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Chicago Mayor Proposes New Measure Targeting Gangs for Fines in Civil Court

Chicago Mayor Proposes New Measure Targeting Gangs for Fines in Civil Court
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot speaks during a press conference at the Richardson Middle School in Chicago on June 14, 2021. Cara Ding/The Epoch Times
Bill Pan
Bill Pan
Reporter
9/15/2021|Updated: 9/15/2021

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot on Tuesday introduced a new ordinance that would allow the city to target gang leaders by suing them and seizing their assets.

The proposal, known as Victims’ Justice Ordinance, would authorize the city to file a civil complaint against gang members who knowingly engaged in two or more gang-related criminal offenses within five years of each other. At least one of them must be a felony involving profit-driven gang violence.

Bill Pan
Bill Pan
Reporter
Bill Pan is an Epoch Times reporter covering education issues and New York news.
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