Chicago News
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SEP 18, 2026
Zoning Chair Gilbert Villegas (36) is pictured at a housing committee meeting on Sept. 16, 2026. [Don Vincent/The Daily Line]
Just a day after the City Council’s housing committee narrowly advanced Mayor Brandon Johnson’s major overhaul of the Residential Landlord and Tenant Ordinance (RLTO), a rival ordinance was approved by the Committee on Zoning, Landmarks and Building Standards Thursday.
With both ordinances now before the full City Council, both sides of the competing pieces of legislation say they are open to negotiations before a final vote.
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SEP 17, 2026
Ald. Maria Hadden (49) attends a rally with supporters of the Protecting Renters Ordinance ahead of a Committee on Housing and Real Estate vote on Sept. 16, 2026. [Don Vincent/The Daily Line]
The City Council Committee on Housing and Real Estate on Wednesday approved a revised version of the mayor’s legislative package overhauling the Residential Landlord and Tenant Ordinance (RLTO), sending it to a full City Council vote as soon as next week.
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SEP 16, 2026
The City Council Joint Committee on License and Consumer Protection and Workforce Development meets on Sept. 15, 2026. [Livestream]
The City Council Joint Committee on License and Consumer Protection and Workforce Development held a subject matter hearing Tuesday on an ordinance that would attempt to standardize safety and training requirements for companies that operate as “last-mile” delivery services for larger corporations like Amazon.
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SEP 16, 2026
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Housing Chair Byron Sigcho-Lopez (25) is pictured at a City Council meeting on April 7, 2025. [Don Vincent/The Daily Line]
The City Council Committee on Housing and Real Estate on Wednesday could take a vote on a newly revised version of the mayor’s legislative package overhauling the Residential Landlord and Tenant Ordinance (RLTO).
The housing committee will meet at noon in council chambers.
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SEP 15, 2026
Ald. Pat Dowell (3), chair of the finance committee, is pictured at a City Council meeting on June 12, 2024. [Don Vincent/The Daily Line]
The City Council Committee on Finance on Monday approved multiple large legal settlements related to alleged police misconduct and a proposal to require a higher City Council vote threshold to approve the issuance of city debt.
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SEP 15, 2026
Mayor Brandon Johnson is pictured at a City Hall press conference on March 18, 2025. [Don Vincent/The Daily Line]
Mayor Brandon Johnson on Sunday announced he will seek a second term as mayor, putting to rest months of speculation about the future of his political career.
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SEP 14, 2026
Chicago City Hall is pictured. [Don Vincent/The Daily Line]
The City Council finance committee on Monday is set to consider multiple large legal settlements related to alleged police misconduct and a proposal to require a higher City Council vote threshold to approve the issuance of city debt.
The Committee on Finance will meet at 10 a.m. in council chambers.
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SEP 11, 2026
Leaders from the Chicago Board of Ethics takes questions on an ethics code reform ordinance at Committee on Ethics and Government Oversight meeting on Sept. 9, 2026. [Livestream]
The City Council Committee on Ethics and Government Oversight on Wednesday advanced an ordinance updating several provisions of the city ethics code, including requirements that candidates for city office stand by campaign ads, the requirement that independent contractors doing research and policy work for an alderperson or City Council committee follow the same ethics rules as city employees and a prohibition on the use of city insignias for campaigning.
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SEP 11, 2026
Elbert Reniva attends a confirmation hearing in the Committee on Transportation and Public Way to serve on the Illinois International Port District Board of Directors on Sept. 9, 2026. [Livestream]
The City Council Committee on Transportation and Public Way on Wednesday advanced the appointment of Elbert Reniva, a longtime real estate attorney, to serve on the Board of Directors for the Illinois International Port District.
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SEP 10, 2026
Ald. Brendan Reilly (42) questions corporate leaders from Bally's at a Committee on License and Consumer Protection meeting on Sept. 9, 2026. [Livestream]
Leaders from Bally’s, the operator of the forthcoming riverfront casino downtown, were grilled by alderpeople during a Wednesday hearing in the Committee on License and Consumer Protection on the gaming company’s recent announcement that they were reevaluating a full buildout of their $1.7 billion casino and resort project.
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SEP 09, 2026
A rendering of the Bally's Chicago casino project is pictured.
The City Council Committee on License and Consumer Protection on Wednesday will hold a hearing on the decision by Bally’s to pause construction on some of its downtown casino complex over its objection to the city’s legalization of video gambling.
The license committee will meet at 1 p.m. in council chambers.
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SEP 09, 2026
Ald. Greg Mitchell (7), chair of the transportation committee, is pictured at a City Council meeting on April 7, 2025. [Don Vincent/The Daily Line]
The City Council Committee on Transportation and Public Way on Wednesday will consider a measure that would rename a park space in the Lincoln Park neighborhood after a noted, recently deceased community member, and it will consider a new port district board appointment.
The transportation committee will meet at 10:30 a.m. in Room 201A at City Hall.
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SEP 08, 2026
Mayor Brandon Johnson attends a rally in Edgewater in support of the Protecting Renters Ordinance on Aug. 16, 2026. [Livestream]
In an effort to make the legislation more palatable and get it passed by the City Council this fall, Mayor Brandon Johnson has revised parts of his Protecting Renters Ordinance (PRO) to exempt small landlords from the provisions that require landlords in some instances to help pay for a tenant’s moving costs if the landlord chooses not to renew a lease.
The revisions (SO2026-0026554) also would reduce relocation assistance and create a one-year grace period before a tenant’s right to be compensated kicks in.
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The seal of the Forest Preserves of Cook County. [Michael McDevitt/The Daily Line]
A more than two-week strike of unionized workers for the Forest Preserves of Cook County came to an end last week after an agreement was struck between the district and labor union, and workers returned to their jobs.
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SEP 04, 2026
Mayor Brandon Johnson presides over a City Council meeting on April 15, 2026. [Don Vincent/The Daily Line]
Chicago lawmakers will have to close an anticipated $882.4 million budget gap during the upcoming budget season, and while it’s lower than what earlier projections forecasted for the 2027 fiscal year, a fight over how to close it is still to be expected.
