Acting Human Relations Comm. Kenneth Gunn, left, testifies at a City Council Committee on Health and Human Relations confirmation hearing on June 11, 2026. [Livestream]

Alderpeople on Thursday advanced the appointment of a new commissioner to lead the Chicago Commission on Human Relations.

Acting Comm. Kenneth Gunn was overwhelmingly approved by the Committee on Health and Human Relations, sending his final confirmation to the City Council next week.

A bird's eye view of the downtown Greyhound bus terminal is pictured. [Chicago Department of Planning and Development]

Alderpeople on Wednesday advanced the proposed purchase of a downtown bus terminal from a private equity firm in order to prevent the potential disruption of intercity bus service.

Health and Human Relations Committee Chair Rossana Rodriguez-Sanchez (33) is pictured during a City Council meeting on Fe. 26, 2025. [Don Vincent/The Daily Line]

The City Council’s health and human relations committee on Thursday will consider Mayor Brandon Johnson’s appointment to succeed former Human Rights Comm. Nancy Andrade as the leader of the city’s civil rights agency.

The committee will meet at 12:30 p.m. in council chambers.

Ald. Gilbert Villegas (36), the sponsor of the enhanced cannabis offense penalty ordinance, is pictured at a City Council meeting on April 15, 2026. [Don Vincent/The Daily Line]

The City Council Committee on Public Safety on Tuesday passed a measure to enhance penalties on drug dealing near schools and in parks to crack down on problematic spots in communities citywide.

A bird's eye view of the downtown Greyhound bus terminal is pictured. [Chicago Department of Planning and Development]

The City Council’s housing committee on Wednesday will consider myriad city land sales, two designations that could pave the way for developments to secure tax breaks and the purchase of a bus terminal downtown.

The Committee on Housing and Real Estate will meet at 12:30 p.m.

Ald. Debra Silverstein (50), chair of the Committee on License and Consumer Protection, is pictured at a City Council meeting in October 2023. [Don Vincent/The Daily Line]

The City Council Committee on License and Consumer Protection on Tuesday approved an ordinance reducing the number of licenses and eliminating an allowed location available for alcohol sales along Chicago’s lakefront.

Ald. Brian Hopkins (2), chair of the Committee on Public Safety, is pictured at a City Council meeting on April 17, 2024. [Don Vincent/The Daily Line]

The City Council Committee on Public Safety will hold two subject matter hearings Tuesday and take up a measure to crack down on drug dealing near schools, parks and playgrounds.

The public safety committee is set to convene for a hearing at 10 a.m. and will reconvene a meeting recessed last week at 11:30 a.m. to take up outstanding business.

Ald. Debra Silverstein (50), chair of the Committee on License and Consumer Protection, is pictured at a City Council meeting in October 2023. [Don Vincent/The Daily Line]

The City Council Committee on License and Consumer Protection on Tuesday will take up measures to amend the number of liquor licenses allowed along Chicago’s lakefront and to renew a location-based ban on short-term rental housing.

The committee will meet at 12:30 p.m. in Room 201A at City Hall.