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    Chicago Animal Care and Control Executive Director Susan Cappello speaks at a city animal shelter press conference next to Mayor Brandon Johnson on Feb. 25, 2026. [Livestream]

    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.

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    Ald. Anthony Beale (9) is pictured during a City Council meeting Dec. 16, 2024. [Don Vincent/The Daily Line]

    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.

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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 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.

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

    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.

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    Corporation Counsel Mary Richardson-Lowry speaks at a news conference flanked by Mayor Brandon Johnson on Oct. 9, 2024. [Don Vincent/The Daily Line]

    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.

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    Ald. Raymond Lopez (15) is pictured at a City Council meeting in January 2025. [Don Vincent/The Daily Line]

    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.

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    A Peoples Gas truck is pictured. [Provided]

    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.

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    A Peoples Gas truck is pictured. [Provided]

    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.

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    The Illinois Supreme Court will hear oral arguments Tuesday for a case challenging the state’s law prohibiting felons from possessing firearms. 

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    The Illinois Secretary of State’s office is proposing a more than $840 million budget that Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias says will allow them to continue efforts to modernize the department. 

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    The Illinois Senate Local Government Committee approved a measure Wednesday that would allow board of review members in certain areas to live outside the county. 

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    Attorney General Kwame Raoul and a coalition of 21 attorneys general sued President Donald Trump Thursday challenging the 10 percent tariff instated after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down the president’s previous tariffs. 

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    The Illinois Municipal League (IML) is proposing a legislative agenda this spring that would allow non-home rule municipalities to impose their own motor fuel tax — and pushes against some of the governor’s key proposals. 

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    The Senate Executive Committee approved a measure Wednesday that would allow urban communities to lower their default speed limits without conducting a speed study. 

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    The Senate Criminal Law Committee approved bills Wednesday to clarify court proceedings for minors being released from custody and establish information sharing between pretrial services agencies and the Illinois State Police. 

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