Acting COPA Chief Administrator LaKenya White has been nominated to lead the agency on a permanent basis. [City of Chicago]

The City Council Committee on Police and Fire on Friday advanced the nomination of the person proposed to lead the Civilian Office of Police Accountability (COPA) on a permanent basis, just over a year after the last leader departed. 

Her appointment will go before the full council this Wednesday.

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

The City Council Committee on Special Events, Cultural Affairs and Recreation on Friday approved multiple expenditures of Open Space Impact Fee funding to various sports fields and outdoor recreation projects at local schools.

Sam Barth, left, supervising attorney at the Law Center for Better Housing, speaks to the Committee on Housing and Real Estate on March 12, 2026. [Livestream]

The City Council Committee on Housing and Real Estate on Thursday approved a measure to explore launching a city program to proactively inspect rental housing, an appointment to the Low-Income Housing Trust board and a lease renewal for city office space.

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

The City Council Committee on Finance on Friday will consider multiple new allocations of tax increment financing (TIF) dollars and a large legal settlement resulting from a police chase. The finance committee will meet at 10 a.m. in council chambers.

Housing Chair Byron Sigcho-Lopez (25) is pictured during a City Council meeting on Sept. 18, 2024. [Don Vincent/The Daily Line]

The City Council Committee on Housing and Real Estate on Thursday will consider a measure that would explore launching a city program to conduct health and safety inspections of rental housing, an appointment to the Low-Income Housing Trust board and a lease renewal for city office space. 

It will also consider multiple market-rate sales of city land to accommodate several small apartment buildings. The housing committee will meet at 10 a.m. in council chambers.

Acting COPA Chief Administrator LaKenya White has been nominated to lead the agency on a permanent basis. [City of Chicago]

The civilian police oversight board’s nominee to lead the Civilian Office of Police Accountability (COPA) will face a key confirmation vote by the City Council Committee on Police and Fire on Friday.

The committee will meet at 1 p.m. in Room 201A at City Hall. 

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

The City Council Committee on Special Events, Cultural Affairs and Recreation on Friday will consider multiple expenditures of Open Space Impact Fee funding to various sports fields and outdoor recreation projects at local schools. The committee is set to meet at 10:30 a.m. in Room 201A at City Hall.

Acting Chicago Animal Care and Control Executive Director Susan Cappello speaks at a city animal shelter press conference next to Mayor Brandon Johnson on Feb. 25, 2026. [Livestream]

Alderpeople on the City Council Committee on Health and Human Relations on Tuesday advanced the appointment of the mayor’s nomination to lead Chicago Animal Care and Control (CACC) even as multiple animal care and rescue organizations criticized conditions at the city shelter during the appointee’s tenure as the interim leader.  

But some other animal adoption and care organizations defended acting CACC Executive Director Susan Cappello, who has been with the animal control agency for over two decades and has served as the interim leader of CACC for over three years. Cappello was formally nominated by the mayor last month. 

Chicago Animal Care and Control Executive Director Susan Cappello speaks at a city animal shelter press conference next to Mayor Brandon Johnson on Feb. 25, 2026. [Livestream]

Alderpeople on the city’s health and human relations committee Tuesday will consider whether to advance the mayor’s nomination to lead Chicago Animal Care and Control (CACC), who has drawn some criticism over her management of the animal control agency on an interim basis. 

The committee will also consider multiple mayoral appointments to the Chicago Advisory Council on Equity, the Chicago Advisory Council on LGBTQ+ Issues and the Chicago Advisory Council on Veterans. 

The Committee on Health and Human Relations will meet at 10 a.m. in council chambers.

Ald. Anthony Beale (9) is pictured during a City Council meeting Dec. 16, 2024. [Don Vincent/The Daily Line]

Since the Illinois Gaming Board opened its video gambling application process to eligible businesses in Chicago, almost 200 applications have been filed, according to public Illinois Gaming Board data.

Mayor Brandon Johnson presides over a City Council meeting on Dec. 16, 2024. [Don Vincent/The Daily Line]

The City Council on Wednesday will consider a measure to protect access to the ballot box to honor the late Rev. Jesse Jackson, Sr., who passed away last month.

The special council meeting, at which the memorial ordinance will be voted on, will be held March 11 at 12:30 p.m. in chambers at City Hall.

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

The Chicago Department of Environment on Thursday launched a revamped energy benchmarking program for city buildings, which will include an expanded workforce and an online portal to streamline the reporting process for the affected businesses.

Corporation Counsel Mary Richardson-Lowry speaks at a news conference flanked by Mayor Brandon Johnson on Oct. 9, 2024. [Don Vincent/The Daily Line]

The city’s law department said it would review an incident in which the department refused to give the Chicago Office of the Inspector General (OIG) access to hiring records for certain top employees but turned them over in response to a public records request when it didn’t know the OIG was behind it, according to a new advisory from the OIG.

Ald. Raymond Lopez (15) is pictured at a City Council meeting in January 2025. [Don Vincent/The Daily Line]

The City Council Committee on Public Safety on Tuesday approved an ordinance hiking fines for animal cruelty and voted down a measure to enhance penalties for minors that violate curfew and engage in other disruptive, destructive and illegal behavior and hold parents more accountable. 

The committee did not decide on a measure to enhance penalties for behavior that disturbs the peace where an offender conceals their identity.

A Peoples Gas truck is pictured. [Provided]

The city’s gas utility told the City Council Committee on Environmental Protection and Energy on Tuesday that the state’s directive for the company to retire and replace aging pipeline infrastructure necessitated their latest rate hike request.