Ald. Brendan Reilly (42), who put forward the Chicago Park District-related ordinance considered Wednesday, is pictured during a council meeting Dec. 16, 2024. [Don Vincent/The Daily Line]

The City Council Committee on Special Events, Cultural Affairs and Recreation on Wednesday voted to approve an ordinance that would allow the city’s business affairs department to enforce the Chicago Park District’s concession regulations to crack down on illegal vendors.

A CTA logo and train are pictured.

The City Council Committee on Transportation and Public Way on Wednesday approved a resolution (R2025-0016638) urging Illinois state lawmakers to pass “a transit omnibus package that addresses the impending fiscal cliff faced by the [Chicago Transit Authority (CTA)], Metra and Pace with all haste, to hold ourselves accountable in providing this essential service to the people of the Chicago region.” 

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 Tuesday approved measures renewing a business permit for a delivery robot company, adding parts of Belmont Cragin and Hermosa to the city’s growing list of areas where intoxicating hemp sales are banned and strengthening disclosure and information requirements for short-term rental activity.

Ald. Gilbert Villegas (36) is pictured at City Council on April 7, 2025. [Don Vincent/The Daily Line]

Alderpeople on Tuesday approved an ordinance that would allow people without college degrees to qualify for certain city jobs in some cases if they have equivalent work experience.

Alderpeople on Wednesday will consider an ordinance to enforce parking prohibitions on park district property and a resolution urging the state to fund local public transit.

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 Tuesday will consider a measure adding parts of Belmont Cragin and Hermosa to the city’s growing list of areas where intoxicating hemp sales are banned and the renewal of a business permit for a delivery robot company. 

The committee will meet at 10:30 a.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 changes to the city’s rules for requiring economic disclosure documents from people seeking city actions and a low affordability designation for a part of the city’s Far North Side.

The housing committee will meet at noon in council chambers.

Frank Velez, left, testifies at a Committee on Public Safety confirmation hearing on May 9, 2025. [Livestream]

The City Council Committee on Public Safety on Friday approved the appointment of Frank Velez to serve as the next director of the Office of Emergency Management and Communications (OEMC).

The City Council’s pedestrian and traffic safety committee this week will hold a hearing on new speed cameras, and its workforce development committee will consider a measure that would allow applicants for city jobs without college degrees to still qualify in certain cases.

Chief Homelessness Officer Sendy Soto speaks during a press conference on May 6, 2025. [Livestream]

Mayor Brandon Johnson’s Office of Homelessness this week announced it is seeking community input as it drafts a five-year plan to reduce, prevent and address homelessness in Chicago.

Mayor Brandon Johnson presides over a council meeting on Dec. 16, 2024. [Don Vincent/The Daily Line]

The City Council on Wednesday approved a measure to set up an independent corporation to serve as the developer for the city’s Green Social Housing program.

The City Council Committee on Public Safety on Friday will consider the appointment of a new director of the Office of Emergency Management and Communications (OEMC).

The City Council holds a meeting on Dec. 16, 2024. [Don Vincent/The Daily Line]

The City Council on Wednesday will consider final confirmation of two nominees to sit on the city’s ethics board and could give final approval to the creation of a development corporation for one of the city’s affordable housing development initiatives.

Peoples Gas President Maria Bocanegra speaks during a Committee on Environmental Protection and Energy meeting on May 5, 2025. [Livestream]

The City Council Committee on Environmental Protection and Energy on Monday held a hearing on the Illinois Commerce Commission’s (ICC) recent decision to end a Peoples Gas pipeline replacement program that was criticized as wasteful.

The Committee on Ethics and Government Oversight considers the appointments of Paul Berks and Cindy Medina-Cervantes, bottom right, to the ethics board on May 5, 2025. [Livestream]

The City Council Committee on Ethics and Government Oversight on Monday approved the appointment of two new members of the Chicago Board of Ethics.