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By the time Ald. Carlos Ramirez-Rosa (35) began to speak at Friday’s City Council meeting, he knew that his effort to block plans to earmark approximately $20 million for a state-of-the-art training facility for police officers and firefighters had failed.
Ald. Nicholas Sposato (38) releases balloons as he votes for the new police training facility. [Heather Cherone/The Daily Line] -
Mayor Rahm Emanuel celebrated milestones for two of his most high-profile initiatives — one designed to reduce crime, and the other to spur economic development on the South and West sides. Meanwhile, the Fraternal Order of Police Local 7 celebrated the fact that their City Hall protest on Wednesday caught the attention of President Donald Trump — and prompted him to again tweet criticism of Emanuel.
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Ald. Mike Zalewski (23) bid farewell to Council colleagues late Friday afternoon after 23 years on City Council and more than 40 working for the city.
Ald. Margaret Laurino (39) was one of many to pay tribute to Ald. Mike Zalewski (23) on Friday. [Heather Cherone/The Daily Line]
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The Chicago City Council will meet Friday afternoon to finish off the business left undone after a move by Alds. Carlos Ramirez-Rosa (35) and David Moore (17) Wednesday to block a vote on funding for a new police and fire training facility triggered an abrupt end to the meeting and the scheduling of a special meeting. The big questions for observers — will any votes change on the training academy? And will Alds. Carrie Austin (34) and Emma Mitts (37) make good on their threats of retaliation against the freshmen aldermen?
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Cook County Assessor Joe Berrios touted his office’s new assessment model on Thursday, saying it is “a huge step” toward addressing the regressivity identified in both Chicago Tribune/ProPublica Illinois reporting and an independent analysis commissioned by the county.
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Wednesday’s abbreviated meeting meant aldermanic introductions could not be read into the record or referred to committee, so the review below will stick to introductions from Mayor Rahm Emanuel, which were read before the chaos erupted. Our full council spreadsheet will be available on Tuesday, after the Memorial Day holiday.
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A raucous day of dueling protests, high drama and impassioned pleas for about the future of Chicago ended abruptly when Ald. Carlos Ramirez-Rosa (35) and two allies moved to block funding for a police training academy. Follow the action in real time on Twitter @TheDailyLineChi.
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The Board of Ethics ruled Wednesday morning that it “lacks jurisdiction” over a complaint filed by a former campaign worker against an alderman because it occurred before the city’s sexual harassment rules changed.
Members of the Chicago Board of Ethics gather for their monthly meeting on May 23, 2018. Credit – A.D. Quig, The Daily Line
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MAY 24, 2018
Budget Committee Chairwoman Ald. Carrie Austin (34) and License and Consumer Protection Chairwoman Emma Mitts (37) declared war on two aldermen who moved to block a vote Wednesday to commit funding to the new public safety academy and Fleet and Facility Management yard in Englewood. The item passed through Austin’s committee Tuesday, and the new facility would be built in Mitts’ ward on a vacant lot.
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MAY 23, 2018
While the spotlight will be on the protests expected to erupt at Wednesday at City Hall as the City Council meets, the Chicago Ethics Board could reveal the result of the first test of the city’s expanded sexual harassment ordinance and an alderman announces plans to run for his seventh term.
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Protests over Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s plan to build a $95 million training facility for Chicago police and fire departments did not stop Budget Committee Chairwoman Ald. Carrie Austin (34) from pushing through a measure (02018-3823) to earmark money for the Garfield Park project.
