Sen. Laura Ellman (D-Naperville) passed HB 741, which would let students use 529 college savings for other uses, out of the Senate Friday. In a statement, Ellman said “expanding how students can use this savings program provides them with more options for the future.”

Sen. Terri Bryant (R-Murphysboro) blasted proposed legislation pertaining to the redistricting process in a tweet: “There is a hearing taking place on HB2777,” she wrote. “It is the bill that will put the new maps in statute. It was posted around 1:00am. The hearing was scheduled an hour before the hearing began. DID ANY OF YOU KNOW ABOUT IT?? Sneaky non transparent BS.”

Sen. Dave Koehler (D-Peoria) has passed the Vegetable Garden Protection Act out of the Senate. According to a press release, HB 633 “establishes the right to grow a vegetable garden on private property, and prevents municipalities from prohibiting the cultivation of vegetable gardens absent any other concerns.”

Sen. Laura Fine (D-Glenview) passed HB 714 out of the Senate Friday, permitting Illinoisans filing claims for disability benefits to not pay for copies of medical records while filing.

Fine also passed HB 3025, which mandates that the Department of Healthcare and Family Services cover telehealth for epilepsy care providers, and HB 3079, which expands infertility treatment to single women and women unable to conceive with partners.

Sen. Mattie Hunter’s (D-Chicago) bill requiring schools to have pregnancy-related absence and missed work policies passed out of the General Assembly. “Girls should not be punished for being pregnant. School administrators can help accommodate pregnant students’ learning needs to ensure their pregnancy does not set them back in life,” Hunter said in a statement.

Sen. Scott Bennett (D-Champaign) passed the Know Before You Owe Private Education Loan Act out of the Senate (HB 2746). The law requires private lenders to work more closely with schools to confirm that parts of tuition are not covered by financial aid and requires colleges and universities to inform students about potential federal loans.

Sen. Karina Villa (D-West Chicago) passed HB 3438, which would require public higher education institutions in Illinois to have an Undocumented Student Resource Liaison, out of the Senate Friday. In a statement, Villa said “targeted resources will have a profound impact on marginalized communities on campus.”

Sen. Sara Feigenholtz (D-Chicago) passed legislation requiring Illinois county clerks to issue new marriage certificates reflecting name changes out of the Senate Friday (HB 2590).

Rep. Jonathan Carroll (D-Northbrook) retweeted the Asthma and Allergy Foundation’s celebratory tweet about the passage of Elijah’s Law (HB 102), which mandates preschools and daycares to implement anaphylactic policies.

Sen. Christopher Belt’s (D-Swansea) bill HB 3914 cleared both chambers of the Illinois Legislature. The measure requires the Illinois Department of Central Management Services to review hiring policies with the goal of achieving a more diverse hiring pool.

Sen. Cristina Castro (D-Elgin) tweeted about the passage of SB 967, which makes a number of changes to state laws for pregnant and recently pregnant women. “So proud to have worked on this measure, and I am happy to see it passed out of the House today. On to the Governor's desk!” she wrote.

Sen. Dave Koehler (D-Peoria) passed HB 2748 out of the Senate Thursday. If it becomes law, the bill will allow special education students who turned 22 during the COVID-19 pandemic to finish their school year.

Sen. Julie Morrison’s (D-Lake Forest) measure requiring oral drugs to have labels about their gluten content passed both chambers of the legislature. “The measure will make it easier and safer for people with Celiac disease or gluten sensitivity to make informed purchases of necessary medications,” Morrison said in a statement.

Sen. Meg Loughran Cappel (D-Shorewood) passed HB 122, which ends early termination fees for utilities of dead customers, out of the Senate Thursday.

Cappel and Rep. Mark Batinick (R-Plainfield) passed HB 343 to expand the time window for school zone speed limits by half an hour, to 6:30 a.m. instead of 7 a.m.

Sen. Tom Cullerton (D- Villa Park) passed a measure (HB 3147) requiring long-term care facilities to connect residents to family and friends on a daily basis during disaster periods.  

Sen. Suzy Glowiak Hilton (D-Western Springs) advanced HB 2454, which creates an option for local governments to forgo licensing or permitting fees for businesses and services. In a statement, Glowiak Hilton said “this proposal allows governments to offer relief to any local business that demonstrates financial loss.”

Sen. John Connor (D-Lockport) passed HB 3004 out of the Senate Thursday. The bill would prevent board members of a “pension fund, investment board or retirement system from being employed by the pension fund for 12 months after serving on the board.” 

Sen. Cristina Pacione-Zayas (D-Chicago) passed a bill that would require the state's Regional Offices of Education to adopt internet accessibility provisions for schoolchildren. HB 26, meant to assist children with special needs, now heads to Gov. JB Pritzker for signature. 

Sen. Karina Villa (D-West Chicago) passed SB 400 out of the Senate Thursday in a move to eliminate graphic imagery from school shooting drills.

Ald. Sophia King (4) tweeted about the deferred ordinance to rename Lake Shore Drive, writing “no addresses would need to be changed. That was Ald. Hopkins excuse for his political maneuvering. SMH.” 

Ald. Roberto Maldonado (26) tweeted, “It has been an honor to serve the Latino Caucus as the Chair and look forward to the leadership of @gilbert36ward!” 

Ald. Carlos Ramirez (35) kept up his criticism of Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s proposal for civilian oversight of Chicago police, tweeting, “the mayor doesn't need to pass an ordinance in order for her to appoint an advisory body that makes recommendations. She has the power to do that right now. The mayor's ordinance isn't civilian oversight — it's window dressing, a farce.” 

Ald. Tom Tunney (44) invited residents to participate in meetings about infrastructure changes and creating the city’s master plan for the next decade in his weekly newsletter. 

Ald. James Cappleman (46) shared his concern about Lightfoot’s measure to put a curfew on liquor sales in his weekly newsletter, writing “I believe they should remain open until midnight because a number of small businesses, that have taken a huge hit during this pandemic, heavily depend on liquor sales.”

• The Rebuild Illinois capital plan will finance about $850 million worth of new infrastructure projects starting in the second half of 2021 and 2022. In a statement, Gov. JB Pritzker said, “Rebuild Illinois is not only about investing in infrastructure but about investing in people and communities as well. In the coming months, [the Illinois Department of Transportation] will undertake projects that will ultimately create safer roads and bridges and provide jobs in Chicago and across the entire state.” 

• The Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce will host a panel titled “Developing Downtown: Reimagining the LaSalle Street Corridor” on June 3 at 11 a.m. Panelists will include president of the Chicago Federation of Labor Bob Reiter and director of the Illinois Department of Central Management Services Janel L. Forde. The panel will focus on the potential sale of the James R. Thompson Center and the economic opportunities associated with it. Register here. 

• Rail~Volution, SPARCC and Elevated ChicagoeTOD will co-hosts a webinar on June 9 dicsussing the city’s recent Equitable Transit-Oriented Development Policy Plan with speakers from City Hall, the Center for Neighborhood Technology and the community development organization the Endeleo Institute. The webinar will discuss funding for the project, who will benefit from it and look back at the history of the effort that led to the equitable transit plan. Panelists include Juan Sebastian Arias, Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s deputy director of policy. Register here. 

• Darlene Dugo has been promoted from senior acquisition manager to deputy director of the Cook County Land Bank Authority. Dugo has overseen property acquisitions for the land bank authority since 2016.

Sen. Elgie Sims (D-Chicago) passed HB 374, which would facilitate the development of housing ing for community college students, out of the Senate and onto the governor's desk. In a statement, Sims touted the benefits of on-campus living. “Studies show that students who live on campus complete more credit hours and have higher grade point averages,” he said. 

Sen. Cristina Castro’s (D-Elgin) bill (HB 449) to provide housing support to Illinoisans with serious mental health or substance abuse problems is headed to the governor for signature. In a statement, Castro said, “This legislation will provide those struggling with a way to get back on their feet without institutionalization.” 

Sen. Sara Feighenholtz’s (D-Chicago) bill to add flexibility to paid sick leave for new parents (HB 816) passed the Senate Wednesday. According to a press release, the legislation would allow school employees outside Chicago “to use 30 working days of paid sick leave after the birth, adoption, or fostering of a child at any time within the year after the child joins the family.” 

Sen. John Curran (R-Lemont) is hosting a seminar about student loans alongside the Illinois Student Assistance Commission on June 10. Curran said the session would “provide information about the types of loans available to students and parents, and additional information highlighting options for loan repayment." 

Rep. Tom Demmer (R-Dixon) retweeted a clip of himself responding to news that a top aide of former Speaker Mike Madigan had been indicted: "In Illinois this keeps happening again, and again, and again, and again...This is more than a few bad apples,” Demmer said. 

Sen. Terri Bryant (R-Murphysboro) commented on the passage of HB 3665, under which the Prison Review Board would be empowered to release medically incapacitated or terminally ill patients ahead of schedule. “While I can understand the intent behind this legislation, given the current issues getting appointees for the PRB to come before members of the General Assembly for review and the insensitivity this legislation takes toward victims of crimes, I cannot and did not support this measure,” she wrote.

• The state on Wednesday announced a public-private partnership with Amtrak, Walmart, TravelCenters of American, Wally’s and Hyvee to host COVID-19 vaccination clinics at travel centers throughout the state. The clinics, which will be available starting Friday, will be located at Union Station in Chicago and travel centers in Mt. Vernon, Troy, Effingham, Bloomington and Pontiac.  

Ald. Brian Hopkins (2) tweeted, “a ceremonial act designed to confer honor to an historic figure (such as renaming an iconic roadway that belongs to all Chicagoans) should not be forced upon us in an atmosphere of acrimony, anger, threats, recrimination, and revenge.” 

Ald. Michael Rodriguez (22) tweeted, “I’m looking forward to the work ahead as the new Chair of the Chicago Latino Caucus Foundation! Congrats to Vice Chair @ByronSigcho, Secretary @DanielLaSpata and Treasurer @aldcardenas.”

Ald. Rossana Rodriguez (33) tweeted about the City Council dust-up over renaming Lake Shore Drive: “Wow. The Mayor just totally ignored that @aldsophiaking motioned for roll call first and allowed Hopkins to D&P the Ordinance to change the name of Lake Shore Drive to honor Jean Baptist Point DuSable. So sad. It’s disgraceful,” she wrote. 

Ald. Carlos Ramirez-Rosa (35) tweeted “it’s a no from me” regarding a proposed ordinance to retain the 10 p.m. curfew on alcohol sales in Chicago. 

Ald. Gilbert Villegas (36) tweeted about the passage of the rogue towing ordinance in City Council, writing “We still have a lot of work to do to address this public safety nightmare. Thank you to my colleagues for supporting this first step in reigning in these rogue towers.” 

Ald. Anthony Napolitano (41) shared a petition against a new set of housing developments in his ward. “This development is unwanted by the local residents in Chicago and Park Ridge. Changing the zoning will set a precedent for the remaining stretch of Higgins,” he wrote on Facebook.  

Ald. Michele Smith (43) tweeted about accountability regarding Chicago and Illinois’ pension problem: “Glad that pensioners are doing something to watch their own pension boards,” she wrote. “The IL Supreme Court says Chicago is a guarantor of pension benefits. So taxpayers have to pay no matter how irresponsible the investment decisions of pension boards.” 

Ald. Harry Osterman (48) tweeted about Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s proposal for civilian oversight of police, writing "Chicagoans want a ground-up approach where the impact of policy and direction of CPD is guided by what Chicagoans want, not what elected officials want." That's why I'm a lead sponsor of the ECPS ordinance.”

• The Chicago City Council Latino Caucus elected Ald. Gilbert Villegas (36) chair of its 2021-23 Executive Committee in a unanimous vote, replacing Ald. Roberto Maldonado (26). Ald. Silvana Tabares (23) will be vice chair, Ald. Andre Vasquez (40) will be treasurer and Ald. Carlos Ramirez-Rosa (35) will be secretary. Additionally, Ald. Michael Rodriguez (22) will serve as the next chair of the Chicago City Council Latino Caucus Foundation. In a statement, Villegas thanked Maldonado for his leadership and said the caucus would continue “developing avenues to empower the Latino community throughout Chicago.” Villegas also chaired the Latino Caucus between 2017 and 2019. 

• The Chicago Park District will reopen 22 beaches on Friday, city officials announced Wednesday. "As the weather warms up and our city begins to safely return to a sense of normalcy, reopening our beloved lakefront beaches is the perfect way to turn the page on spring and get back to our favorite outdoor activities," Mayor Lori Lightfoot wrote in a statement. The beaches have been closed since September 2019. 

• Mayor Lori Lightfoot announced two new appointments on Tuesday: Andrea Holthouse Cheng will lead the Department of Water Management, replacing Comm. Randy Conner, and Brandie Knazze will take over at the Department of Family and Support Services, replacing Comm. Lisa Morrison Butler. Cheng, who has worked at the water department since 2004, has been acting commissioner since January 2021. In a statement, Cheng said her priorities would be to “promote professionalism and create diversity” to make sure the department would be prepared to start replacing lead service lines and “expanding regional growth.” Prior to her appointment, Knazze worked as the First Deputy Commissioner of the Department of Family and Support Services. In a statement, she said the importance of the department’s work had only become clearer throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. 

• The City Council Democratic Socialist Caucus will host a Fair Wage Day of Action wage strike at 3 p.m. Wednesday “to show that the clear answer to the so-called worker "shortage" is clear: pay them a full, fair wage,” according to an event announcement. The caucus is collaborating on the event with One Fair Wage and Fight for 15, two campaigns advocating for a minimum wage of $15 per hour nationwide, as well as Service Workers United For Power, Women’s March, the Sunrise Movement, Ultraviolet, Women Take Action and Women2Win. Ald. Carlos Ramirez-Rosa (35), Ald. Jeanette Taylor (20), Ald. Rossana Rodriguez (33) and Ald. Byron Sigcho-Lopez (25) will all speak at the action, located at 1028 N. Rush St.   

• Former Illinois treasurer and Democratic candidate for Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias announced Tuesday the Service Employees International Union State Council had endorsed his campaign. The union represents more than 150,000 workers in Illinois.  

Sen. Ram Villivalam (D-Chicago) tweeted, “The TEAACH Act just passed the Illinois Senate! This legislation would be a significant milestone for Asian Americans and will ensure that our stories and experiences are accurately reflected in our history curriculum.”

Sen. Karina Villa (D-West Chicago) passed HB 641 out of the Senate Tuesday. Thee bill would provide free menstrual products to college students in Illinois. In a statement, Villa said “every student has access to essentials like hand soap and toilet paper — menstrual products shouldn’t be any different.” 

Villa also passed HB 118 out of the Senate, which would entitle underpaid employees to damages equivalent to 5 percent of the amount by which they were underpaid. 

Sen. Christopher Belt (D-Swansea) passed HB 270, which requires the Illinois Department of Transportation to cover 100 percent of pedestrian infrastructure projects, out of the Senate Tuesday. 

Belt also passed a bill (HB 226) out of the house that allows students to choose whether to submit ACT/SAT scores to colleges and universities through the Higher Education Fair Admissions Act. In a statement, Belt said, “We know standardized tests are not reliable indicators of graduation rates. Taking a snapshot of a student’s high school years and reducing it down to a single test isn't fair.” 

Sen. Tony Munoz (D-Chicago) passed HB 1779 out of the Senate Tuesday, which requires insurance to cover biomarker testing. In a statement, Munoz said, “it’s necessary to give all patients access to these medical advancements, no matter their income level.”   

Sen. Robert Peters’ (D-Chicago) bill decriminalizing unknowing transmission of HIV-AIDS (HB 1063) will head to Gov. JB Pritzker’s desk. In a statement, Peters called laws criminalizing HIV “outdated, dangerous, discriminatory, and out of line with current science.” 

Sen. Tom Cullerton (D-Villa Park) passed a bill (HB 1290) out of the Senate that “would allow veterans whose discharge was solely based on their sexual orientation or gender identity to begin receiving state veterans benefits.” 

Sen. Rachelle Crowe (D-Glen Carbon) passed a bill (HB 1162) out of the Senate Tuesday extending the Illinois School Code “to require instruction for grade school students to learn effective methods for drug abuse prevention and avoidance, including opioids and other substances.”

Ald. Daniel La Spata (1) announced he will host a virtual meeting on June 28 to discuss a renewed push to rehabilitate the Congress Theater. 

Ald. Raymond Lopez (15) promoted a City Council order (Or2021-126) he introduced to censure Mayor Lori Lightfoot if she does not fill top positions, tweeting, “Chicago deserves a govt operating on all cylinders - something Lightfoot clearly isn’t capable of ensuring.” 

Ald. Matt O’Shea (19) promoted the Mt. Greenwood Community Food Drive set for 10 a.m. Thursday.

Ald. Rossana Rodriguez (33) tweeted about Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s unveiled plan for civilian oversight of police, writing, “MLL promised police reform during her campaign and ppl thought she would lead. Then she blocked the efforts to get it done. Then she watered down those efforts, wrapped them up and put a bow on it. The lack of leadership and respect for movement runs deep.” 

In a tweet, Ald. Gilbert Villegas (36) knocked Mayor Lori Lightfoot for representation in her department leadership: “8% of @chicagosmayor Commissioners are Latino/a yet we make up 30% plus of the city’s population. A lot of discussion to be had moving forward on whether or not these appointments get support from the @ChiLatinoCaucus,” he wrote. 

Ald. Tom Tunney (44) tweeted in support of AIDS Garden Chicago, writing that the park “will be the city's first monument to honor the early days of the HIV epidemic and those who continue fighting today. 

Ald. Maria Hadden (49) tweeted about the proposed affordable housing development near MAT Asphalt in McKinley Park, writing “I have serious concerns about why we would even consider continuing to create conditions of environmental racism by trying to locate 120 units of affordable housing next to a known environmental hazard.”

• Mayor Lori Lightfoot announced she will promote Sybil Madison, currently the city’s deputy mayor for education and human services, to become the mayor’s next chief of staff. Madison will take over on June 2 for Maurice Classen, who has been chief of staff since Lightfoot came into office in 2019. The mayor separately announced that Paul Goodrich will become the city’s next chief operating officer next Tuesday, June 1. Goodrich, who previously owned a finance consulting firm, will be responsible for overseeing "infrastructure, transportation, regulatory and municipal administrative services” in the city under his new role, according to the mayor’s office.

• Lightfoot on Monday touted the opening of applications for the next round of the city’s Emergency Rental Assistance Program, which will distribute $79.8 million in federally sourced grants to people who have fallen behind on rent due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In order to qualify, renters must be able to prove that they live in Chicago, earn below-average income and have “suffered a hardship” due to the pandemic. Renters and landlords have until 11:59 p.m. on Tuesday, June 8 to apply online or call a Chicago Department of Housing hotline at 312-698-0202. 

• Starting on Wednesday, Cook County Health will distribute 15,000 tickets to Six Flags Great America to anyone who shows up for a vaccine at a county-run site, the health system announced Monday. The county administers mass vaccination sites in Des Plaines, River Grove, Forest Park, Tinley Park, South Holland and Matteson, plus multiple mobile and community sites across the county.

• The Illinois Department of Public Health and the Discovery Partners Institute announced Monday a statewide system to monitor the virus that causes COVID-19 in wastewater. The virus is detectable in human waste days before symptoms may appear state officials said, while announcing a $5.5 million investment to build and support the monitoring system. The state and Discovery Partners Institute are set to begin sampling and analysis in 10 counties, with expansions planned for later in the year. The initial counties include Carroll, Cass, Franklin, Fulton, Jefferson, Lawrence, Livingston, Macon, Montgomery and Vermilion.

Ald. Raymond Lopez (15) tweeted, “Police must work 12-hour shifts with no days off because we don’t have a solid violence reduction strategy coming out of City Hall.”

Ald. Jeanette Taylor (20) retweeted a Guardian article about the Obama Presidential Center which quoted her discussing the process of building a relationship with the Obama Foundation: “we’re learning to trust each other.”

Ald. Jason Ervin (28) tweeted, “Convelescing is no fun...” Ervin is recovering from a thyroid surgery.

Ald. Andre Vasquez (40) tweeted “Shout out to Mayor Lightfoot for dropping the GAPA Minus Ordinance for the Summer. Nothing like some weak tea for those hot days.”

Ald. Brendan Reilly (42) promoted his ordinance (O2021-2028) to impose price caps on ride-share trips, tweeting, “Sick & tired of ridiculously high surge prices for your ride home?”

Ald. Michele Smith (43) shared opportunities to get vaccinated against COVID-19 and news about updated street light in the Gold Coast in her weekly newsletter.

Ald. James Cappleman (46) tweeted, “the housing first model to address homelessness REALLY WORKS and it SAVES $. I will keep pushing for funds to provide needed housing for those who are living on the streets!”

Ald. Matt Martin (47) tweeted about a new ordinance he introduced (O2021-2134), which he called “a modest, but common sense step to help address the significant racial wealth gap in Chicago.” The ordinance would “help Chicagoans transfer their deed without concern about their ability to pay outstanding water debt. In many situations, like a divorce, a new owner is not receiving money and may not be able to immediately pay the bill in full.”

Sen. Michael Hastings (D-Tinley Park) announced $70,948,000 in infrastructure upgrades for the South Suburbs financed by the Rebuild Illinois Plan. In a statement, Hastings said, “It is thrilling to witness that investment in public safety and job creation begin to pay off.” 

Rep. Tim Butler (R-Springfield) tweeted, “Hmm...redistricting transparency? Guess not. We have been told there are two hearings tomorrow and two hearings Wednesday, but as of yet no hearings are posted? How is the public supposed to participate? “ 

Rep. Tom Demmer (R-Dixon) retweeted a statement from the Illinois Restaurants Association, which commended him and Rep. Marcus Evans (D-Chicago) “for opposing tax increases on businesses trying to recover from the pandemic. Supporting HR 272 goes a long way in helping our industry recover. 

Rep. Maura Hirschauer (D-Batavia) tweeted about passing HB 1092: “Red flag laws can keep dangerous weapons out of the hands of those who pose a risk to themselves or others. I passed new legislation that will create a public awareness campaign on IL's firearm restraining order law to educate the public on how to help prevent further tragedies.” 

Sen. Mike Simmons (D-Chicago) tweeted “glad the Chicago Sun-Times made it front page news that I refused to let a GOP senator get away with dog-whistling on the Senate floor. When we sit quietly through this kind of stuff we normalize it. As Illinois’ 1st queer senator, I will fight this kind of stuff tooth and nail.” The Sun-Times ran an article covering Simmons’ rebuke of Sen. Darren Bailey’s (R-Xenia) remark about "perversion” while discussing a sex education measure.

Rep. Tom Demmer (R-Dixon) tweeted about the redistricting process in a meme, writing “How it started: Candidate @JBPritzker "I pledge to veto" a map drawn by legislators. How it's going: @GovPritzker "Ok fine, I'll sign whatever this thing is."” 

Rep. Ann Williams (D-Chicago) celebrated the passage of the Marriage License Modernization Act in a tweet, writing “as the bill heads to Governor Pritzker's desk, we celebrate today and remember the immense work still to be done for equality across Illinois!”

Rep. Avery Bourne (R-Morrisonville) tweeted about the completed redistricting maps with an extended riff from the hit musical Hamilton, knocking Democrats for what Republicans have argued was an unnecessarily opaque process.

Sen. Don DeWitte (R-St. Charles) called on the legislature to passs ethics reforms in the waning days of the legislative session. As of today, the Senate Ethics Committee has met only once all year,” DeWitte said in a statement before calling on legislators to pass the bill he is co-sponsoring, Senate Bill 1350.

Sen. Omar Aquino (D-Chicago) announced a capital improvement project in the 2nd District funded by the Rebuild Illinois plan, thanking Gov. JB Pritzker “for leading the way.”

Ald. Daniel La Spata (1) tweeted, “at the end of this hot weekend, there will be a lot of reporting on how many folks were shot and killed. In large part because our hopes for violence prevention are more based on the weather than investments in the health and stability of those at risk of gun violence.” 

George Cardenas (12) weighed in on the U.S. handling of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict in a tweet, writing “I'm not a socialist for sure but there comes a time when we have to see reality when we must see that if we espouse democratic values and ask other observe human rights then must be look at the Palestinian struggle in the same way.” 

Ald. Raymond Lopez (15) tweeted “One neighbor behind my house has a band playing in their garage while in front another‘s iTunes is stuck on repeat w/ the same damn song for the last 20 mins. I smell arrachera somewhere. My dogs are trying to sleep despite the fireworks. Welcome back #ChiSummer, we missed you!” 

Ald. Scott Waguespack (32) shared information about block parties and lead service line replacements in his weekly newsletter.  

Ald. Carlos Ramirez-Rosa (35) tweeted about the Empowering Communities for Public Safety ordinance: “The CPAC-GAPA unity ordinance for community control of the police, will be voted on next month. People power got us this far and people power will pass this ordinance,” he wrote. 

Ald. Andre Vasquez (40) tweeted “Some academic types love to school members of marginalized groups about capitalism like we haven’t all grown up oppressed in it. There can be a mutual exchange of information if both sides are open enough to listen.”

Ald. Maria Hadden (49) shared some of the highlights of her first two years in office in her weekly newsletter, including the Block by Block program and affordable housing protections.

No announcements today.