Mayor Brandon Johnson is pictured at a City Council meeting in March. [Don Vincent/The Daily Line]

Alderpeople on Wednesday approved a controversial ordinance to give Chicago police the power to implement temporary curfews to curb incidents of rowdy and sometimes violent “teen takeovers,” the most high-profile of which tend to happen in the heart of downtown during the summer.

But Mayor Brandon Johnson, who has repeatedly argued curfews don't work, said after the meeting he will veto it, and there doesn’t appear to be enough votes to overturn that. 

The City Council also approved ordinances to crack down on illegal fly dumping and unlicensed pedicab operators and an ordinance to extend a partial ticket debt forgiveness program. 

The City Council is pictured during a Dec. 16. 2024 meeting. [Don Vincent/The Daily Line]

Alderpeople on Wednesday will face votes on an ordinance to allow the Chicago Police Department to enact “snap” curfews to curb teen takeovers, an ordinance to give council members more control over the number of short-term vacation rentals in their wards and an ordinance to extend a partial ticket debt forgiveness program. 

The City Council will also consider whether to revive a push from the council’s ethics chair to enhance the independence of the Office of the Inspector General (OIG) in relation to the city’s law department. The council meets at 10 a.m. 

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 deferred a vote on a measure that would enact new regulations on public-facing signs in windows, held an ordinance in committee that would have implemented recommendations from Mayor Brandon Johnson’s Cut the Tape initiative but approved a historic landmark designation for an office-to-housing conversion project and approved the use of a downtown retail space for a cannabis dispensary.

The approved items will be considered at Wednesday’s City Council meeting, which convenes at 10 a.m.

Finance Chair Pat Dowell is pictured during a City Council meeting on June 12, 2024. [Don Vincent/The Daily Line]

The City Council Committee on Finance on Monday approved nearly $25 million in police misconduct settlements, changes to a city employee charitable contribution program and an extension of a program that partially forgives ticket debt.

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.