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Alderpeople on the city’s health and human relations committee Tuesday will consider whether to advance the mayor’s nomination to lead Chicago Animal Care and Control (CACC), who has drawn some criticism over her management of the animal control agency on an interim basis.
The committee will also consider multiple mayoral appointments to the Chicago Advisory Council on Equity, the Chicago Advisory Council on LGBTQ+ Issues and the Chicago Advisory Council on Veterans.
The Committee on Health and Human Relations will meet at 10 a.m. in council chambers.
Since the Illinois Gaming Board opened its video gambling application process to eligible businesses in Chicago, almost 200 applications have been filed, according to public Illinois Gaming Board data.
The City Council on Wednesday will consider a measure to protect access to the ballot box to honor the late Rev. Jesse Jackson, Sr., who passed away last month.
The special council meeting, at which the memorial ordinance will be voted on, will be held March 11 at 12:30 p.m. in chambers at City Hall.
The Chicago Department of Environment on Thursday launched a revamped energy benchmarking program for city buildings, which will include an expanded workforce and an online portal to streamline the reporting process for the affected businesses.
The city’s law department said it would review an incident in which the department refused to give the Chicago Office of the Inspector General (OIG) access to hiring records for certain top employees but turned them over in response to a public records request when it didn’t know the OIG was behind it, according to a new advisory from the OIG.
The City Council Committee on Public Safety on Tuesday approved an ordinance hiking fines for animal cruelty and voted down a measure to enhance penalties for minors that violate curfew and engage in other disruptive, destructive and illegal behavior and hold parents more accountable.
The committee did not decide on a measure to enhance penalties for behavior that disturbs the peace where an offender conceals their identity.
The city’s gas utility told the City Council Committee on Environmental Protection and Energy on Tuesday that the state’s directive for the company to retire and replace aging pipeline infrastructure necessitated their latest rate hike request.
Alderpeople on the City Council Committee on Environmental Protection and Energy on Tuesday will hold a hearing on Peoples Gas’ rate hike request and its new program to identify and replace pipes that are most at risk of a failure.
The environment committee will meet at 11 a.m. in Room 201A at City Hall.