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Most Chicago street festivals aren't paying police overtime, leaving taxpayers on the hook

The city of Chicago has been covering the cost of thousands of hours of police overtime at street festivals, despite event organizers being required to pay for it under city law, records show. Reporters Melody Mercado and Elliott Ramos share their investigation.
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