Ald. Howard Brookins (21) during a City Council meeting. [Don Vincent/The Daily Line]

Ald. Howard Brookins (21) announced on Wednesday that he plans to retire from the City Council at the end of his fifth term next year.

Ald. Susan Sadlowski Garza (10) speaks at a news conference in February. [Don Vincent/The Daily Line]

Ald. Susan Sadlowski Garza (10) on Monday became the latest in a sea of aldermen to announce they won’t seek reelection next year. But there is no shortage of aldermanic hopefuls launching campaigns ready to run for Garza’s and other soon-to-be-open aldermanic seats.

City leaders announced on Tuesday that Chicago has received 150,000 doses of the updated COVID-19 vaccine. And a City Council committee will meet on Wednesday to consider a Park District Board reappointment.

Lime is doubling its scooter fleet and expanding into Chicago’s downtown. [Lime]

A couple months after the city launched its permanent e-scooter share program, Lime is doubling its scooter fleet and expanding into the city’s downtown.

Chicago is changing the way it goes to bid for its public way tree planting program.

The city of Chicago has changed the way it bids out its supply of trees to be planted in the public way to broaden job opportunities and give local companies the chance to add to the city’s tree canopy.

Ald. Leslie Hairston (5) and Annastasia Walker, executive director of the city's Office of Public Safety Administration speak during a committee meeting Wednesday.

Spending on police surveillance cameras and expanding an alternative police response pilot program for mental health calls will likely be hot topics during this year’s budget hearings as aldermen prodded city officials on the topic Wednesday.

Frank Chapman speaks during a news conference Tuesday. [Erin Hegarty/The Daily Line]

Police reform advocates urged residents to run for positions on 22 new district councils set up under the civilian police oversight ordinance approved last year as Tuesday marked the first day candidates could begin collecting petition signatures for next year’s municipal election.

The City Council’s budget committee will hear an update on the city’s budget through the end of June and an update on the Chicago Police Department’s budget. Police Supt. David Brown on Tuesday announced a new time-off policy for most sworn officers.

Ald. Tom Tunney (44) [Don Vincent/The Daily Line]

Ald. Tom Tunney (44) won’t seek reelection next year, ending his two-decade run representing Lakeview.

Mayor Lori Lightfoot speaks during a news conference Monday. [Erin Hegarty/The Daily Line]

Chicago’s seven-member Community Commission for Public Safety and Police Accountability will begin its work Sept. 1 as Mayor Lori Lightfoot on Monday named the seven people she has chosen to serve on the commission tasked with oversight of the Chicago Police Department.

Ald. Raymond Lopez (15) speaks during a news conference Monday. [Erin Hegarty/The Daily Line]

The Chicago mayoral election is six months away, but Ald. Raymond Lopez (15) and at least three other mayoral hopefuls challenging Mayor Lori Lightfoot, are calling for a new city charter that would serve almost like a constitution.

Ald. Leslie Hairston (5) during a City Council meeting. [Don Vincent/The Daily Line]

Ald. Leslie Hairston (5) will retire at the end of her term in 2023, marking an end to her 24-year run as alderwoman of the South Side ward that covers portions of Hyde Park, South Shore, Grand Crossing and Woodlawn.

Ald. Silvana Tabares (23), speaks during a committee meeting Thursday.

As aldermen are pushing the Chicago Police Department to do more to help officers facing mental health challenges and guarantee they have more regular time off, the city is struggling to fill clinical therapist positions meant to provide more support for Chicago police.

Ald. Silvana Tabares (23) speaks during a news conference in July. [Erin Hegarty/The Daily Line]

Aldermen during a Thursday hearing will have the chance to ask leaders of the Chicago Police Department what they are doing to support police officers and the mental health challenges they face.

Chicago’s new ward and precinct maps includes 779 fewer precincts. [Don Vincent/The Daily Line]

While the new ward and precinct maps the Chicago Board of Elections released on Tuesday includes 779 fewer precincts than the previous map, voters won’t see a drastic decrease in the number of polling places for the Nov. 8 General Election, according to election officials.