Chicago News
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MAY 17, 2018
After months of debate — and gallons of newspaper ink and millions of pixels — the debate over plans for the Obama Presidential Center moves to City Hall, with the Plan Commission scheduled to consider the massive proposal for Jackson Park Thursday. Plans for an affordable housing complex on the Far Northwest Side that created a firestorm of controversy will not move forward after being passed over by a state agency for tax credits, and Ald. Ariel Reyboras (30) said he is working to change the format of four planned hearings on proposals for police oversight after he acknowledge the first meeting did not go as planned.
Ald. Ariel Reyboras (30) said changes are planned for hearings on police oversight proposals. [Heather Cherone/The Daily Line] -
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A coalition of community organizations demanding federal oversight of efforts to reform the Chicago Police Department released a 10-point plan Tuesday that group leaders said must be included in the final package approved by a judge.
Immanuel Campbell, the lead plaintiff in a suit that seeks to reform the Chicago Police Department, said officers must be held accountable for their behavior. [Heather Cherone/The Daily Line] -
Cook County commissioners meet for a full slate of committee meetings Wednesday, with proposals for an anti-retaliatory funeral shooting task force, increased fines and public shamings for those who violate the county’s public morals code, and a donation from a mayoral candidate on the docket.
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Members of Cook County’s Asset Management committee agreed to lease two new offices to relocate 235 employees who now work on the county’s Oak Forest campus, moving one step closer to getting the sprawling site off the county’s tax rolls and a potential redevelopment.
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MAY 16, 2018
The first of five hearings about several competing oversight ordinances Monday evening featured robust support for the measure proposed by Ald. Carlos Ramirez-Rosa (35) and complaints about the process, a new ad featuring Chicago Public Schools CEO Janice Jackson is set to air during your favorite cable television shows and aldermen moved to force a vote on a measure that would require city officials to prepare impact statements on big-ticket city projects.
The crowd at the first hearing on police oversight objected to the format of the hearing, which did not include details of several competing proposals. [Heather Cherone/The Daily Line] -
At a Monday morning event at the Union League Club of Chicago, mayoral hopeful Paul Vallas outlined what he believed were the failures of Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s administration to address crime, while a suit filed Monday argues there are too few affordable housing units accessible for those with disabilities. And Chicago wins an ignominious distinction, again, as public hearings on police oversight start Tuesday evening on the South Side.
Mayoral candidate Paul Vallas briefs reporters on his public safety plans at the Union League Club, May 14, 2018. Credit: A.D. Quig, The Daily Line
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Cook County commissioners will gather for committee meetings beginning at 11 a.m. Tuesday. They will receive updates on pending suits and settlements in executive session, including Chief Judge Timothy Evans’ deal with the county over the $200 million in budget cuts. Both sides say “discussions are ongoing,” with some union employees pushing back against a demand for 10 furlough days to avoid layoffs and local aldermen against closure of a North Side branch court.
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Update: We have included prior disclosures that mayoral candidate Lori Lightfoot made as president of the City's Police Board, as well as Mayor Rahm Emanuel's 2017 statement. In addition, the story now refers to disclosures as Statements of Financial Interests, in keeping with the practice of the city's ethics board.
City law requires aspiring aldermen and mayors to disclose information about their finances to the public — and statements of financial interests have begun to roll in as candidates launch their bids for City Hall.
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MAY 14, 2018
With the next meeting of the City Council set for May 23, council committees will be in full swing this week. First up is a rare meeting of the Committee on Education and Child Development, which will hold a hearing about what city health officials can do to address trauma caused by violence in Chicago children.
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Former Chicago Police Board President Lori Lightfoot Thursday became the 10th candidate to challenge Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s bid to hang on to the fifth floor office at City Hall for a third term. The flood of aldermanic candidates also continued, with challengers filing in the 29th 39th and 46th wards, while defeated Cook County assessor candidate Andrea Raila geared up to push for new election filing rules.
Former Chicago Police Board President Lori Lightfoot announces her campaign for mayor of Chicago. [A.D. Quig/The Daily Line]
