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    The Committee on Finance conducts a hearing on the proposed parking meter rights transfer on June 25, 2026. [Livestream]

    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. 

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    Workforce Development Chair Mike Rodriguez (22) is pictured at a City Council meeting in March 2023. [Don Vincent/The Daily Line]

    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.

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    Mayor Brandon Johnson is pictured at a press conference on April 1, 2025. [Don Vincent/The Daily Line]

    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.  

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    Renderings show phase one of The 78 project featuring the Chicago Fire Football Club stadium. [Chicago Department of Planning and Development]

    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. 

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    The former Chicago Daily News building on the south branch of the Chicago River is pictured. [Chicago Department of Planning and Development]

    The Johnson administration is aiming to landmark the former Chicago Daily News building as it undergoes a transformation to spur new business use.

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    Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle gives her 2026 budget address on Oct. 9, 2025. [Office of the President]

    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.

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    Ald. Anthony Beale (9) is pictured at a City Council meeting on Feb. 26, 2025. [Don Vincent/The Daily Line]

    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.

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    Mayor Brandon Johnson presides over a City Council on Dec. 16, 2024. [Don Vincent/The Daily Line]

    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.

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    Gov. JB Pritzker signed four bills Thursday that aim to protect consumers in Illinois, including a “junk fee” ban and restrictions on ticket-purchasing bots. 

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    Illinois' Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) error rate increased in 2025, with the state facing hundreds of millions in penalties if the rate is not lowered. 

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    Gov. JB Pritzker signed a bill Wednesday protecting patients' abortion-related medical records from access by out-of-state authorities.

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    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. 

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    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. 

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    Two agriculture processing plants in central Illinois will invest more than $250 million to expand and modernize facilities, backed by state tax credits. 

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    Gov. JB Pritzker signed a law last week that will elevate the state disability rights advocacy commission to the newest state department and bring the Illinois Human Rights Commission under the Department of Human Rights. 

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