Three Black Cats Tenant Association member Tim Grandon speaks at a rally for tenants of 2648 N. Francisco Ave. on March 29, 2026. [Orian Sneor]

More than a year after an ordinance went into effect that aims to protect renters from being displaced from their apartments following a building sale, the law has seen little success, but a group of tenants in Logan Square are hoping to be the first such case.

Budget Chair Jason Ervin (28) is pictured at a City Council meeting on April 17, 2024. [Don Vincent/The Daily Line]

The City Council Committee on Budget and Government Operations on Thursday approved a measure that calls on the mayor and his administration to work faster to implement the 2026 budget as approved by a majority of the council, but the mayor’s office said it is doing its best to fulfill its commitment despite having to institute many “untested” measures.

Mayor Brandon Johnson announces Chicago's 2025 Qualified Allocation Plan at AKArama Foundation community center in Woodlawn on April 1, 2026. [Livestream]

The city on Wednesday announced a multimillion-dollar investment of public funding in hundreds of housing units through the 2025 Qualified Allocation Plan.

Ald. Bennett Lawson (44) is pictured at a City Council meeting on June 12, 2024. [Don Vincent/The Daily Line]

Chicago officially launched its citywide accessory dwelling unit (ADU) program Wednesday, undoing a nearly 70-year ban and legalizing new attic and basement conversion units and coach houses in every multi-unit residential zoning district, most business and commercial zones and in all or some of the single-family zones in over two-thirds of the city’s wards.

Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas. [Provided]

The Cook County Treasurer’s Office released a study Monday that shows a disproportionate increase in the county’s property tax levy over the last three decades when compared to inflation. 

The county sought $19.2 billion for Tax Year 2024, a 182 percent increase from the $6.8 billion sought in 1995, according to the study. The annual rate of inflation for the area between those years was roughly 90.6 percent, and wages in the last 30 years have risen about 161 percent.

Chicago's skyline is pictured in this file photo.

An ordinance to formally end a nearly 70-year ban and broadly legalize attic and basement conversion units and coach houses citywide goes into effect Wednesday, with the city launching a webpage to inform property owners interested in participating of their eligibility and program requirements.

A woman votes at a Chicago polling place. [File photo]

The mayor at this month’s City Council meeting officially introduced an ordinance (O2026-0024036) that would enact and study policies to safeguard access to the ballot box and protect rank-and-file election workers.

CCPSA Comm. Abierre Minor is pictured. [Community Commission for Public Safety and Accountability website]

The nominating committee to fill vacancies on the city’s civilian police oversight commission disputed allegations from an outgoing commissioner Thursday who said that interference from the Chicago Fraternal Order of Police caused her not to be placed into a pool of finalists for the mayor to choose from as he considers three replacements.

Mayor Brandon Johnson signs a veto of the ordinance freezing the elimination of the subminimum wage at Let's Eat to Live in West Woodlawn on March 25, 2026. [Michael McDevitt/The Daily Line]

The mayor issued the third veto of his term on Wednesday by quashing the ordinance freezing the phase-out of the city’s tipped wage, which was passed by the City Council last week. 

Mayor Brandon Johnson speaks at a press conference on March 18, 2025. [Don Vincent/The Daily Line]

The mayor on Tuesday defended his administration’s track record on crime, violence and public safety in the wake of two major homicide cases and following the departure of two senior violence prevention officials.

Ald. Andre Vasquez (40) who chairs the Committee on Immigrant and Refugee Rights, is pictured at a City Council meeting on March 12, 2025. [Don Vincent/The Daily Line]

The City Council’s immigration committee on Wednesday will hold a hearing on the challenges experienced by immigrants looking for housing in the city.

The Committee on Immigrant and Refugee Rights will meet at 10:30 a.m. in council chambers. 

Renderings of the 1901 Project show an elevated pedestrian plaza and park space outside the United Center. [RIOS]

Mayor Brandon Johnson is backing a nearly $55 million tax break for the first phase of the multi-billion-dollar mixed-use project planned for the area surrounding the United Center. 

Comm. George Cardenas (D-1) and political consultant Liz Nicholson prevailed in the Democratic primary for Board of Review last week. [Provided]

One of two incumbents on the Cook County Board of Review prevailed at the ballot box last week, with one commissioner that’s been the subject of multiple scandals ousted by voters.

Renderings of the proposed apartment development at 1415 N. Dayton St. [Chicago Department of Planning and Development]

The Chicago Plan Commission on Thursday approved new housing developments on the Near North Side and in Fulton Market and approved the absorption of two new properties into an existing planned development in Hyde Park.

Ald. Jessie Fuentes (26) is pictured during a City Council meeting in October 2023. [Don Vincent/The Daily Line]

After being delayed last month, the City Council on Wednesday approved an ordinance (O2025-0020004) enabling the Civilian Office of Police Accountability (COPA) to formally investigate alleged violations of Chicago’s Welcoming City Ordinance by police.  

“This is a common-sense measure that will maintain the trust that we have built between law enforcement and the community, especially our immigrant communities,” Mayor Brandon Johnson said of the ordinance at a news conference after the meeting.  

While the item passed via voice vote, it occurred after some discussion among alderpeople and after a failed attempt to send it back to committee.