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Voters in Woodlawn and Washington Park will be asked to weigh in on whether the Obama Presidential Center should sign a community benefits agreement that includes an affordable housing mandate and a property tax freeze for long-time residents.
Devondrick Jeffers turns in petitions to put an advisory referendum about the Obama Presidential Center on the February ballot. [Submitted] -
Mayoral candidate Gery Chico’s law and consulting firms have contracts with multiple companies doing business with city agencies, while fellow candidate William Daley received more than $25,000 for two speeches, according to statements of financial interest filed with the Chicago Board of Ethics.
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As the holiday shopping season kicks off in earnest after the last of the Thanksgiving leftovers are packed away, the Chicago Board of Ethics has a warning for city officials: “When in doubt, just say ‘no thanks,’” to gifts and avoid “employment sanctions, removal from office, fines, and public shaming. No gift is worth that.”
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NOV 21, 2018
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NOV 20, 2018
Mayoral candidate Paul Vallas submits his petitions to make it onto the ballot. [A.D. Quig/The Daily Line]
Precisely 120 candidates vying for Chicago mayor, city clerk treasurer and alderman filed nominating petitions Monday — with the vast majority lined up and ready to go before 9 a.m.
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The city’s next five-year housing plan calls for Chicago officials to spend $1.4 billion to build or preserve 40,000 homes during the next five years.
The city’s next five-year housing plan calls for Chicago officials to spend $1.4 billion to build or preserve 40,000 homes during the next five years. [BRIAN KELLY / FLICKR] -
NOV 16, 2018
City Hall fixture George Blakemore was tackled by a Chicago Police officer at Thursday’s Plan Commission meeting after being admonished not to speak out of turn. Five aldermanic candidates hoping to move the City Council to the left got a boost Thursday at City Hall with the endorsement of Reclaim Chicago, while a bill designed to address the future of the Cook County Board of Commissioners if Toni Preckwinkle becomes mayor advanced Thursday.
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Plans to create a new neighborhood between the South Loop and Chinatown will include requirements for the developer to build 500 affordable housing units in Pilsen and Little Village, according to a detailed development proposal approved unanimously by the Chicago Plan Commission.
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As of Dec. 3, the Cook County Board will fundamentally change, with seven new members — all Democrats — being sworn in. Wednesday’s full board meeting was a last chance for colleagues to say goodbye and share some memories as part of the official record.
The Cook County Board of Commissioners gather for one last picture. [Cook County]
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The Thompson Center in the Loop. [Heather Cherone/The Daily Line]
A rendering of the proposed park in the The 78. [Related Midwest]
