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

    Several of Mayor Brandon Johnson’s nominees to the Chicago Housing Authority (CHA) Board of Commissioners were either outright rejected or stalled at last week’s City Council meeting following concerns about the mayor stacking the board with allies who will fire the head of the agency — allegations the mayor has denied.

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    Ald. Matt Martin (47) is pictured at a City Council meeting on Sept. 25, 2026. [Don Vincent/The Daily Line]

    The City Council on Wednesday passed two environmental policy measures, including a call for Springfield to regulate data centers and a ban on the city government’s purchase and use of foodware products made from Styrofoam and similar material.

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

    The City Council on Wednesday approved an expansion of the city’s automated parking enforcement pilot permanent, a new human resources commissioner and fleet and facility management commissioner and a massive police misconduct settlement. 

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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 fell short one vote Wednesday of overturning Mayor Brandon Johnson’s veto of an ordinance that would have raised the threshold for approving the issuance of new debt from 26 council members to 30 members, or three-fifths of the council.

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

    The City Council on Wednesday will consider final approval of a measure to make the city’s automated parking enforcement pilot permanent, a new human resources commissioner and fleet and facility management commissioner and a massive police misconduct settlement.

    Alderpeople will also get an opportunity to try to overturn Mayor Brandon Johnson’s recent veto of an ordinance raising the threshold for the council to approve new city debt issuances from 26 votes to 30. The council will meet at 10 a.m. 

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    Zoning Chair Gilbert Villegas (36) is pictured at a City Council housing committee meeting on Sept. 16, 2026. [Don Vincent/The Daily Line]

    The City Council Committee on Zoning, Landmarks and Building Standards on Tuesday approved the creation of a task force to improve coordination between the city and county court system to resolve housing issues but delayed a vote that would have stripped landmark status from a Near North Side bridge.

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    Nominees for the Advisory Council on Access to Democracy appear before the Committee on Ethics and Government Oversight on Oct. 13, 2026. [Livestream]

    The City Council Committee on Ethics and Government Oversight on Tuesday approved the majority of the mayoral appointments to a task force created under recent legislation that both instituted and called for recommendations for policies to safeguard and improve access to the ballot box and protect rank-and-file election workers from targeted harassment.

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    Ald. Daniel La Spata (1) is pictured at a City Council meeting in July 2022. [Don Vincent/The Daily Line]

    The City Council Committee on Pedestrian and Traffic Safety on Friday advanced a measure to make the city’s automated parking enforcement pilot permanent but delayed a contract extension with the operator of the city’s bike and scooter sharing program.

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    The  Edged data center on Bilter Road in Aurora (Edged)

    As the Illinois General Assembly’s fall veto session approaches, lawmakers and data center advocates are weighing the impacts posed by a bill that would place restrictions on data centers.

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    Daley College’s President Isaac Zúñiga  speaks at the “Makers on the Move” press conference Friday, Oct. 9, at Richard J. Daley College in Chicago.

    The Illinois Manufacturers’ Association (IMA) and the Illinois Manufacturing Excellence Center (IMEC) concluded a statewide bus tour Friday at Richard J. Daley College, where industry advocates spoke about the future of manufacturing in Illinois

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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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