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Some Chicagoans Greet Mayor Emanuel's Speech With Skepticism

(CBS) -- Politicians and protesters offered quick reaction to Mayor Rahm Emanuel's speech today. But what did ordinary Chicagoans think about it? CBS 2's Roseanne Tellez went from Hyde Park to Uptown to hear their thoughts.

Tellez talked to the lunch crowd at Valois in Hyde Park, where parts of the mayor's speech were met with cynicism.

"All that press conference and all that, that's for the TV and the media," said Lurenzo Mackey. "Until we start seeing it on the streets, personally, you are wasting your time."

The coffee shop crowd in Uptown was equally skeptical.

Asked if she thinks the mayor and the city will fix the problem, Laura Maheshwary said, "I can't say I do right now. I think that the fact that the Justice Department is finally going to look into this. It's so long overdue that I think that's our hope right now.

"It was clear to me he was doing damage control," said LaCharles Ward.

And yet, he felt the mayor had good moments.

"Being able to say I'm sorry, and recognize what has happened," Ward said.

Despite decades of problems within CPD we did find optimism on the streets today that reform is possible. Even though the mayor's most emotional moment, hit close to home.

"He's probably at the point now where he's fed up and is willing to change a lot of things now," said Kaprice Haran.

One part of the mayor's speech that seemed to strike a chord: cracking the code of silence. People we talked to agreed it's critical to hold accountable officers who do nothing to stop brutality.

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