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The firm seeking to purchase the rights to the city’s parking meters for the remainder of a 75-year lease attempted to butter up skeptical council members at a Thursday finance committee hearing, promising to be a better concessionaire than the current owners.
While the firm was grilled by some about its reported connections to the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement methods, other alderpeople skeptical of the transfer directed more of their ire at the Department of Law and mayor’s office for their refusal to share key information with the City Council.
A subject matter hearing on a proposal to repeal the city’s legalization of video poker, slots, blackjack and similar machines was abruptly adjourned Wednesday just as aldermanic questions were getting underway.
Following a violent long weekend in Chicago, a coalition of faith leaders, anti-violence advocates and elected and city officials have renewed a longtime call for the creation of a city agency solely dedicated to reducing gun violence, and Mayor Brandon Johnson signaled Tuesday that he was open to engagement and discussions on the idea.
At the same time, the coalition has the support of two alderpeople who plan to introduce an ordinance ahead of the August City Council recess calling for the permanent establishment of the Department of Gun Violence Reduction to tee up conversations during the fall budget season.
Mayor Brandon Johnson is proposing the city reimburse the developers of the Near South Side site that will house the new Chicago Fire Football Club stadium for the cost of public infrastructure.
The Johnson administration is aiming to landmark the former Chicago Daily News building as it undergoes a transformation to spur new business use.
Cook County is facing an estimated budget gap of $550.7 million heading into the 2027 fiscal year, according to a preliminary forecast released last week.
The City Council on Wednesday overwhelmingly voted down a measure that would have banned so-called “sweepstakes machines,” some of which mimic video gambling terminals (VGTs), and did not take a vote on an ordinance that would establish a process allowing businesses seeking to install VGTs to obtain conditional approval for city licenses.
The City Council on Wednesday approved the appointment of a new human rights commissioner, the purchase of a downtown bus depot and multiple measures to assist large developments bringing hundreds of new housing units.
The Illinois State Toll Highway Authority released its $26.6 billion capital infrastructure plan backed by a 45 cents increase in tollways included in the Northern Illinois Transit Authority (NITA) Act.
Gov. JB Pritzker expressed an openness to special sessions for the Chicago Bears and education funding this year, Treasurer Michael Frerichs announced a new investment program aimed at building more affordable housing and Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias announced $27 million in grants for Illinois libraries.