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

    Nearly six months after stepping into the city’s chief financing officer role on an acting basis, acting CFO Steven Mahr has left the job just before another likely contentious city budget season begins.

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    Mayor Brandon Johnson is pictured at a City Council meeting on April 15, 2026. [Don Vincent/The Daily Line]

    Mayor Brandon Johnson signed an executive order (2026-4) Wednesday that strengthens the procurement standards for firearms, accessories and ammunition to address concern about law enforcement purchasing weapons from dealers that violate federal regulations.

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    Cook County Chief Financial Officer Angela Manning-Hardimon speaks to the Board of Commissioners at a mid-year budget hearing on July 21, 2026. [Livestream]

    Cook County commissioners at a mid-year budget hearing last week inquired about the largest forecasted gap in a decade and a half but did not get many clear answers about the specific solutions fiscal leaders will employ to respond to it.

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    Chicago Housing Authority Comm. Matthew Brewer is pictured. [Campaign Instagram account]

    Matthew Brewer, the former interim executive and former chair of the Chicago Housing Authority’s (CHA) Board of Commissioners, is one of many seeking to win the city’s mayor’s race next February.

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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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    A digital asset advocacy group has sued Illinois to overturn a cryptocurrency tax included in the fiscal year 2027 revenue omnibus. 

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    Cellphones will soon be banned in classrooms across Illinois after Gov. JB Pritzker signed a bill requiring school districts to adopt policies to limit phone use in schools. 

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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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