The Harris Trust and Savings Bank building at 111 W. Monroe St. is pictured. [Chicago Department of Planning and Development presentation]

The City Council Committee on Zoning, Landmarks and Building Standards on Tuesday will consider a proposal that’s part of Mayor Brandon Johnson’s plan to cut bureaucratic hurdles, a landmark designation crucial to a downtown office-to-housing conversion project and a proposed downtown cannabis dispensary. 

The zoning committee will meet at 10 a.m. in council chambers.

Workforce Development Chair Mike Rodriguez (22) is pictured at a City Council meeting in March 2023. [Don Vincent/The Daily Line]

The City Council Committee on Workforce Development on Monday could hold a vote on a sweeping proposal to improve conditions and pay for rideshare drivers after the item was delayed in committee last week.

Ald. Pat Dowell (3), the finance committee chair, is pictured at a City Council meeting on June 12, 2024. [Don Vincent/The Daily Line]

The City Council Committee on Finance on Monday will consider multiple legal settlements, tax increment financing (TIF) agreements and airport project bonds. The committee will meet at 10 a.m. in council chambers.

Ald. Greg Mitchell (7), chair of the transportation committee, is pictured at a council meeting on April 7, 2025. [Don Vincent/The Daily Line]

The City Council’s transportation committee on Wednesday delayed votes on an ordinance to implement an automated enforcement system for drivers that illegally overtake school buses and a measure to establish a pilot program to provide safe travel for youth in Austin, but it approved an ordinance to crack down on illegal vehicle dumping.

The Committee on Special Events, Cultural Affairs and Recreation considers advisory council appointments on June 11, 2025. [Livestream]

The City Council Committee on Special Events, Cultural Affairs and Recreation on Wednesday approved five new appointments to the Special Events and Cultural Affairs Advisory Council.

Ald. Anthony Napolitano (41) is pictured at a City Council meeting on June 12, 2024. [Don Vincent/The Daily Line]

The City Council Committee on License and Consumer Protection on Wednesday approved an ordinance to give members of the City Council more power to control where short-term rentals are located in their wards and an ordinance to better enforce license requirements for pedicab operators.

Ald. Byron Sigcho-Lopez (25), chair of the housing committee, is pictured at a City Council meeting June 12, 2024. [Don Vincent/The Daily Line]

The City Council Committee on Housing and Real Estate on Wednesday approved two property tax incentive designations, an appointment to the city’s Low-Income Housing Trust Fund board and a lease extension for a community health center in Pilsen.

Ald. Debra Silverstein (50), chair of the license and consumer protection committee, is pictured at a City Council meeting in October 2023. [Don Vincent/The Daily Line]

The City Council Committee on License and Consumer Protection on Wednesday will consider an ordinance to give members of the City Council more power to control where short-term rentals are located in their wards, consider the latest proposed geographic ban on hemp-derived intoxicant sales and learn more about Uber’s erroneous overcharging of the city’s congestion fee.

The committee will meet at 10 a.m. in council chambers.

Ald. Greg Mitchell (7), chair of the transportation committee, is pictured at a council meeting on April 7, 2025. [Don Vincent/The Daily Line]

Alderpeople on the city’s transportation committee on Wednesday will consider measures to implement an automated enforcement system for drivers that illegally overtake school buses, reform fines for illegal vehicle dumping and waste disposal and establish a pilot program to provide safe travel for youth in a West Side ward.

The Committee on Transportation and Public Way will meet at 10:15 a.m. in Room 201A at City Hall.

Ald. Nick Sposato (38), chair of the Committee on Special Events, Cultural Affairs and Recreation, is pictured at a council meeting Oct. 11, 2023. [Don Vincent/The Daily Line]

The City Council Committee on Special Events, Cultural Affairs and Recreation on Wednesday will consider five appointments to the Special Events and Cultural Affairs Advisory Council.  

The committee will meet at 12:30 p.m. in Room 201A at City Hall.

Ald. Byron Sigcho-Lopez (25), chair of the housing committee, is pictured at a council meeting Sept. 18, 2024. [Don Vincent/The Daily Line]

The City Council Committee on Housing and Real Estate on Wednesday will consider two property tax incentive designations, an appointment to the city’s Low-Income Housing Trust Fund board and a lease extension for a community health center in Pilsen. 

The housing committee is scheduled to meet at noon in council chambers.

Ethics Chair Matt Martin is pictured at a City Council meeting on Oct. 9, 2024. [Don Vincent/The Daily Line]

Alderpeople on the City Council’s ethics committee on Monday held hearings on the Chicago Office of Inspector General (OIG) Audit and Program Review (APR) Section’s 2025 Annual Plan and on the proposed changes to the Chicago Board of Ethics rules and regulations.

Ald. Matt Martin (47) is pictured at a City Council meeting on June 12, 2024. [Don Vincent/The Daily Line]

A North Side alderperson is pushing for a measure that would change how the city regulates the fees charged to renters when they’re moving into a new apartment. The ordinance is intended to benefit tenants and landlords, respectively, by cracking down on the “outrageous” fees some charge their tenants while also reining in the sometimes cumbersome requirements landlords must follow for security deposits.

A Chicago Police Department emblem. [Don Vincent/The Daily Line]

The City Council Committee on Pedestrian and Traffic Safety on Monday will hold a hearing on the Chicago Police Department’s (CPD) use of traffic stops, their impact on safety and community-police relations and the potential policy reforms being explored by the department and the civilian police oversight commission.

The committee will meet at 10 a.m. in council chambers.

Ethics Chair Matt Martin is pictured at a City Council meeting on Oct. 9, 2024. [Don Vincent/The Daily Line]

The City Council Committee on Ethics and Government Oversight on Monday will hold subject matter hearings on the inspector general office’s Audit and Program Review Section 2025 Annual Plan and on the proposed changes to the Chicago Board of Ethics rules and regulations.

The ethics committee is scheduled to meet at noon in council chambers.