Chicago News
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SEP 10, 2019
Former State Sen. Ira Silverstein resigned over the weekend from his post as Democratic committeeperson for the 50th Ward, relinquishing his political pull as he ramps up his campaign for a Cook County judgeship.
Ald. Debra Silverstein, right, and Halle Quezada. [Submitted]
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Aldermen peppered city officials with questions Monday, demanding to know why the city changed the way it awarded $200 million in grants to nonprofit groups that educate low-income children younger than 5, icing out organizations that had served their communities for decades.
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A years-in-the-making plan to allow offices and retailers to move into a traditionally industrial stretch of the Near West Side is set for a key vote Monday by the City Council’s Zoning Committee Tuesday, teeing it up for final approval next week.
A map of the Kinzie Industrial Corridor. [City of Chicago]
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SEP 09, 2019
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Ten progressive aldermen plan to vote as a block on the city’s 2020 budget — putting Mayor Lori Lightfoot on notice that they will vote against any budget that does not build “a city that provides for the many, not just the wealthy few.”
Several aldermen meet with members of United Working Families Thursday to strategize on the budget. [Twitter/@UWFIllinois]
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A new study showing that rents and home prices are rising near the future site of the Obama Presidential Center proves that those warning that the $500 million project would fuel gentrification and displacement in Woodlawn have been right all along, Ald. Jeanette Taylor (20) said Thursday.
Ald. Jeanette Taylor (20) said it was obvious that plans for the Obama Presidential Center were fueling displacement. [Heather Cherone/The Daily Line]
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SEP 06, 2019
Cook County Commissioners narrowly approved a $16.4 million contract Thursday to order the latest model of tasers and body cameras for thousands of Cook County Sheriff’s deputies, despite protests from multiple commissioners who said the purchase had faced too little scrutiny.
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SEP 05, 2019
Cook County commissioners heard dueling arguments on Wednesday over how far they should limit landlords’ ability to turn away potential tenants with criminal histories.
Tom Benedetto, legislative analyst with the Chicagoland Apartment Association, urges commissioners to give landlords more leeway in denying rental applications. [Alex Nitkin/The Daily Line]
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Robert Murphy, the Democratic committeeperson for the 39th Ward announced Wednesday he will step down from his party post at the end of this week, ending his tenure just shy of one full term.
Robert Murphy, right, and Ram Villivalam celebrate in January when Villivalam took office as the first Asian American state senator. [Robert Murphy/Facebook]
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One of the big three New York credit ratings agencies warned Tuesday that it would be watching to see how Mayor Lori Lightfoot and the City Council close the $838 million gap in the Chicago’s 2020 budget — and that decision will be “pivotal” in determining the city’s credit worthiness.
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State Sen. Iris Martinez (D-Chicago), left, 33rd Ward Committeeperson Aaron Goldstein. [Submitted]
