Ald. Debra Silverstein (50), chair of the license and consumer protection committee, is pictured at a City Council meeting in October 2023. [Don Vincent/The Daily Line]

The City Council Committee on License and Consumer Protection on Wednesday will consider an ordinance to give members of the City Council more power to control where short-term rentals are located in their wards, consider the latest proposed geographic ban on hemp-derived intoxicant sales and learn more about Uber’s erroneous overcharging of the city’s congestion fee.

The committee will meet at 10 a.m. in council chambers.

Ald. Greg Mitchell (7), chair of the transportation committee, is pictured at a council meeting on April 7, 2025. [Don Vincent/The Daily Line]

Alderpeople on the city’s transportation committee on Wednesday will consider measures to implement an automated enforcement system for drivers that illegally overtake school buses, reform fines for illegal vehicle dumping and waste disposal and establish a pilot program to provide safe travel for youth in a West Side ward.

The Committee on Transportation and Public Way will meet at 10:15 a.m. in Room 201A at City Hall.

Ald. Nick Sposato (38), chair of the Committee on Special Events, Cultural Affairs and Recreation, is pictured at a council meeting Oct. 11, 2023. [Don Vincent/The Daily Line]

The City Council Committee on Special Events, Cultural Affairs and Recreation on Wednesday will consider five appointments to the Special Events and Cultural Affairs Advisory Council.  

The committee will meet at 12:30 p.m. in Room 201A at City Hall.

Ald. Byron Sigcho-Lopez (25), chair of the housing committee, is pictured at a council meeting Sept. 18, 2024. [Don Vincent/The Daily Line]

The City Council Committee on Housing and Real Estate on Wednesday will consider two property tax incentive designations, an appointment to the city’s Low-Income Housing Trust Fund board and a lease extension for a community health center in Pilsen. 

The housing committee is scheduled to meet at noon in council chambers.

Ethics Chair Matt Martin is pictured at a City Council meeting on Oct. 9, 2024. [Don Vincent/The Daily Line]

Alderpeople on the City Council’s ethics committee on Monday held hearings on the Chicago Office of Inspector General (OIG) Audit and Program Review (APR) Section’s 2025 Annual Plan and on the proposed changes to the Chicago Board of Ethics rules and regulations.

Ald. Matt Martin (47) is pictured at a City Council meeting on June 12, 2024. [Don Vincent/The Daily Line]

A North Side alderperson is pushing for a measure that would change how the city regulates the fees charged to renters when they’re moving into a new apartment. The ordinance is intended to benefit tenants and landlords, respectively, by cracking down on the “outrageous” fees some charge their tenants while also reining in the sometimes cumbersome requirements landlords must follow for security deposits.

A Chicago Police Department emblem. [Don Vincent/The Daily Line]

The City Council Committee on Pedestrian and Traffic Safety on Monday will hold a hearing on the Chicago Police Department’s (CPD) use of traffic stops, their impact on safety and community-police relations and the potential policy reforms being explored by the department and the civilian police oversight commission.

The committee will meet at 10 a.m. in council chambers.

Ethics Chair Matt Martin is pictured at a City Council meeting on Oct. 9, 2024. [Don Vincent/The Daily Line]

The City Council Committee on Ethics and Government Oversight on Monday will hold subject matter hearings on the inspector general office’s Audit and Program Review Section 2025 Annual Plan and on the proposed changes to the Chicago Board of Ethics rules and regulations.

The ethics committee is scheduled to meet at noon in council chambers.

The Committee on Contracting Oversight and Equity meets on June 3, 2025. [Livestream] 

The City Council Committee on Contracting Oversight and Equity on Tuesday approved an ordinance to make a pilot program for veteran business participation in city contracts permanent and to bump the participation goal up by two percentage points.

Chief Financial Officer Jill Jaworski speaks at a press conference at City Hall on March 18, 2025. [Don Vincent/The Daily Line]

At a committee hearing Tuesday, city finance officials defended the city’s debt load and painted the city’s credit position as stronger than recent ratings agency actions would indicate, while alderpeople also heard from an outside finance analyst who warned about the city continuing to rely on debt to finance projects.

But the hearing deviated multiple times into relitigation of the 2025 budget, including arguments about what should have happened and how much of the blame should be shouldered by the City Council.

Revenue Subcommittee Chair William Hall (6) is pictured at City Council meeting on Oct. 9, 2024. [Don Vincent/The Daily Line]

The City Council Finance Subcommittee on Revenue on Tuesday met for the third time since its creation almost two years ago, and city finance leaders said during the meeting Chicago should maintain an existing state tax on groceries once it expires at the end of this year.

County Assessor Fritz Kaegi speaks at a press conference on Jan. 29, 2025. [Livestream]

The Illinois General Assembly adjourned its spring session without passing legislation backed by the Cook County assessor that would have provided some relief to homeowners experiencing significant rises in their property tax bills.

Ald. Gilbert Villegas (36) is pictured at City Council on Sept. 18, 2024. [Don Vincent/The Daily Line]

The City Council Committee on Contracting Oversight and Equity on Tuesday will consider a measure to make a city equity goal that ensures veteran-owned businesses can participate in city contracts permanent. 

The contracting committee is scheduled to meet at 10:15 a.m. in Room 201A at City Hall.

Chicago City Hall is pictured. [Don Vincent/The Daily Line]

Analysts from Fitch Ratings point to trouble ahead for Chicago’s credit worthiness if the city cannot agree on structural solutions to widening budget gaps and burdensome debt.

Ald. Anthony Beale (9), who called for the finance committee hearing, is pictured at a council meeting in February 2025. [Don Vincent/The Daily Line]

The City Council’s finance committee on Tuesday will gather to hear subject matter on the city’s recent credit ratings downgrades and negative financial outlook. 

The Committee on Finance will meet at 10 a.m. in council chambers.