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    State's Attorney Eileen O'Neill Burke attends the 2025 Machine Gun Conversion Device Summit in June 2025. [Cook County State's Attorney's Office]

    County commissioners heard about the Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office’s (CCSAO) staffing successes and the limits of its authority to prosecute federal immigration agents during a mid-year budget hearing with State’s Attorney Eileen O’Neill Burke last week.

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    County Treasurer Maria Pappas is pictured.

    The Cook County Treasurer’s Office published a new report Monday showing that a minority of eligible voters made decisions around bond insurances and property tax hikes in the last two major elections.

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    Budget Chair Jason Ervin (28) is pictured at a City Council meeting on April 17, 2024. [Don Vincent/The Daily Line]

    The chair of the City Council’s budget committee formally introduced a proposal at Wednesday’s special council meeting that the alderman believes could open the door for the city to reacquire the rights to its parking meters.

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    Renderings show the proposed Amazon fulfillment center in Gage Park. [Chicago Department of Planning and Development]

    The Chicago Plan Commission last week approved plans for a new Amazon fulfillment center in Gage Park.

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

    Chicago voters this fall will weigh in on the development of permanent festival and outdoor event space for large events, the reinstatement of gunshot detection technology and the proposed pursuit of cost recovery associated with the impact of the federal government’s immigration actions in the city, with the City Council officially finalizing its three November ballot questions at a special meeting Wednesday.

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    Ald. Gilbert Villegas (36), one of the sponsors of the FAIR Ordinance, is pictured at a City Council meeting on April 15, 2026. [Don Vincent/The Daily Line]

    A group of alderpeople opposed to some of the biggest reforms in Mayor Brandon Johnson’s Protecting Renters Ordinance (PRO) introduced a rival ordinance last week, dubbed the Fair Accountability In Rentals (FAIR) ordinance, that they argue would prevent what they see as potential negative consequences of the PRO legislation while retaining some reforms meant to benefit tenants.

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

    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.

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    Ald. Andre Vasquez (40) questions CTA board nominee Michael Eaddy at a transportation committee meeting on July 14, 2026. [Livestream]

    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. 

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    Gov. JB Pritzker signed 77 bills into law last week, including measures dictating custody disputes for pets and requiring one-hour notice for home service arrival. 

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    The new Northern Illinois Transit Authority (NITA) board will oversee a different budget process for Chicago-area service boards, with the budget process set to begin shortly after they take office Sept. 1. 

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    A legislative inspector general (LIG) report on alleged sexual harassment claims against former Rep. Harry Benton (D-Plainfield) is expected to be released by the end of the month after the bipartisan Legislative Ethics Commission voted unanimously to publish it. 

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    Illinois led a coalition of states Thursday in filing a lawsuit against the Trump administration for allegedly illegal conditions for billions of dollars in emergency and security funds. 

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    Gov. JB Pritzker publicly called for transparency from Illinois House Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch amid fallout from alleged misconduct from two members of the House Democratic caucus. 

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    During a contentious meeting Tuesday, the Illinois State Board of Elections voted to remove two independent candidates running for an open congressional seat currently held by outgoing Rep. Jesus 'Chuy' Garcia (D-Ill.) 

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    Illinois’ Democratic leaders maintained a cash advantage over their Republican counterparts in the second quarter as the state’s Republicans struggle to raise funds, according to state campaign finance records.