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    Finance Chair Pat Dowell (3) is pictured at a City Council on June 12, 2024. [Don Vincent/The Daily Line]

    The City Council Committee on Finance on Monday will consider the second global police misconduct settlement reached by the law department in a little over a year and millions in tax increment financing (TIF) assistance for school and economic development projects.

    The committee will meet at 10 a.m. in council chambers. 

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    Mayoral candidate and attorney Bill Quinlan is pictured. [Campaign social media]

    Bill Quinlan, a longtime Democratic Party attorney, has waded into the mayor’s race in dramatic fashion by taking aim at some of his opponents for running for two political offices at the same time. 

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    Ald. Matt Martin (47), the ethics committee chair, is pictured at a City Council meeting on April 15, 2026. [Don Vincent/The Daily Line]

    The City Council ethics committee was denied the opportunity to question the leaders of World Business Chicago (WBC) about the public-private partnership organization’s recent videos that have been criticized as crossing the line into taxpayer-funded political advertising for Mayor Brandon Johnson.

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    Mayor Brandon Johnson is pictured during a press conference at City Hall on April 1, 2025. [Don Vincent/The Daily Line]

    The City Council Committee on Ethics and Government Oversight on Thursday will hold a hearing on the advertising and communications practices of World Business Chicago (WBC) amid criticism that some of its recently published videos have resembled campaign-style messaging for the mayor.

    The ethics committee is set to meet at 11 a.m. in Room 201A at City Hall.

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    The City Council meets on April 15, 2026. [Don Vincent/The Daily Line]

    Alderpeople on Tuesday overwhelmingly approved a deal to transfer the rights to the city’s parking meters to a new firm after months of delays and negotiations that yielded some more favorable terms for the city under the concession agreement leasing the meters.

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    Ald. Marty Quinn (13) is pictured at a City Council meeting on Jan. 15, 2025. [Don Vincent/The Daily Line]

    The City Council on Tuesday voted 32-15 to approve a higher threshold by which the City Council could approve the issuance of new debt and borrowing by the city. The mayor said he hasn’t made his mind up about whether to veto it.

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    The City Council meets on Dec. 16, 2024. [Don Vincent/The Daily Line]

    After a delay last week, the City Council on Tuesday is set to consider the transfer of the rights to the city’s parking meters under a revised concession agreement. The council is under a Sept. 30 deadline to approve the deal. The council will meet at 10 a.m.

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    The City Council on Friday delayed a final vote on the proposed transfer of the rights to the city’s parking meters that’s accompanied by a renegotiated concession agreement with several sweeteners for the city as the members that pushed for the amended agreement said they are still working on whipping enough votes to pass the measure.

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    Rep. Ann Williams (D-Chicago) and Rep. Kelly Cassidy (D-Chicago) partnered with panelists from the Illinois Clean Jobs Coalition to host a town hall Tuesday discussing proposed legislation to regulate data centers in Illinois.

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    The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released a “Comprehensive Climate Action Plan” this month, detailing the measures needed for the state to reach its goal of net-zero carbon emissions by 2050.

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    Illinois and a coalition of 24 states received a preliminary injunction blocking an attempt by the Trump administration to access state data on commercial driver's license holders. 

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    The Joint Committee on Administrative Rules heard agency testimony on a proposed rule dealing with deer removal and extended consideration for rules on constitutional amendment petitions and maternal healthcare payments. 

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    The Illinois State Board of Education will begin developing statewide scoring criteria for assessing English-proficiency in English language learners.  

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    The U.S. Supreme Court rejected new rules that would have restricted the use of mail ballots for the midterm election that prompted legal action from states and voters' rights groups. 

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    Illinois Supreme Court justices return to Springfield Tuesday for their September session. The court will hear oral arguments in 12 cases over six days, including questions regarding pretrial release and mandatory minimum sentencing for juveniles. 

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