The two-building affordable development planned for 7605 and 7615 N. Paulina St. in Rogers Park is pictured. [Chicago Department of Planning and Development]

The Chicago Plan Commission last week approved plans for development near the Howard CTA Red Line station in Rogers Park that will feature two entirely affordable residential buildings. 

Outgoing Chicago Inspector General Deborah Witzburg appears for the final time before the Committee on Ethics and Government Oversight on April 16, 2026. [Livestream]

Inspector General Deborah Witzburg told the City Council Committee on Ethics and Government Oversight Thursday that as she prepares to exit office, she remains concerned about top law department leadership’s adherence to oversight, including ongoing non-compliance with a recent reform ordinance that she said constitutes “clearly illegal” behavior. 

The comments came during Witzburg’s final quarterly report on the Office of the Inspector General’s (OIG) activities to the ethics committee. Witzburg will leave office next week after one term.

Ald. Jessie Fuentes (26) is pictured during a City Council meeting on April 15, 2026. [Don Vincent/The Daily Line]

The Chicago City Council on Wednesday fell short of the votes necessary to prevent a mayoral veto of a measure freezing the tip credit phase-out, approved the mayor’s pick to lead the arts and cultural affairs department and approved a measure to protect tenants from wrongful evictions following improper notice of lease non-renewal.

Ald. Gilbert Villegas (36), the council's new zoning chair, is pictured at a City Council meeting on April 15, 2026. [Don Vincent/The Daily Line]

In a last-minute surprise Wednesday, the City Council voted to appoint Ald. Gilbert Villegas (36) as the permanent chair of the Committee on Zoning, Landmarks and Building Standards, ending a more than eight-month vacancy in leadership and striking a compromise between the Black and Latino caucuses on the council.

Ald. Bennett Lawson (44) is pictured at a City Council meeting on June 12, 2024. [Don Vincent/The Daily Line]

The City Council on Wednesday could approve the appointment of a permanent chair of the zoning committee and confirm the mayor’s acting arts and cultural affairs commissioner. It will also have an opportunity to try to nix the mayor’s veto of an ordinance halting the phase-out of the tipped wage. The council will meet at 10 a.m.

Ald. Matt Martin (47) is pictured during a City Council meeting on Oct. 9, 2024. [Don Vincent/The Daily Line]

The City Council Committee on Workforce Development on Monday approved an ordinance that prohibits members of the Chicago Police Department (CPD) from advocating for or providing support to extremist groups.

Ald. Scott Waguespack (32) speaks with Ald. Bill Conway (34) during a City Council meeting on Feb. 19, 2025. [Don Vincent/The Daily Line]

A measure to allow Chicago businesses to receive conditional approval to operate video gambling machines pending their state license approval was advanced Monday by the City Council Committee on License and Consumer Protection.

The mixed-use HUB32 project located at 136 N. Kedzie Ave. in the 28th Ward is pictured. [Livestream]

The City Council Committee on Finance on Monday approved a nearly $10 million legal settlement, a billion-dollar bond issuance for the city water department and multimillion-dollar bond issuance for a housing development.

Ald. Scott Waguespack (32) speaks with Ald. Bill Conway (34) during a City Council meeting on Feb. 19, 2025. [Don Vincent/The Daily Line]

The City Council Committee on License and Consumer Protection on Monday will consider a measure that would allow businesses to receive conditional licenses to operate video gambling machines until their state license is approved.

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

Ald. Ronnie Mosley (21) speaks with Ald. Bill Conway (34) at a City Council meeting on Feb. 26, 2025. [Don Vincent/The Daily Line]

The City Council Committee on Public Safety received brief updates Thursday on the status of two measures aimed at addressing dangerous “teen takeover” events and approved an ordinance to try to make it easier to remove illegal squatters from properties.

Ald. Stephanie Coleman (16) speaks in favor of Kenya Merritt’s appointment as the next DCASE commissioner at an arts and culture committee meeting on April 9, 2026. [Livestream]

The City Council Committee on Special Events, Cultural Affairs and Recreation on Thursday advanced the mayor’s appointment to serve as the next permanent head of the Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events (DCASE) after a meeting full of tense moments and frustration from alderpeople concerned about a pending lawsuit against the nominee.

Ald. Anthony Quezada (35) is pictured at a City Council meeting on April 7, 2025. [Don Vincent/The Daily Line]

The City Council Committee on Housing and Real Estate on Wednesday approved a property tax break for a large mixed-use development on the Near North Side and an ordinance to protect tenants from wrongful evictions after landlords fail to give them proper notice of lease non-renewal.

Christian Diaz appears before the transportation committee on April 8, 2026. [Livestream]

The City Council Committee on Transportation and Public Way on Wednesday advanced the appointments of three mayoral nominees to transportation-related boards, sending their final confirmations to the full council next week.

Metra board nominee Christian Diaz speaks before the Committee on Transportation and Public Way on March 13, 2026. [Livestream]

The City Council Committee on Transportation and Public Way on Wednesday will consider mayoral appointments to three separate boards, including a nominee whose appointment was stalled at a meeting last month.

The committee will meet at 11 a.m. in Room 201A at City Hall.

Public Safety Chair Brian Hopkins (2) is pictured at a City Council meeting on April 17, 2024. [Don Vincent/The Daily Line] 

The City Council Committee on Public Safety on Thursday will hold one of two planned hearings on ordinances that aim to crack down on the proliferation of “teen takeovers.” 

The public safety committee will meet at 10:15 a.m. in council chambers.