Ald. Desmon Yancy (5) attends a City Council meeting on May 24, 2023. [Don Vincent/The Daily Line]

A group of progressive alderpeople are backing an ordinance that would restrict the scenarios under which a tenant could be evicted and require terminations of leases that aren’t the fault of the tenant to be accompanied by financial assistance from landlords.

Mayor Brandon Johnson is pictured at a City Council meeting on March 12, 2025. [Don Vincent/The Daily Line]

The City Council on Wednesday approved a new aviation commissioner and new director of the Office of Emergency Management and Communications (OEMC), and it codified experience-based hiring standards for certain city jobs and approved new regulations for short-term rental units.

However, the council postponed a final vote on an ordinance that would allow the police superintendent to declare “snap curfews,” which is aimed at preventing or responding to potentially unruly large gatherings of teens.

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

The City Council on Wednesday could give final approval to a new curfew ordinance aimed at responding to large teen gatherings downtown after it squeaked out of committee Tuesday.

The council will also consider final confirmation of the mayor’s picks to steer the city’s emergency management and aviation departments and could give final approval to new hiring guidelines for city workers and new regulations for short-term rental units. The council meets at 10 a.m.

The residential development planned at 1333 N. Kingsbury St. is seen in renderings. [Department of Planning and Development]

The City Council Committee on Zoning, Landmarks and Building Standards on Tuesday postponed a vote on a massive residential development planned to be built north of the Bally’s casino but approved other projects, such as a new grocery store in Jefferson Park, housing development near Goose Island and a townhome project on the Northwest Side.

The Committee on Finance meets on May 19, 2025. [Livestream]

The City Council Committee on Finance on Monday approved legal settlements related to the city’s parking meter deal, wrongful convictions and police misconduct. 

The approved items will be considered by the City Council on Wednesday. 

Zoning Chair Walter Burnett (27) is pictured at a City Council meeting on Jan. 15, 2025. [Don Vincent/The Daily Line]

The City Council zoning committee on Tuesday will consider new restrictions on business signage, a new grocery store in Jefferson Park and multiple new housing developments, including a massive mixed-use development adjacent to the Bally’s casino. The Committee on Zoning, Landmarks and Building Standards will meet at 10 a.m.

Alderpeople on Tuesday are expected to vote on the mayor’s pick to lead the city’s aviation department and could vote on a revised legislative proposal to address large teen gatherings downtown.

Finance Chair Pat Dowell speaks at a City Council meeting in June 2024. [Don Vincent/The Daily Line]

The City Council finance committee on Monday will consider a fee waiver for an infrastructure project and multiple legal settlements, including a previously rejected settlement and a settlement to the company that owns the city’s parking meters. The Committee on Finance will meet at 10 a.m. in council chambers.

Mayor Brandon Johnson presides over a City Council meeting to pass the 2025 budget on Dec. 16, 2024. [Don Vincent/The Daily Line]

The mayor’s office on Friday announced the members of the budget working group created by a mayoral executive order last month.

The group, which has been tasked with proposing solutions to the city’s “chronic budget gaps,” includes representatives from the business community, labor groups, nonprofits and several of the mayor’s allies on the City Council.

Mayor Brandon Johnson is pictured at a press conference on April 1, 2025. [Don Vincent/The Daily Line]

As Mayor Brandon Johnson passes the halfway point in his term, he sat down with The Daily Line to tout his administration’s achievements, express regret about insufficient communication and comment on how his legislative agenda will be shaped by the funding upheaval in the federal government. 

A group of City Council members are calling for the city to be more transparent about how it chooses businesses to occupy public commercial space on Chicago’s Riverwalk.

Ald. Byron Sigcho-Lopez (25), chair of the housing committee, is pictured at a council meeting April 7, 2025. [Don Vincent/The Daily Line]

The City Council Committee on Housing and Real Estate on Wednesday approved changes to the city’s rules for requiring economic disclosure documents from people seeking city actions and a lease renewal for a Department of Finance payment center, but it postponed a vote on the designation of a Far North Side ward for property tax incentive purposes.

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.