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The City Council will convene for a special meeting Wednesday at 10 a.m. to act on a number of measures to place nonbinding questions on upcoming election ballots.
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson and Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle’s picks to serve on the Northern Illinois Transit Authority (NITA) board and the three revamped service boards overseeing Pace, Metra and the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) were approved by the city and county’s respective bodies last week ahead of a Sept. 1 deadline.
Leaders from the city’s budget and finance offices told alderpeople they are no longer sure when the city will make the other half of a supplemental payment into the city’s pension funds, months after the payment was split due to delays in the receipt of county property tax revenues.
While the leaders denied they were walking away from earlier commitments to make the remainder of the $260 million payment, their comments at a Thursday mid-year budget hearing stood in stark contrast to more definitive comments made earlier this year.
The City Council on Wednesday approved legislation meant to reduce administrative hurdles that slow affordable housing developments, a new head of the city’s public health department and a measure banning city employees and officials from using non-public info to gain an edge in prediction markets.
Despite lingering questions from some, the City Council on Wednesday overwhelmingly approved an agreement to reimburse the developers of a massive mixed-use development underway on the Near South Side for the cost of road, pedestrian and Metra track improvements, utilities and a two-deck parking structure using tax increment financing (TIF) funding.
The City Council on Wednesday could give final approval to hundreds of millions of tax increment financing (TIF) dollars to assist with the infrastructure around the new Chicago Fire soccer stadium development in the South Loop, an ordinance clarifying that city employees may not place bets on sites like Kalshi or Polymarket using proprietary information and the appointment of a new health commissioner.
The council will meet at 10 a.m.
The City Council Committee on Zoning, Landmarks and Building Standards on Tuesday approved plans for a multi-phase, mixed-use development just a short distance from the recently opened Obama Presidential Center and a landmark designation for the former home of a Chicago newspaper.
The approved items will be considered at Wednesday’s City Council meeting, which begins at 10 a.m.
The City Council Committee on Health and Human Relations on Tuesday approved Mayor Brandon Johnson’s appointment of Garth Walker as the next commissioner of the Chicago Department of Public Health (CDPH).
Gov. JB Pritzker leads the gubernatorial candidates with cash on hand after the first half of 2026. Independent candidate Collin Corbett ended the second quarter with more cash on hand than Republican nominee Darren Bailey — largely thanks to a $500,000 loan to his own campaign.
Gov. JB Pritzker signed three bills Wednesday that aim to improve support for service members and veterans in Illinois.
Independent gubernatorial candidate Collin Corbett will officially appear on the November ballot after the Illinois State Board of Elections voted to accept the withdrawal of a challenge to his petition Tuesday.
The board also voted to remove seven independent and new party candidates running for myriad offices from the ballot and accepted two candidacy withdrawals.
Housing committee to consider QAP standards changes, Missing Middle sales
Fintech entrepreneur making outsider bid for Chicago mayor
Quigley enters mayor’s race, promising to distinguish as candidate not burdened by future ambitions
Mayor responds to organizers’ call for dedicated city gun violence reduction agency
Mayor proposes $425M in TIF assistance for public infrastructure at The 78 development
What makes up the mayor’s sweeping Residential Landlord and Tenant Ordinance modernization
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