Council hearing set for parking meters
The City Council will hold hearings on the controversial 75-year lease of Chicago’s parking meters on May 18, Ald. Joe Moore (49th) said Wednesday. The private company that paid$1.2 billion to operate the meters — and immediately raised rates — has come under heavy criticism for botching the transition. The hearing will take place before the council’s Finance Committee, headed by Ald. Edward Burke (14th).
Teen fatally shoton West Side
Detectives were investigating a fatal shooting of a 16-year-old boy on the West Side on Wednesday morning, police said. The boy, identified as Ramone Morris of the 4500 block of West Jackson Boulevard, was found shot to death in the 4400 block of West Adams Street. A public schools spokeswoman said he was enrolled at Crane High School, which would make him the 35th CPS student killed in violence this year.
