chicago And Illinois News Roundup: June 26, 2020

CPD speaks out about the violence from over the weekend, CPS votes to keep police in schools, and the region moves to Phase 4 of reopening.

By Stephanie Kim
WBEZ’s Chicago And Illinois News Roundup: June 26, 2020
Barber Ronnie Rivas sits alone in his barbershop Friday, June 26, 2020, in Chicago's financial district. Rivas has been open for a few weeks with very little business as Illinois residents starting today may go to work, exercise at the gym, dine with family at a restaurant and see a movie at the theater, as the state moves further into resuming some semblance of normal living during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Charles Rex Arbogast / AP Photo
WBEZ’s Chicago And Illinois News Roundup: June 26, 2020
Barber Ronnie Rivas sits alone in his barbershop Friday, June 26, 2020, in Chicago's financial district. Rivas has been open for a few weeks with very little business as Illinois residents starting today may go to work, exercise at the gym, dine with family at a restaurant and see a movie at the theater, as the state moves further into resuming some semblance of normal living during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Charles Rex Arbogast / AP Photo

WBEZ’s Chicago And Illinois News Roundup: June 26, 2020

CPD speaks out about the violence from over the weekend, CPS votes to keep police in schools, and the region moves to Phase 4 of reopening.

By Stephanie Kim
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After a deadly Father’s Day weekend, Chicago’s top cop shifts blame on gangs, drugs and violent offenders. The Chicago school board narrowly votes to keep police in schools for now, following the lead of Mayor Lightfoot. Plus, Illinois and Chicago move to Phase 4 of its reopening plan.

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