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    Chicago City Hall is pictured. [Don Vincent/The Daily Line]

    Following a change to how the city collects taxes on alcoholic beverages purchased at liquor stores and other packaged goods licensees, Chicago reported a more than $4 million drop in the amount of liquor tax revenue remitted by businesses through July.

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    A rendering of McLaurin Development Partners' development in Bronzeville. [Department of Planning and Development]

    The Chicago Plan Commission on Thursday will consider plans for the redevelopment of the site of the shuttered Ford City Mall, a mixed-use development near Rate Field and a downtown condominium building. 

    The plan commission will meet at 10 a.m. in Room 1103 at City Hall. 

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    The seal of the Forest Preserves of Cook County.

    The Forest Preserves of Cook County said its facilities and sites plan to remain “open and operational” even amid a union strike.

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    Mayor Brandon Johnson attends a rally in Edgewater in support of the Protecting Renters Ordinance on Aug. 16, 2026. [Livestream]

    The mayor and allies held a lakefront rally on the Far North Side Sunday to urge support for a proposed overhaul of the city’s rental housing code that has sat in the City Council’s housing committee for almost two months.

    The rally kicked off an expected canvassing effort to build grassroots support for the housing proposal.

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    The Chicago Community Justice Foundation center project at 3845 W. North Ave. is pictured. [Chicago Department of Planning and Development]

    The Chicago Community Development Commission last week recommended approval of the allocation of millions in tax increment financing (TIF) funds to support a shared nonprofit resource center in Humboldt Park and a revitalized industrial laundromat in Lawndale.

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    City Hall is pictured. [Don Vincent/The Daily Line]

    The Office of the Inspector General (OIG) released an investigation that concluded the Chicago Community Catalyst Fund has been insufficiently utilized and failed to regularly report its activities just days after Chicago Treasurer Melissa Conyears-Ervin said she intended to dissolve it.

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    Businessman Willie Wilson is pictured. [Campaign photo]

    Businessman and philanthropist Willie Wilson officially announced his fourth bid for Chicago mayor this week.

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    A rendering of the Bally's Chicago casino project is pictured.

    A group of more than two dozen alderpeople are calling for representatives from Bally’s and members of the Johnson administration to appear for a hearing to answer questions about the forthcoming riverfront casino operator’s amendment to its construction plans and the city’s ability to hold them accountable for any potential breach of the agreement with the company.

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    Illinois Republicans went on the offense Thursday at the Illinois State Fair, arguing they can win several statewide offices and upend Democratic control over state politics. 

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    Democrats from across the state gathered in Springfield Wednesday to tout party accomplishments and criticize the Trump administration, with little mention of the Illinois Republican Party. 

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    The Northern Illinois Transit Authority (NITA) will begin to collect public feedback in September as the transition to the new oversight agency for the Chicago area continues. 

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    After months of severe storms and flooding, Gov. JB Pritzker signed a bill Friday that will allow Chicago homeowners to access relief for flood damage. 

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    Gov. JB Pritzker signed 87 laws earlier this month, including measures creating a statewide penalty for unauthorized recording in courts and requiring employers to pay regular wages during jury duty. 

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    Members of an Illinois House of Representatives special committee will meet Thursday to begin their investigation on Rep. Carol Ammons (D-Urbana) following her federal indictment for wire fraud and obstruction charges in July. 

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    Gov. JB Pritzker signed a duo of bills this week establishing a process for the state to review alleged excessive or discriminatory homeowners and auto insurance increases. 

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