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The City Council Committee on Public Safety got a look at recent ShotSpotter data on Monday as the end of the contract is coming up in less than two weeks.
Alderpeople in favor of keeping the gunshot detection technology, which is concentrated on the South and West sides, used the hearing as an opportunity to call on the Johnson administration to act in response to an order supporting ShotSpotter that was overwhelmingly approved by the council months ago.
The city’s budget director announced the institution of three policies Monday aimed at addressing the projected end-of-year budget deficit and the estimated near-billion-dollar budget gap for 2025.
The City Council’s contracting committee will consider the appointment of a new chief procurement officer, and the environment committee will consider a measure to create a new body dedicated to shoreline protection and maintenance.
The Chicago Department of Aviation on Thursday announced a bid opportunity to fill 112 new concessions locations at Terminals 1 and 3 at O'Hare International Airport, in what the city called “one of the largest concessions bid opportunities in the history of U.S. airports.” The bid opportunity is part of the airport’s ongoing modernization effort.
The City Council’s public safety committee will hold a hearing Monday on police use of body cameras, drones and other technology to fight crime, and the ethics committee will hear the Chicago inspector general’s latest report.
The city is on track to obligate all of its American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funding by the end of the year and meet a federal deadline, but alderpeople want city officials to provide more specific data on how the money is being spent, accountability mechanisms for the organizations that got money and performance metrics for the programs funded.
Discussion about more transparency and about whether any uncommitted ARPA funds could be used to help plug a projected $982 million budget gap for 2025 came during a meeting of the Committee on Budget and Government Operations Thursday.
Alex Gallegos, a Crete-Monee Community Unit School District 201-U Board member, gained local attention two weeks ago for being the only Illinois delegate to the Democratic National Convention (DNC) to vote “present” during the roll call to nominate Vice President Kamala Harris to the top of the party ticket over the administration’s continued support for arming Israel in its military campaign in the Gaza Strip, which has killed thousands of civilians.
The City Council Committee on Special Events, Cultural Affairs and Recreation on Wednesday approved the appointment of a new Chicago Park District commissioner and an ordinance that would raise open space impact fees on residential developers.
Illinois lawmakers are renewing a push to pass new laws on gun storage after a 14-year-old was responsible for a mass shooting at a Georgia high school.
Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff made another stop in Chicago Friday just two weeks after the Democratic National Convention to stump for his wife, Vice President Kamala Harris, as the Harris-Walz campaign looks to build on strong fundraising numbers with two months before Election Day.
Chicago Bears CEO Kevin Warren told Chicago business leaders on Thursday night he is open to joining forces with other Chicago sports teams to submit a stadium funding pitch to the legislature. And the submission process to design a new state flag is now open despite controversy from some right-wing legislators.
Multiple reports this week on the state of Illinois’ economy point to slowing growth trends for the state along with vulnerability to an economic slowdown.
House Minority Leader Tony McCombie (R-Savanna) is continuing to push for more legal protections for state employees working in the field as a Sangamon County judge found a man guilty of killing a Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) worker in 2022.
Four homeless people were murdered on a CTA Blue Line train Monday morning as state lawmakers consider new changes to public transportation funding and governance. Hearings on the changes have also included opportunities for senators to press CTA President Dorval Carter about safety on his trains and buses.
The Hard Rock Casino in Rockford’s permanent location opened its doors on Thursday becoming the latest casino approved as part of a gaming expansion law in 2019 to open doors at a physical location.
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